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Checklist of Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802 (Apoid Wasps)
for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
811
1082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
811
1082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
202
808
1079
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
673
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
26
129
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
129
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
94
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
41
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
8 Families width 74 Species and 1 Subspecies
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees16SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees39SpeciesTaxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840Ampulicid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae (Latreille, 1802)Digger & Sand wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees7SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae (Latreille, 1802)Bee Wolves2SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees5SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
41 Genera with 74 Species
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Afranthidium Michener, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 193311SpeciesTaxom
Allodapula Cockerell, 19346SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Ampulex Jurine, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1854Common Digger Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1882Bumble Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1912Little Carpenter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1932Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 0Cellophane bees2SpeciesTaxom
Compsomelissa Alfken, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Crabro Fabricius, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Ctenonomia Cameron, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1869Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Eupetersia Blüthgen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Evylaeus Robertson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Fidelia Friese, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1937End-banded Furrow Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Hasinamelissa Chenoweth & ..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Heriades Spinola, 1889Armored-Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1911Masked Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Koptortosoma Gribodo, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1913Base-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1937And Resin Bees9SpeciesTaxom
Meliturgula Friese, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Patellapis Friese, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Scrapter Lepeletier &..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodopsis Bischoff, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Wainia Tkalcu, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1983Carpenter bees8SpeciesTaxom
Zonalictus Michener, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
74 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afranthidium micrurum Cockerell, 1935
Allodape australissima Michener, 1975
Allodape ceratinoides Gribodo, 1884
Allodape exoloma Strand, 1915
Allodape friesei Strand, 1915
Allodape mucronata Smith, 1854
Allodape panurgoides Smith, 1854
Allodape pictifrons Smith, 1854
Allodape punctata Lepeletier &..., 1825
Allodape skaifeorum Michener, 1975
Allodape stellarum Cockerell, 1916
Allodape tridentipes Cockerell, 1933
Allodapula (Allodapula) melanopus Cameron, 1905
Allodapula (Allodapula) variegata Smith, 1854
Allodapula (Allodapulodes) maculithorax Michener, 1971
Allodapula acutigera Cockerell, 1936
Allodapula turneri Cockerell, 1934
Amegilla (Micramegilla) niveata Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Ampulex cyanator Thunberg, 1822Livid macron
Anthophora (Heliophila) vestita Smith, 1854
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758African Honey Bee
Bombus ruderatus eurynotus (Dalla Torre, 1882)⇒ Bombus ruderatus Fabricius, 1775
Ceratina (Ceratina) subquadrata Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) armata Smith, 1854
Ceratina nyassensis Strand, 1912
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) difformis Friese, 1904
Coelioxys obtusispina Thomson, 1872Alfilaree
Coelioxys spilaspis Cockerell, 1932
Colletes cyanonitidus Kuhlmann, 2007
Colletes hereroensis
Compsomelissa angustula Cockerell, 1934
Crabro occultus Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Epeolus amabilis Gerstäcker, 1869
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Fidelia (Fidelia) paradoxa Friese, 1899
Halictus (Seladonia) jucundus (Smith, 1853)⇒ Halictus africanus Friese, 1909
Halictus (Seladonia) pruinescens Cockerell, 1937
Heriades (Heriades) freygessneri Schletterer, 1889
Hylaeus (Nothylaeus) heraldicus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Hylaeus rufipedoides Strand, 1911
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 1793
Megachile (Creightonella) ianthoptera Smith, 1853Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Cressoniella) veterna Vachal, 1908
Megachile (Eutricharaea) gratiosa Smith, 1853
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semiflava (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) stellarum (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Megachile malangensis Friese, 1904
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile mackieae (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile rufohirtula Cockerell, 1937
Meliturgula (Meliturgula) scriptifrons Walker, 1871
Meliturgula haematospila Cockerell, 1936
Patellapis pearstonensis Cameron, 1905
Pseudapis (Pachynomia) amoenula Gerstäcker, 1870
Scrapter nitidus Friese, 1909
Scrapter opacus Friese, 1909
Scrapter striatus Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Sphecodopsis aculeata Friese, 1922
Sphecodopsis capensis Friese, 1915
Sphecodopsis fumipennis Bischoff, 1923
Sphex cyanea (Linnæus, 1758)⇒ Chalybion californicus Saussure, 1867
Stizus ruficornis (J. Forster, 1771)⇒ Gorytes quinquecinctus Fabricius, 1793
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Wainia elizabethae Friese, 1909
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) caffra Linnaeus, 1767
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) flavorufa DeGeer, 1778
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) capitata Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) rufitarsis Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa isabelleae Hurd, 1959
Xylocopa watmoughi Eardley, 1983

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
FamilyAmpulicidae
Shuckard, 1840
Ampulicid wasps, cockroach wasp, Cockroach wasps
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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