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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
275
1566
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
275
1566
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
267
1550
2024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
200
1397
1873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
41
248
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
40
247
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
135
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
62
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
8 Families width 153 Species and 1 Subspecies
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees20SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees43SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves48SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees13SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees16SpeciesTaxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860Melittid bees5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
62 Genera with 153 Species
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Afranthidium Michener, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 193313SpeciesTaxom
Allodapula Cockerell, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1920Beachgrass1SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1933Mining bee1SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1922Common Digger Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1893Sand Wasps7SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1882Bumble Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 2007Little Carpenter Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1926Weevil Wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Ceylalictus Strand, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1781Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 1932Cellophane bees2SpeciesTaxom
Dasyproctus Lepeletier d..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Diodontus Curtis, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Diploplectron W. Fox, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dryudella Spinola, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Entomognathus Dahlbom, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Eufriesea Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1853End-banded Furrow Bees5SpeciesTaxom
Harpactus Shuckard, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Hesperapis Cockerell, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1911Masked Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Larropsis Patton, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1913Base-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Leioproctus F. Smith, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1845And Resin Bees13SpeciesTaxom
Melitta Kirby, 1879Blunt-Horn Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Miscophus Jurine, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Oryttus Spinola, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Pachyanthidium Friese, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Palarus Latreille, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Patellapis Friese, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1775Bee-hunters4SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 18071SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1843Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Prosopigastra A. Costa, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rediviva Friese, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Saliostethus Brauns, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Scrapter Lepeletier &..., 18537SpeciesTaxom
Serapista Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodes Latreille, 1912Blood Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodopsis Bischoff, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1781Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1917Black cockroach hunter8SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1983Carpenter bees9SpeciesTaxom
Zonalictus Michener, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
153 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afranthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum Schulz, 1906Carder bee
Afranthidium abdominale Friese, 1904
Afranthidium braunsi Friese, 1904
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 pernix Bingham, 1903Pacific geoduck
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 (Allodapulodes) maculithorax Michener, 1971
Allodapula acutigera Cockerell, 1936
Amegilla (Micramegilla) niveata Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) aspergina Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) obscuriceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Ammophila punctaticeps Arnold, 1920
Andrena notophila Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora (Heliophila) rufolanata Dours, 1869
Anthophora diversipes Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758African Honey Bee
Astata fuscistigma Cameron, 1905
Astata rufitarsis Smith, 1856
Bembecinus hyperocrus Arnold, 1929
Bembecinus monodon Handlirsch, 1895
Bembix capensis Lepeletier, 1845
Bembix capicola Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix carinata Smith, 1856
Bembix denticauda Arnold, 1946
Bembix liturata Turner, 1917
Bembix melanopa Handlirsch, 1893
Bembix sibilans Handlirsch, 1893
Bombus ruderatus eurynotus (Dalla Torre, 1882)⇒ Bombus ruderatus Fabricius, 1775
Braunsapis elizabethana Strand, 1915
Ceratina (Ceratina) braunsiana (Friese, 1905)⇒ Ceratina subquadrata Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Ceratina) subquadrata Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) armata Smith, 1854
Ceratina braunsi Eardley & Daly, 2007
Cerceris languida Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris latifrons Bingham, 1902Oahu melicope
Cerceris tricolorata Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Cerceris xosa Brauns, 1926
Ceylalictus (Atronomioides) halictoides Blüthgen, 1925
Chalybion tibiale Fabricius, 1781
Colletes africanus Kuhlmann, 1999
Colletes antecessus Cockerell, 1932
Dasyproctus bipunctatus Lepeletier &..., 1835
Diodontus atratulus Taschenberg, 1875
Diploplectron kriegeri Brauns, 1899
Dryudella flavoundata Arnold, 1923
Entomognathus midus Arnold, 1944
Eufriesea fallax Smith, 1854
Halictus (Seladonia) atroviridis Cameron, 1906
Halictus (Seladonia) expertus Cockerell, 1916
Halictus (Seladonia) hotoni Vachal, 1903
Halictus (Seladonia) jucundus (Smith, 1853)⇒ Halictus africanus Friese, 1909
Harpactus decipiens Arnold, 1936
Harpactus rufithorax Brauns, 1911
Hesperapis aliciae Cockerell, 1932
Hesperapis braunsiana Friese, 1911
Hylaeus (Deranchylaeus) haygoodi Bridwell, 1919
Hylaeus (Deranchylaeus) lightfooti Bridwell, 1919
Hylaeus (Nothylaeus) heraldicus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Hylaeus atriceps Friese, 1911
Hylaeus atripes Vachal, 1901
Hylaeus rufipedoides Strand, 1911
Larropsis obliqua F. Smith, 1856
Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) rhynchites Moravitz, 1876
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Leioproctus (Euryglossidia) heterodoxus Cockerell, 1916
Liris ciliatus Smith, 1856
Liris nugax Kohl, 1894
Liris sepulchralis Gerstaecker, 1858California saltmarsh mosquito
Liris simulatrix Arnold, 1923
Lithurgus (Lithurgus) spiniferus Cameron, 1905
Megachile (Chalicodoma) murina Friese, 1913
Megachile (Chalicodoma) niveofasciata Friese, 1904
Megachile (Creightonella) frontalis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Megachile (Cressoniella) veterna Vachal, 1908
Megachile (Eutricharaea) rudihirta (Cockerell, 1931)⇒ Megachile malangensis Friese, 1904
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semiflava (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Paracella) apiformis (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile ungulata Smith, 1853
Megachile (Paracella) chrysopogon Vachal, 1910
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) fulva Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile dorsata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile fulvohirta Friese, 1904
Megachile maxillosa Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Melitta (Cilissa) arrogans Smith, 1879
Miscophus bridwelli Lomholdt, 1985
Miscophus kohlii Brauns, 1899
Oryttus kraepelini Brauns, 1899
Oxybelus aethiopicus Cameron, 1906
Oxybelus lingula Gerstaecker, 1867
Pachyanthidium benguelense Vachal, 1903
Palarus latifrons Kohl, 1884
Patellapis communis Smith, 1879
Patellapis pearsoni Cockerell, 1933
Patellapis pearstonensis Cameron, 1905
Patellapis vittata Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Philanthus capensis Dahlbom, 1845
Philanthus histrio Arnold, 1951Aleutian macoma
Philanthus rugosus Kohl, 1891
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Prosopigastra neavei (Turner, 1917)⇒ Prosopigastra creon Nurse, 1903
Pseudoanthidium tuberculiferum Brauns, 1905
Rediviva parva Whitehead & ..., 2001
Rediviva peringueyi Friese, 1911
Saliostethus lounsburyi Bridwell, 1920
Saliostethus mimicus Bridwell, 1920
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Scrapter bicolor (Lepeletier, 1825)⇒ Leioproctus australiensis Dalla Torre, 1896
Scrapter leonis Cockerell, 1934
Scrapter niger Lepeletier, 1825
Scrapter nitidus Friese, 1909
Scrapter opacus Friese, 1909
Scrapter ruficornis Cockerell, 1916
Scrapter striatus Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Serapista denticulata Smith, 1854
Sphecodes propinquus Blüthgen, 1928
Sphecodes rufichelis Strand, 1912
Sphecodopsis aculeata Friese, 1922
Sphex decipiens Kohl, 1895
Sphex haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781
Tachysphex aethiopicus Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex albocinctus Lucas, 1849
Tachysphex fugax Radoszkowski, 1877
Tachysphex pentheri Cameron, 1905
Tachysphex punctatus Smith, 1856
Tachysphex sericeus F. Smith, 1856
Tachysphex vulneratus R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes bimetallicus Turner, 1917
Tetraloniella junodi Friese, 1909
Tetraloniella minuta Friese, 1905
Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905
Xylocopa (Apoxylocopa) lugubris Gerstäcker, 1857
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) caffra Linnaeus, 1767
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) capitata Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) rufitarsis Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa albifrons Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa watmoughi Eardley, 1983

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Cape Town
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
21
48
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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