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Checklist for Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802 (Apoid Wasps)
and region Central Karoo (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
147
552
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
551
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
140
542
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
467
637
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
25
135
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
22
130
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
84
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
37
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Karoo
7 Families width 95 Species
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees23SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees33SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves15SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees7SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees4SpeciesTaxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860Melittid bees10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Karoo
37 Genera with 95 Species
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Afranthidium Michener, 19326SpeciesTaxom
Afrostelis Cockerell, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Allodapula Cockerell, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Ammophila W. Kirby, 0Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1909Common Digger Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1837Bumble Bee7SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 2007Little Carpenter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1926Weevil Wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 1905Cellophane bees2SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1869Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Fidelia Friese, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1903End-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperapis Cockerell, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 2014Masked Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1913Base-banded Furrow Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1911And Resin Bees11SpeciesTaxom
Melitta Kirby, 1935Blunt-Horn Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Palarus Latreille, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Patellapis Friese, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Plesianthidium Cameron, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Rediviva Friese, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Scrapter Lepeletier &..., 19162SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1895Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1917Black cockroach hunter5SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1841Carpenter bees5SpeciesTaxom
Zonalictus Michener, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Karoo
95 Species
Afranthidium (Immanthidium) sjoestedti Friese, 1909
Afranthidium abdominale Friese, 1904
Afranthidium braunsi Friese, 1904
Afranthidium capicola Brauns, 1905
Afranthidium folliculosum Buysson, 1897
Afranthidium odonturum Cockerell, 1932
Afrostelis aethiopica Friese, 1925
Allodapula (Allodapula) melanopus Cameron, 1905
Allodapula (Allodapula) variegata Smith, 1854
Allodapula xerica Michener, 1971
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Micramegilla) niveata Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) obscuriceps Friese, 1905
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) spilostoma Cameron, 1905
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila confera
Anthophora labrosa Friese, 1911
Anthophora leonis Cockerell, 1933
Anthophora praecox Friese, 1909
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Bembecinus rhopaloceroides Arnold, 1929
Bombus (Bombus) terricola Kirby, 1837Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus (Cullumanobombus) rufocinctus Cresson, 1863Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) insularis (Smith, 1861)⇒ Bombus hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758
Bombus (Psithyrus) suckleyi Greene, 1860Suckley Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) perplexus (Cresson, 1863)⇒ Bombus soroeensis Fabricius, 1776
Bombus (Pyrobombus) ternarius Say, 1837Orange-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) borealis Kirby, 1837Northern amber bumble bee
Braunsapis albipennis Friese, 1909
Ceratina (Ceratina) aloes Cockerell, 1932
Ceratina (Ceratina) subquadrata Smith, 1854
Ceratina braunsi Eardley & Daly, 2007
Cerceris amakosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris languida Cameron, 1905Mokihana
Cerceris nasidens Schletterer, 1887
Cerceris reginula Brauns, 1926
Colletes capensis Cameron, 1905
Colletes malmus Cameron, 1905
Crossocerus acanthophorus Kohl, 1892
Epeolus amabilis Gerstäcker, 1869
Fidelia (Fidelia) paradoxa Friese, 1899
Fidelia (Fidelia) villosa Brauns, 1902
Fidelia kobrowi Brauns, 1905
Halictus (Seladonia) hotoni Vachal, 1903
Hesperapis aliciae Cockerell, 1932
Hesperapis braunsiana Friese, 1911
Hesperapis flavitarsis (Friese, 1912)⇒ Capicola flavitarsis Friese, 1912
Hesperapis nanula Cockerell, 1936
Hesperapis rhodostoma Cockerell, 1932
Hylaeus (Deranchylaeus) curvicarinatus Cameron, 1905
Hylaeus atripes Vachal, 1901
Hylaeus izikosalis Dathe, 2014
Lasioglossum callophrys Ebmer, 2002
Lasioglossum cinereum Friese, 1917
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Megachile (Chalicodoma) murina Friese, 1913
Megachile (Chalicodoma) niveofasciata Friese, 1904
Megachile (Creightonella) discolor Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) gratiosa Smith, 1853
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semiflava (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) fulva Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile atripes Friese, 1904
Megachile maxillosa Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Megachile ruficheloides Strand, 1911
Melitta (Cilissa) arrogans Smith, 1879
Melitta albida Cockerell, 1935
Palarus latifrons Kohl, 1884
Palarus oneili Brauns, 1898
Pasites appletoni Cockerell, 1910
Pison montanum (Cameron, 1908)⇒ Pison allonymum Schulz, 1906
Plesianthidium volkmanni Friese, 1909
Pseudoanthidium tuberculiferum Brauns, 1905
Rediviva macgregori Whitehead & ..., 2001
Rediviva neliana Cockerell, 1931
Rediviva pallidula Whitehead & ..., 1992
Scrapter nitidus Friese, 1909
Scrapter ruficornis Cockerell, 1916
Sphex decipiens Kohl, 1895
Stizus imperialis Handlirsch, 1892Fringed littleneck
Tachysphex albocinctus Lucas, 1849
Tachysphex claripes Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex dolosus Arnold, 1923
Tachysphex kalaharicus Arnold, 1924
Tachysphex vulneratus R. Turner, 1917
Tetraloniella junodi Friese, 1909
Thyreus delumbatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus plumifer Brauns, 1909
Thyreus vachali Friese, 1905
Xylocopa (Apoxylocopa) lugubris Gerstäcker, 1857
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) caffra Linnaeus, 1767
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) capitata Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) io Vachal, 1898
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) rufitarsis Lepeletier, 1841

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Central Karoo
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Apoidea at westpalbees.myspecies.info
Apoidea at artfakta.se
Apoidea at dyntaxa.se
Apoidea at itis.gov