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Checklist for Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802 (Apoid Wasps)
and region Elgin County (Southwestern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
364
2265
3389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
363
2263
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2194
3250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
241
1835
2817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
292
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
252
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
127
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
63
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Elgin County
8 Families width 194 Species and 1 Subspecies
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees23SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae (Latreille, 1802)Digger & Sand wasps13SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees23SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees32SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees55SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves38SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees9SpeciesTaxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860Melittid bees1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Elgin County
63 Genera with 194 Species
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Agapostemon Guérin-Ménev..., 1775Agapostemon Sweat Bee4SpeciesTaxom
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1843Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1890Mining bee21SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1806Carder Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1837Common Digger Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Augochlora Smith, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Augochlorella Sandhouse, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Augochloropsis Cockerell, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1793Sand Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 0Bumble Bee36SpeciesTaxom
Calliopsis Smith, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1879Little Carpenter Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1856Weevil Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1867Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Chelostoma Latreille, 1841Scissor Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1854Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 1898Cellophane bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 18354SpeciesTaxom
Dialictus Robertson, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Dianthidium Cockerell, 1900
Leaf-cutter Bee0SpeciesTaxom
Diodontus Curtis, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1792Squarehead Wasp7SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Epeoloides Giraud, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1824Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Eremnophila Menke, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Evylaeus Robertson, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1791End-banded Furrow Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Heriades Spinola, 1872Armored-Resin Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1837Lesser Masons2SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1832Masked Bees8SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1913Base-banded Furrow Bees10SpeciesTaxom
Macropis Panzer, 1882Oil-Collecting Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1823And Resin Bees10SpeciesTaxom
Melissodes Latreille, 1878Long-horned Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1872Cuckoo Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Nomioides Schenck, 1933Alkali Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Nysson Latreille, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1837Mason bee8SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Passaloecus Shuckard, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Pemphredon Latreille, 18456SpeciesTaxom
Peponapis Robertson, 1837Squash Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Perdita Smith, 1853Fairy Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1865Cutworm Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalum Stephens, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1773Cicada killer wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodes Latreille, 1897Blood Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1957Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Spilomena Shuckard, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Stelis Sw., 1854Cuckoo Carder Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1805Black cockroach hunter1SpeciesTaxom
Triepeolus Robertson, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1771Carpenter bees1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Elgin County
194 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) sericeus Förster, 1771Silky Agapostemon
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) splendens Lepeletier, 1841Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) texanus Cresson, 1872Green sweat bee
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) virescens Fabricius, 1775Bicolored Agapostemon
Ammophila nigricans Dahlbom, 1843
Ammophila procera Dahlbom, 1843Common Thread Waisted Wasp
Andrena (Andrena) clarkella Kirby, 1802Clark'S Mining Bee
Andrena (Andrena) frigida Smith, 1853Frigid Andrena
Andrena (Andrena) milwaukeensis Graenicher, 1903Milwaukee Andrena
Andrena (Andrena) thaspii Graenicher, 1903Parsnip Miner Bee
Andrena (Cnemidandrena) nubecula Smith, 1853Cloudy-Winged Mining Bee
Andrena (Euandrena) algida Smith, 1853Icy Miner Bee
Andrena (Gonandrena) platyparia Robertson, 1895Plated Miner Bee
Andrena (Holandrena) cressonii Robertson, 1891Cresson'S Mining Bee
Andrena (Larandrena) miserabilis Cresson, 1872Mining bee
Andrena (Leucandrena) barbilabris Kirby, 1802Long-lipped Andrena
Andrena (Melandrena) commoda Smith, 1879Advantaged Miner Bee
Andrena (Plastandrena) crataegi Robertson, 1893Hawthorn Andrena
Andrena (Scaphandrena) scurra Viereck, 1904
Andrena (Scrapteropsis) imitatrix Cresson, 1872Imitator Miner Bee
Andrena (Simandrena) wheeleri Graenicher, 1904Wheeler'S Miner Bee
Andrena (Taeniandrena) wilkella Kirby, 1802Andrenine Bee
Andrena (Thysandrena) knuthiana Cockerell, 1901
Andrena (Thysandrena) w-scripta Viereck, 1904W-Marked Miner Bee
Andrena (Trachandrena) forbesii Robertson, 1891Forbes' Mining Bee
Andrena (Trachandrena) hippotes Robertson, 1895Hippotes'S Miner Bee
Andrena (Tylandrena) erythrogaster Ashmead, 1890Red-tailed Andrena
Anthidium (Anthidium) florentinum Fabricius, 1775Wool carder bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum Linnaeus, 1758Continental Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium (Proanthidium) oblongatum Illiger, 1806Oblong wool carder bee
Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata Panzer, 1798Fork Tailed Flower Bee
Anthophora (Clisodon) terminalis Cresson, 1869Orange-Tipped Wood-Digger Bee
Anthophora (Melea) abrupta Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Anthophora (Melea) bomboides Kirby, 1837Bumble-bee-mimic Anthophora
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Astata nubecula (Cresson, 1865)⇒ Astata occidentalis Cresson, 1881
Augochlora (Augochlora) pura Say, 1837Augochlora Sweat Bee
Augochlorella aurata Smith, 1853Golden Sweat Bee
Augochloropsis (Paraugochloropsis) metallica Fabricius, 1793Green Metallic Sweat Bee
Bembix americana Fabricius, 1793American Sand Wasp
Bombus (Alpinobombus) polaris Curtis, 1835Polar Bumble Bee
Bombus (Bombias) auricomus Robertson, 1903Black and gold bumble bee
Bombus (Bombus) affinis Cresson, 1863Rusty patch bumble bee
Bombus (Bombus) nevadensis Cresson, 1874Nevada bumble bee
Bombus (Bombus) occidentalis (Greene, 1858)⇒ Bombus terricola Kirby, 1837
Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombus longipennis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Bombus) terricola Kirby, 1837Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus (Crotchiibombus) crotchii Cresson, 1878Crotch bumble bee
Bombus (Cullumanobombus) rufocinctus Cresson, 1863Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) ashtoni Cresson, 1864Ashton cuckoo bumble bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) bohemicus Seidl, 1837Ashton's Cuckoo Bumblebee
Bombus (Psithyrus) citrinus Smith, 1854Lemon cuckoo bumble bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) fernaldae (Franklin, 1911)⇒ Bombus flavidus Eversmann, 1852
Bombus (Psithyrus) insularis (Smith, 1861)⇒ Bombus hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758
Bombus (Psithyrus) suckleyi Greene, 1860Suckley Cuckoo Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) bimaculatus Cresson, 1863Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) flavifrons Cresson, 1863Yellow head bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) frigidus Smith, 1854Frigid Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) huntii Greene, 1860Hunt bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758New garden bumblebee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) impatiens Cresson, 1863Common eastern bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) jonellus Kirby, 1802Heath Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) lapponicus (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Bombus monticola Smith, 1849
Bombus (Pyrobombus) melanopygus Nylander, 1848Black tail bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) mixtus Cresson, 1878Fuzzy-horned bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) perplexus (Cresson, 1863)⇒ Bombus soroeensis Fabricius, 1776
Bombus (Pyrobombus) sandersoni Franklin, 1913Sanderson bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) ternarius Say, 1837Orange-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vagans Smith, 1854Half-black bumble bee
Bombus (Separatobombus) griseocollis (DeGeer, 1773)⇒ Bombus griseocollis De Geer, 1773
Bombus (Separatobombus) morrisoni (Cresson, 1878)⇒ Bombus morrisoni Cresson, 1878
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) appositus Cresson, 1878Mountain Bumble Bee
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) borealis Kirby, 1837Northern amber bumble bee
Bombus sg
Calliopsis (Calliopsis) andreniformis Smith, 1853Eastern Calliopsis Bee
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) acantha Provancher, 1895Prickly Ceratina
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) calcarata Robertson, 1900Spurred Carpenter Bee
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) dupla (Say, 1837)⇒ Ceratina floridana Mitchell, 1962
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) strenua Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Cerceris nigrescens Smith, 1856
Chalybion californicum Saussure, 1867Blue mud dauber
Chelostoma (Foveosmia) campanularum Kirby, 1802Carpenter bee
Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) rapunculi Lepeletier, 1841Rampion Scissor Bee
Chlorion aerarium Patton, 1879Aphid Wasp
Coelioxys (Acrocoelioxys) producta Cresson, 1865
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) octodentata Say, 1824Eight-toothed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) rufitarsis Smith, 1854Red-Footed Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee
Colletes nudus Robertson, 1898
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) annulipes Lepeletier &..., 1835
Crossocerus (Crossocerus) elongatulus Vander Linden, 1829Slender Digger Wasp
Crossocerus barbipes Dahlbom, 1845
Crossocerus varus Lepeletier &..., 1835
Diodontus minutus Fabricius, 1793Minute Black Wasp
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) cavifrons Thomson, 1870
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) lapidarius Panzer, 1804
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) ruficornis (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Ectemnius arcuatus Say, 1837
Ectemnius (Ectemnius) borealis Zetterstedt, 1838
Ectemnius (Ectemnius) dives Lepeletier &..., 1835
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) continuus Fabricius, 1804Common Ectemnius
Ectemnius (Metacrabro) cephalotes (Olivier, 1792)⇒ Ectemnius cavifrons Thomson, 1870
Elaphropoda bembidion Lieftinck, 1966Cascade cave amphipod
Epeoloides pilosula (Cresson, 1878)⇒ Epeoloides pilosulus Cresson, 1878
Epeolus scutellaris Say, 1824Notch-Backed Cellophane-Cuckoo Bee
Eremnophila aureonotata Cameron, 1888Common Thread-waisted Wasp
Gorytes simillimus Smith, 1856
Halictus (Monilapis) confusus Smith, 1853Confusing Furrow Bee
Halictus (Odontalictus) ligatus Say, 1837Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus (Protohalictus) rubicundus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Halictus rubicundus Christ, 1791
Heriades (Neotrypetes) carinatus Cresson, 1864
Heriades (Neotrypetes) variolosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Heriades variolosa Cresson, 1872
Hoplitis (Hoplitis) anthocopoides Schenck, 1853Mason Bee
Hoplitis (Monumetha) albifrons Kirby, 1837White-Fronted Small-Mason
Hylaeus (Hylaeus) annulatus Linnaeus, 1758Annulate Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Hylaeus) leptocephalus Morawitz, 1870Slender-faced Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Hylaeus) verticalis Cresson, 1869Vertical Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) pictipes Nylander, 1852Colletid bee
Hylaeus (Prosopis) affinis Smith, 1853Eastern Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Prosopis) modestus Say, 1837Modest Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Spatulariella) hyalinatus (Smith, 1842)⇒ Hylaeus milossa Warncke, 1981
Hylaeus (Spatulariella) punctatus Brullé, 1832Punctate Masked Bee
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) inconditum Cockerell, 1916Misbehaved Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) laevissimum Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) weemsi Mitchell, 1960Weems'S Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) acuminatum McGinley, 1986Pointed Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) coriaceum Smith, 1853Leathery Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) fuscipenne Smith, 1853Brown-Winged Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) leucozonium Schrank, 1781Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) zonulum Smith, 1848Banded Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum callophrys Ebmer, 2002
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Macropis (Macropis) nuda Provancher, 1882Dark-Legged Yellow Loosestrife Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) campanulae Robertson, 1903Bellflower resin bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis (Spinola, 1808)⇒ Megachile analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Litomegachile) mendica Cresson, 1878Flat-tailed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758Common leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Megachile) relativa Cresson, 1878Golden-Tailed Leafcutter
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) addenda Cresson, 1878Cranberry Leafcutter
Megachile (Xanthosarus) frigida Smith, 1853Frigid Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) latimanus Say, 1823Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) agilis Cresson, 1878Agile Long-horned Bee
Nomada articulata Smith, 1854Articulated Nomad
Nomada cressonii Morawitz, 1877Cresson'S Nomad
Nomada pygmaea Cresson, 1863Pygmy Cuckoo Nomad Bee
Nomada texana Cresson, 1872Texas Nomad Bee
Nomioides galerita Blüthgen, 1933
Nysson plagiatus Cresson, 1882
Osmia (Diceratosmia) conjuncta Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Helicosmia) caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Osmia caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Melanosmia) albiventris Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Melanosmia) atriventris Cresson, 1864Maine blueberry bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) atrocyanea Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Melanosmia) bucephala Cresson, 1864Bufflehead Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) sandhouseae Mitchell, 1927
Osmia (Osmia) lignaria Say, 1837Blue orchard bee
Oxybelus bipunctatus Olivier, 1812Square-headed wasp
Oxybelus uniglumis Linnaeus, 1758Common Spiny Digger Wasp
Passaloecus eremita Kohl, 1893
Passaloecus gracilis (Curtis, 1834)⇒ Passaloecus singularis Dahlbom, 1844
Passaloecus singularis Dahlbom, 1844Crabronid wasp
Pemphredon (Cemonus) inornata Say, 1824Shuckard's Wasp
Pemphredon (Cemonus) lethifer (Shuckard, 1837)⇒ Pemphredon rugifera Dahlbom, 1845
Pemphredon (Cemonus) rugifera Dahlbom, 1845
Pemphredon (Pemphredon) lugubris (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Pemphredon lugens Dahlbom, 1842
Pemphredon lugens Dahlbom, 1842
Pemphredon montana Dahlbom, 1845
Peponapis (Peponapis) pruinosa Say, 1837Eastern cucurbit bee
Perdita (Perdita) halictoides Smith, 1853Ground-Cherry Mining Bee
Podalonia luctuosa F. Smith, 1856
Podalonia robusta Cresson, 1865
Prionyx atratus Lepeletier d..., 1845
Psenulus laevigatus Schenck, 1857
Psenulus pallipes Panzer, 1798Pale Footed Black Wasp
Psenulus schencki Tournier, 1889
Rhopalum (Corynopus) coarctatum Scopoli, 1763
Rhopalum (Rhopalum) clavipes Linnaeus, 1758
Sceliphron (Prosceliphron) curvatum F. Smith, 1870Pèlopèe
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Sphecius speciosus Drury, 1773Cicada hawk
Sphecodes confertus Say, 1837Bi-Lobed Cuckoo Sweat Bee
Sphecodes davisii Robertson, 1897Davis'S Cuckoo Sweat Bee
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Sphex subtruncatus orius (van der Vecht, 1957)⇒ Sphex subtruncatus Dahlbom, 1843
Spilomena troglodytes (Vander Linden, 1829)⇒ Spilomena valkeilai Vikberg, 2000
Stelis (Stelis) lateralis Cresson, 1864Spot-Sided Dark Bee
Stelis foederalis Smith, 1854Federal Cuckoo Carder Bee
Tachysphex pompiliformis Panzer, 1805
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) politum Drury, 1773Organ-pipe mud dauber wasp
Trypoxylon (Trypoxylon) attenuatum F. Smith, 1851Slender Wood Borer Wasp
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica Linnaeus, 1771Carpenter bee

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Elgin County
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
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Genera
Species

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