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Checklist for Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802 (Apoid Wasps)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
290
2438
4344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
289
2437
4343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
2394
4248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
1936
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
248
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
31
247
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
163
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
65
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
8 Families width 161 Species and 4 Subspecies
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves30SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae (Thomson, 1869)Flower bees28SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees34SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps13SpeciesTaxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840Ampulicid wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees52SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees3SpeciesTaxom
Anthophoridae C. L. Koch, 18460SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambia
65 Genera with 161 Species
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Afrogorytes Menke, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Afronomia Pauly, 1990
0SpeciesTaxom
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Ammatomus A. Costa, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1856Beachgrass4SpeciesTaxom
Ampulex Jurine, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1945Carder Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Bembecinus A. Costa, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1893Sand Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1858Little Carpenter Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1926Weevil Wasp8SpeciesTaxom
Ceylalictus Strand, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 17817SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1988Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1895Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Creightonella Cockerell, 02SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoceratina Daly & Moure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ctenonomia Cameron, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupetersia Blüthgen, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutricharaea Thomson, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1909End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1942Masked Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Icteranthidium Michener, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1903Base-banded Furrow Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 20147SpeciesTaxom
Liris Fabricius, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1853And Resin Bees29SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Micramegilla Brooks, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Nomioides Schenck, 2005Alkali Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Pachyanthidium Friese, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Pachynomia Pauly, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1775Bee-hunters3SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Plebeina Moure, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1843Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Polemistus de Saussure, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Seladonia Robertson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1918Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Steganomus Ritsema, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1883Black cockroach hunter4SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Thrinchostoma de Saussure, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Trinomia Pauly, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1841Carpenter bees8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
161 Species and 4 Subspecies
Afrogorytes monstrosus Handlirsch, 1894
Allodape interrupta Vachal, 1903
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Ammatomus spiniferus du Buysson, 1897
Ammophila beniniensis Palisot de B..., 1806
Ammophila bonaespei Lepeletier, 1845
Ammophila ferrugineipes Lepeletier d..., 1845
Ammophila insignis insignis F. Smith, 1856
Ampulex sibirica Fabricius, 1793
Anthidium (Anthidium) tesselatum Klug, 1832
Anthidium reversum Smith, 1854
Anthidium sudanicum Mavromoustakis, 1945
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Astata gallica Beaumont, 1942
Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Bembecinus argentifrons F. Smith, 1856
Bembecinus loriculatus F. Smith, 1856
Bembix albidula R. Turner, 1917
Bembix melanopa Handlirsch, 1893
Braunsapis bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Braunsapis facialis Gerstäcker, 1857
Braunsapis foveata Smith, 1854
Braunsapis leptozonia Vachal, 1909
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) penicillata Friese, 1905
Ceratina (Pithitis) citriphila Cockerell, 1935
Ceratina (Pithitis) viridis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Ceratina nasalis Friese, 1905
Ceratina (Simioceratina) moerenhouti Vachal, 1903
Ceratina nasalis Friese, 1905
Ceratina paulyi Daly, 1988
Ceratina sculpturata Smith, 1858
Cerceris amakosa Brauns, 1926
Cerceris bothavillensis Brauns, 1926
Cerceris faceta Arnold, 1951
Cerceris iniqua Cameron, 1908
Cerceris mazimba Brauns, 1926
Cerceris merope Arnold, 1951
Cerceris placida Arnold, 1931
Cerceris xosa Brauns, 1926
Ceylalictus (Ceylalictus) congoensis Pesenko & Pauly, 2005
Ceylalictus (Ceylalictus) muiri Cockerell, 1909
Ceylalictus (Ceylalictus) variegatus Olivier, 1789
Chalicodoma (Callomegachile) mephistolica
Chalicodoma (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 0
Chalicodoma (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 0
Chalicodoma cincta cincta
Chalicodoma sinuata bokanica
Chalicodoma duponti Vachal, 0
Chalicodoma rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Chalybion bocandei Spinola, 1851
Chalybion triangulum Hensen, 1988
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) afra Lepeletier, 1841Short Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) coturnix Perez, 1884Red-tailed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Torridapis) torrida Smith, 1854
Coelioxys caeruleipennis Friese, 1904
Coelioxys nasuta Friese, 1904
Coelioxys pruinosa Smith, 1854
Coelioxys somalina Magretti, 1895
Creightonella discolor Smith, 0
Creightonella hoplitis
Ctenoceratina penicillata Friese, 0
Gorytes quinquecinctus Fabricius, 1793
Halictus (Seladonia) jucundus (Smith, 1853)⇒ Halictus africanus Friese, 1909
Halictus africanus Friese, 1909
Hylaeus (Metylaeus) cribratus Bridwell, 1919
Hylaeus scutispinus Alfken, 1914
Hylaeus simpsoni Cockerell, 1942
Icteranthidium ferrugineum Fabricius, 1787Cancellate semele
Lasioglossum duponti Vachal, 1903
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Lasioglossum postumum Vachal, 1903
Lipotriches (Lipotriches) ablusa Cockerell, 1931
Lipotriches (Lipotriches) rubella Smith, 1875
Lipotriches (Macronomia) rufipes Smith, 1875
Lipotriches (Trinomia) orientalis Friese, 1909
Lipotriches (Trinomia) tridentata Smith, 1875
Lipotriches collaris Vachal, 1903
Lipotriches pseudoclavata Pauly, 2014
Liris (Leptolarra) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Megachile (Amegachile) fimbriata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Amegachile) nasalis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Callomegachile) fervida Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Megachile (Callomegachile) mefistofelica Gribodo, 1894
Megachile (Callomegachile) mephistophelica Gribodo, 1894
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 1793
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) torrida Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) angulata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) discolor Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) hopilitis (Vachal, 1903)⇒ Megachile angulata Smith, 1853
Megachile (Cressoniella) veterna Vachal, 1908
Megachile (Eutricharaea) eurymera (Smith, 1854)⇒ Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854
Megachile (Gronoceras) bombiformis Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Paracella) coelostoma (Cockerell, 1932)⇒ Megachile barbata Smith, 1853
Megachile (Paracella) semivenusta (Cockerell, 1931)⇒ Megachile venustella Smith, 1853
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile armipygata Strand, 1911
Megachile capitata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile cyanipennis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Megachile mefistofelica Gribodo, 1894
Megachile derelictula Cockerell, 1937
Megachile devexa Vachal, 1903
Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854Stout tagelus
Megachile gambiensis Cockerell, 1937
Megachile geoffrei Cockerell, 1920
Megachile manguna Strand, 1911
Megachile maxillosa Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Megachile venustella Smith, 1853
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) erythra (Schletterer, 1891)⇒ Axestotrigona erythra Schletterer, 1891
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Lepeletier, 1836)⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Meliponula gambiana Moure, 1961
Nomia (Crocisaspidia) zonaria Walker, 1871
Nomia antecedens Cockerell, 1931
Nomia calida (Westwood, 1875)⇒ Nomia curvipes Fabricius, 1793
Nomioides (Nomioides) micheneri Pesenko & Pauly, 2005
Oxybelus lamellatus Olivier, 1811Elliptical astarte
Pachyanthidium bicolor Lepeletier, 1841
Pachyanthidium bouyssoni
Pachyanthidium bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Pachyanthidium paulinierii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Pachynomia amoenula (Gerstäcker, 1870)⇒ Pseudapis amoenula Gerstäcker, 1870
Philanthus fuscipennis Kohl, 1891
Philanthus sicarius F. Smith, 1856
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Pison xanthopus Brullé, 1833
Podalonia canescens Dahlbom, 1843
Prionyx kirbii marginatus F. Smith, 1856
Pseudapis (Pachynomia) amoenula Gerstäcker, 1870
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) duplocincta Vachal, 1897
Pseudoanthidium (Micranthidium) lanificum Smith, 1879
Pseudoanthidium (Pseudoanthidium) truncatum Smith, 1854
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) fossuliferum Gribodo, 1895Northern house mosquito
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) quartinae Gribodo, 1884
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Seladonia lucidipennis Smith, 1853
Sphex fumicatus Christ, 1791
Sphex rufiscutis R. Turner, 1918
Steganomus junodi Gribodo, 1895
Stizus ruficornis (J. Forster, 1771)⇒ Gorytes quinquecinctus Fabricius, 1793
Tachysphex albocinctus Lucas, 1849
Tachysphex mesembrius Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachysphex plicosus A. Costa, 1867
Tachysphex schmiedeknechti Kohl, 1883
Tachytes basilicus Guérin-Mén..., 1844
Tachytes modestus Smith, 1856Shrubby deervetch
Tachytes velox Smith, 1856
Thrinchostoma petersi Blüthgen, 1930
Thrinchostoma rubrocinctum (Benoist, 1957)⇒ Thrinchostoma petersi Blüthgen, 1930
Thyreus albomaculatus DeGeer, 1778
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903
Trinomia orientalis (Friese, 1909)⇒ Lipotriches orientalis Friese, 1909
Trinomia tridentata (Smith, 1875)⇒ Lipotriches tridentata Smith, 1875
Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) ustulata Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) africana Fabricius, 1781
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) apicalis Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) modesta Smith, 1854Malheur Cave amphipod
Xylocopa (Xenoxylocopa) chiyakensis Cockerell, 1908
Xylocopa (Xenoxylocopa) inconstans Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Xylocopa luteola Lepeletier, 1841

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Gambia
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
18
30
Genera
Species

Taxom



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