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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
39
327
877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
325
872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
183
665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
49
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
5 Families width 165 Species and 5 Subspecies
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees52SpeciesTaxom
Apidae (Latreille, 1802)Bumble bees69SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves14SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae (Latreille, 1802)Digger & Sand wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae (Thomson, 1869)Flower bees27SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
49 Genera with 165 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPSTX
Afranthidium Michener, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 19064SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 194612SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1879Common Digger Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Axestotrigona Moure, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1839Sand Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 0Bumble Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19037SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1905Little Carpenter Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1931Weevil Wasp6SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1988Blue mud dauber wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1922Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Creightonella Cockerell, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dactylurina Cockerell, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dieunomia Cockerell, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Euaspis Gerstäcker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Evylaeus Robertson, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Habralictus Moure, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1909End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Hypotrigona Cockerell, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1945Base-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 194311SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1937And Resin Bees35SpeciesTaxom
Meliplebeia Moure, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Meliponula Cockerell, 18545SpeciesTaxom
Mourella Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1804Mason bee1SpeciesTaxom
Pachyanthidium Friese, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Pasites Jurine, 19192SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Serapista Cockerell, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1843Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Steganomus Ritsema, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Stizoides Guérin-Ménev..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Stizus Latreille, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 2007Black cockroach hunter1SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Thrinchostoma de Saussure, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 18417SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1895Vulture bees1SpeciesTaxom
Trinomia Pauly, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1933Carpenter bees13SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
165 Species and 5 Subspecies
Afranthidium abdominale Friese, 1904
Allodape derufata (Strand, 1912)⇒ Allodape mirabilis Schulz, 1906
Allodape interrupta Vachal, 1903
Allodape laeviceps Strand, 1912
Allodape mirabilis Schulz, 1906Ausu
Amegilla (Ackmonopsis) arcana Cockerell, 1936
Amegilla (Aframegilla) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Amegilla (Aframegilla) vivida Smith, 1879
Amegilla (Megamegilla) acraensis Fabricius, 1793Mining Bee
Amegilla (Megamegilla) albocaudata Dours, 1869
Amegilla (Megamegilla) nigroclypeata Friese, 1909
Amegilla (Micramegilla) atrocincta Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) atribasis Cockerell, 1933
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) eritrina Friese, 1915
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) kaimosica Cockerell, 1946
Anthophora vivida (Smith, 1879)⇒ Amegilla vivida Smith, 1879
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Axestotrigona simpsoni Moure, 1961
Bembix fantiorum Arnold, 1951
Bembix westermanni Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Bombus mucidus mucidus
Braunsapis bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Braunsapis facialis Gerstäcker, 1857
Braunsapis foveata Smith, 1854
Braunsapis ghanae Michener, 1975
Braunsapis leptozonia Vachal, 1909
Braunsapis luapulana Cockerell, 1936
Braunsapis rolini Vachal, 1903
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) ericia Vachal, 1903
Ceratina (Ctenoceratina) lineola Vachal, 1903
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
Cerceris campsomeroides Arnold, 1951
Cerceris electra Arnold, 1951
Cerceris longiuscula Arnold, 1951
Cerceris mazimba Brauns, 1926
Cerceris merope Arnold, 1951
Cerceris monticola Arnold, 1931
Chalicodoma (Carinella) decemsignata Radoszkowski, 1881
Chalicodoma (Carinella) torrida
Chalicodoma cincta nigrocincta
Chalicodoma rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Chalybion bocandei Spinola, 1851
Chalybion bocandei bocandei Hensen, 1988
Coelioxys (Liothyrapis) scioensis Gribodo, 1879
Coelioxys apicatus Smith, 1854
Coelioxys cherenensis Friese, 1913
Coelioxys cyanurus Cockerell, 1932
Coelioxys heterozona Cockerell, 1939
Coelioxys loriculus Smith, 1854
Coelioxys umbripennis Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Creightonella aurivillii Friese, 0
Dactylurina staudingeri Gribodo, 1893
Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda Say, 1824
Euaspis (Euaspis) abdominalis Fabricius, 1773
Evylaeus clavigerellus Cockerell, 1946
Habralictus grammodes Vachal, 1904
Halictus (Seladonia) jucundus (Smith, 1853)⇒ Halictus africanus Friese, 1909
Halictus africanus Friese, 1909
Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti, 1884
Hypotrigona ruspolii Magretti, 1898
Lasioglossum aburiellum Cockerell, 1946
Lasioglossum aburiense Cockerell, 1945
Lipotriches (Lipotriches) bequaertiella Cockerell, 1942
Lipotriches (Lipotriches) betsilei Saussure, 1890
Lipotriches (Lipotriches) kamerunensis Friese, 1916
Lipotriches (Rhopalomelissa) whitfieldi Cockerell, 1942
Lipotriches (Trinomia) cirrita Vachal, 1903
Lipotriches (Trinomia) tridentata Smith, 1875
Lipotriches (Trinomia) triodonta Kohl, 1906
Lipotriches andrei Vachal, 1897
Lipotriches clavata Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Lipotriches hyparrheniae Pauly, 2014
Lipotriches yapiensis Cockerell, 1943
Megachile (Amegachile) bituberculata Ritsema, 1880
Megachile (Callomegachile) fervida Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Megachile (Callomegachile) mephistophelica Gribodo, 1894
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) torrida Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) basalis Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semierma Vachal, 1903
Megachile (Eutricharaea) venusta Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Gronoceras) bombiformis Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Paracella) curtula Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) schulthessi Friese, 1903
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata Say, 1837Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile accraensis Friese, 1903
Megachile armipygata Strand, 1911
Megachile aurivillii Friese, 1901
Megachile battorensis Meade-Waldo, 1912
Megachile biseta Vachal, 1903
Megachile bucephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megachile pugnatus Say, 1837
Megachile cordata Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile cyanipennis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Megachile mefistofelica Gribodo, 1894
Megachile derelictula Cockerell, 1937
Megachile dorsata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile eupyrrha Cockerell, 1937
Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854Stout tagelus
Megachile geoffrei Cockerell, 1920
Megachile guineensis Friese, 1926
Megachile malimbana Strand, 1911
Megachile manguna Strand, 1911
Megachile planatipes Fabricius, 1793
Megachile pugnatus Say, 1837
Megachile septentrionella Pasteels, 1965
Megachile simulatrix Cockerell, 0
Megachile tetracantha Cockerell, 1937
Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Lepeletier, 1836)⇒ Axestotrigona ferruginea Lepeletier, 1836
Meliponula (Axestotrigona) simpsoni (Moure, 1961)⇒ Axestotrigona simpsoni Moure, 1961
Meliponula (Meliplebeia) beccarii (Gribodo, 1879)⇒ Meliplebeia beccarii Gribodo, 1879
Meliponula (Meliponula) bocandei Spinola, 1853
Meliponula nebulata Smith, 1854
Mourella caerulea Friese, 1900
Nomia (Crocisaspidia) zonaria Walker, 1871
Nomia chandleri Ashmead, 1899
Nomia rufitarsis Smith, 1875
Nomia viridicincta Meade-Waldo, 1916
Osmia (Helicosmia) notata Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Pachyanthidium bicolor Lepeletier, 1841
Pachyanthidium bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Pasites atratulus Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Pasites barkeri Cockerell, 1919
Pseudapis (Pachynomia) amoenula Gerstäcker, 1870
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) interstitinervis Strand, 1912
Pseudoanthidium (Pseudoanthidium) truncatum Smith, 1854
Sphex caeruleanus Drury, 1773
Sphex obscurus (Fischer de W..., 1843)⇒ Sphex funerarius Gussakovskij, 1934
Steganomus junodi Gribodo, 1895
Stizoides simpsoni Turner, 1916
Stizus aurifluus Turner, 1916
Stizus bizonatus Spinola, 1839Fire on the mountain
Tachysphex mesembrius Pulawski, 2007Crescent milkvetch
Tachytes separabilis R. Turner, 1917
Tachytes xenoferus Rohwer, 1911
Tetralonia macrognatha Gerstäcker, 1870
Tetralonia nigropilosa Friese, 1911
Tetraloniella katangensis Cockerell, 1930
Thyreus bouyssoui Vachal, 1903
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus grahami Cockerell, 1910
Thyreus interruptus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus meripes Vachal, 1903
Thyreus pretextus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus splendidulus Lepeletier, 1841
Trigona armata (Magretti, 1895)⇒ Plebeina armata Magretti, 1895
Trinomia tridentata (Smith, 1875)⇒ Lipotriches tridentata Smith, 1875
Trinomia triodonta (Kohl, 1906)⇒ 
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) albiceps Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) calens Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) imitator Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) nigrita Fabricius, 1775
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) olivacea Fabricius, 1778
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) scioensis Gribodo, 1884
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) varipes Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) torrida Westwood, 1838Malheur Cave amphipod
Xylocopa torrida gramineipennis Friese, 1922
Xylocopa (Xylomelissa) hottentotta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa luteola Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa oudemansi (LeVeque, 1933)⇒ Xylocopa nigrita Fabricius, 1775

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
6
14
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