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Checklist for Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802 (Apoid Wasps)
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
222
1660
3105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1569
2912
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
137
1258
2345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
37
362
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
36
361
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
105
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
38
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kerala
6 Families width 70 Species
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees15SpeciesTaxom
Apidae (Latreille, 1802)Bumble bees31SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees13SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kerala
38 Genera with 70 Species
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Acunomia Cockerell, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Afronomia Pauly, 1990
0SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1856Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Austronomia Michener, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Calliopsis Smith, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1969Little Carpenter Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1875Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Dicranorhina Shuckard, 03SpeciesTaxom
Euaspis Gerstäcker, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1894End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Hoplonomia Ashmead, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Koptortosoma Gribodo, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Larra Fabricius, 1985Mole Cricket Hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 2001Base-banded Furrow Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Macronomia Cockerell, 1917
0SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1853And Resin Bees9SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1908Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 18946SpeciesTaxom
Pachyhalictus Cockerell, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Pithitis Klug, 1807
0SpeciesTaxom
Polemistus de Saussure, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Psenulus Kohl, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodes Latreille, 1835Blood Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1791Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1883
Black cockroach hunter0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 1839
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19118SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1841Carpenter bees7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
70 Species
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) albigena Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) andrewsi Cockerell, 1910
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) comberi Cockerell, 1911
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) zonata Linnaeus, 1758
Ammophila atripes F. Smith, 1852
Ammophila laevigata F. Smith, 1856
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Megapis) dorsata Fabricius, 1793Giant honey bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Braunsapis mixta Smith, 1852
Braunsapis picitarsis Cameron, 1902
Braunsapis puangensis Cockerell, 1929
Calliopsis (Verbenapis) michenerella Shinn & Engel, 2003
Ceratina (Ceratinidia) simillima Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Pithitis) binghami Cockerell, 1908
Ceratina apatela Engel, 2018
Ceratina canarensis Cockerell, 1919
Ceratina waini Shiokawa & S..., 1969
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) capitata Smith, 1854
Coelioxys confusa Smith, 1875
Dicranorhina dinesani Mawadda, 2019
Dicranorhina georgei Mawadda & Gi..., 0
Dicranorhina sreeramani Mawadda & Gi..., 0
Euaspis edentata Baker, 1995
Halictus latisignatus Cameron, 1908
Halictus vicinus Vachal, 1894
Larra vechti Sudheendraku..., 1985
Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) albescens Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Lasioglossum nathanae Pauly, 2001
Lipotriches (Austronomia) notiomorpha Hirashima, 1978
Lithurgus (Lithurgus) atratus Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Amegachile) bicolor Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) disjuncta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) hera Bingham, 1897
Megachile (Neocressoniella) carbonaria (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile gemula Cresson, 1878
Megachile carnitica
Megachile conjuncta Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile devadatta Cockerell, 1907
Megachile laticeps Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Nomada psilocera Kohl, 1908
Nomia crassipes Fabricius, 1789
Nomia curvipes Fabricius, 1793
Nomia ellioti Smith, 1875
Nomia iridescens Smith, 1853Dosinia lucine
Nomia rufitarsis Smith, 1875
Nomia westwoodi Gribodo, 1894
Polemistus raoi Sudheendraku..., 1985
Psenulus leucognathus van Lith, 1976
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) stenotarsus Baker, 2002
Pseudapis carcharodonta Baker, 2002
Sphecodes scabricollis Wesmael, 1835Rough-backed blood bee
Sphex evania Thunberg, 1791
Thyreus ceylonicus Friese, 1905
Thyreus himalayensis Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus histrio Fabricius, 1775
Thyreus massuri Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus medius Meyer, 1921
Thyreus smithii Dalla Torre, 1896
Thyreus surniculus Lieftinck, 1959
Thyreus takaonis Cockerell, 1911
Trypoxylon lamellatum Tsuneki, 1979
Xylocopa (Biluna) auripennis (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Xylocopa mimetica Cockerell, 1915
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) bryorum Fabricius, 1775
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) magnifica Cockerell, 1929
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) tenuiscapa Westwood, 1840Aztec tobacco
Xylocopa (Nodula) amethystina Fabricius, 1793
Xylocopa (Nyctomelitta) tranquebarica Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Xylocopa (Zonohirsuta) dejeanii (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Xylocopa bhowara Maa, 1938

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Kerala
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
6
7
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