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Checklist for Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802 (Apoid Wasps)
and region Lebanon (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
339
1949
3578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
338
1948
3577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
327
1917
3538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1548
2998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
154
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
134
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
99
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
6
52
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lebanon
6 Families width 161 Species and 6 Subspecies
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees5SpeciesTaxom
Apidae (Latreille, 1802)Bumble bees72SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae (Webster, 1913)Andrenid bees21SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae (Schenk, 1860)And Resin Bees56SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees5SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lebanon
52 Genera with 161 Species
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Agapostemon Guérin-Ménev..., 1872Agapostemon Sweat Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1871Mining bee13SpeciesTaxom
Anthidiellum Cockerell, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1841Common Digger Bees15SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1829Honey Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1837Bumble Bee11SpeciesTaxom
Calliopsis Smith, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Cemolobus Robertson, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1900Little Carpenter Bees8SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1872Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees5SpeciesTaxom
Creightonella Cockerell, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Dialictus Robertson, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Dianthidium Cockerell, 1854Leaf-cutter Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Dieunomia Cockerell, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Eoanthidium Popov, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Epeolus Latreille, 1878Cellophane-Cuckoo Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Eucera Scopoli, 1896Long-Horned Bees9SpeciesTaxom
Exoneuridia Cockerell, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1874End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Heriades Spinola, 1890Armored-Resin Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1895Lesser Masons1SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosmia Thomson, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1981Masked Bees5SpeciesTaxom
Icteranthidium Michener, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1884And Resin Bees14SpeciesTaxom
Melecta Latreille, 1895Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Melissodes Latreille, 1898Long-horned Bee5SpeciesTaxom
Melitoma Lepeletier &..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Melitturga Latreille, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1854Cuckoo Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Ochreriades Mavromoustakis, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1992Mason bee16SpeciesTaxom
Panurginus Nylander, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Peponapis Robertson, 1964Squash Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Protandrena Cockerell, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Protosmia Ducke, 1899Chelostomopsis2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopanurgus Cockerell, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Pterosarus Timberlake, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhodanthidium Isensee, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1758Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1817Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Stelis Sw., 1872Cuckoo Carder Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Stenoheriades Tkalcu, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Tetralonia Spinola, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Triepeolus Robertson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Xenoglossa Smith, 1878Large Squash Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1843Carpenter bees3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lebanon
161 Species and 6 Subspecies
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) texanus Cresson, 1872Green sweat bee
Amegilla (Amegilla) garrula Rossi, 1790
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) albigena Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) savignyi Lepeletier, 1841
Andrena (Andrena) frigida Smith, 1853Frigid Andrena
Andrena (Andrena) milwaukeensis Graenicher, 1903Milwaukee Andrena
Andrena (Callandrena) rudbeckiae Robertson, 1891Rudbeckia Andrena
Andrena (Chlorandrena) curtivalvis Morice, 1899
Andrena (Chlorandrena) taraxaci (Giraud, 1861)⇒ Andrena curtivalvis Morice, 1899
Andrena (Chrysandrena) maculipes Morawitz, 1876
Andrena (Holandrena) variabilis Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Andrena (Melandrena) carlini Cockerell, 1901Carlin'S Mining Bee
Andrena (Melandrena) regularis Malloch, 1917Regular Andrena
Andrena (Melandrena) thoracica Fabricius, 1775Cliff mining bee
Andrena (Melandrena) vicina Smith, 1853Neighborly Andrena
Andrena (Ptilandrena) vetula Lepeletier, 1841
Andrena (Truncandrena) mucronata Morawitz, 1871
Anthidiellum (Anthidiellum) strigatum Panzer, 1805Cancellate semele
Anthophora (Anthophora) canescens (Brullé, 1832)⇒ Megachile canescens Brullé, 1832
Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes Pallas, 1772Hairy footed flower bee
Anthophora (Clisodon) terminalis Cresson, 1869Orange-Tipped Wood-Digger Bee
Anthophora (Lophanthophora) agama Radoszkowski, 1869
Anthophora (Paramegilla) alternans Klug, 1845
Anthophora (Paramegilla) gracilipes Morawitz, 1873
Anthophora (Paramegilla) sagemehli Morawitz, 1883
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) aestivalis Panzer, 1801
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) cincreus Friese, 1896
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) nigriceps Morawitz, 1886
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) orientalis Morawitz, 1877
Anthophora (Pyganthophora) rogenhoferi Morawitz, 1872
Anthophora (Uncertain) heliopolitensis Perez, 1910
Anthophora biciliata Lepeletier, 1841
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis mellifera syriaca (Skorikov, 1829)⇒ Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Bombus (Bombias) auricomus Robertson, 1903Black and gold 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 (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) perplexus (Cresson, 1863)⇒ Bombus soroeensis Fabricius, 1776
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 (Sibiricobombus) niveatus Kriechbaumer, 1870
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) borealis Kirby, 1837Northern amber bumble bee
Calliopsis (Calliopsima) coloradensis Cresson, 1878
Calliopsis (Calliopsis) andreniformis Smith, 1853Eastern Calliopsis Bee
Cemolobus ipomoeae Robertson, 1891
Ceratina (Ceratina) cucurbitina Rossi, 1792
Ceratina (Ceratinula) parvula Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Euceratina) dallatorreana Friese, 1896Dalla Torre's small carpenter bee
Ceratina (Euceratina) mandibularis Friese, 1896
Ceratina (Euceratina) nigroaenea Gerstäcker, 1869
Ceratina (Neoceratina) bispinosa Handlirsch, 1889
Ceratina (Neoceratina) schwarzi Kocourek, 1998
Ceratina (Zadontomerus) calcarata Robertson, 1900Spurred Carpenter Bee
Chalicodoma lefebvrei (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Megachile lefebvrei Lepeletier, 1841
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) octodentata Say, 1824Eight-toothed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) porterae Cockerell, 1900Porter'S Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) sayi Robertson, 1897Say'S Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee
Coelioxys (Glyptocoelioxys) germana Cresson, 1878
Coelioxys (Synocoelioxys) texana Cresson, 1872
Dianthidium (Dianthidium) curvatum Smith, 1854
Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda Say, 1824
Elaphropoda bembidion Lieftinck, 1966Cascade cave amphipod
Eoanthidium (Eoanthidium) insulare Morawitz, 1873
Eoanthidium clypeare Morawitz, 1873
Eoanthidium judaeense Mavromoustakis, 1945
Epeolus canadensis Mitchell, 1962Canadian Cellophane-Cuckoo Bee
Epeolus compactus Cresson, 1878
Eucera (Eucera) cypria Alfken, 1933
Eucera (Eucera) nigrescens Perez, 1879Early long-horned bee
Eucera (Hetereucera) bidentata Perez, 1887
Eucera (Hetereucera) gaullei Vachal, 1907
Eucera (Hetereucera) helvola Klug, 1845
Eucera (Hetereucera) laxiscopa Alfken, 1935
Eucera (Hetereucera) vulpes Brullé, 1832Sally Lightfoot crab
Eucera (Synhalonia) alternans Brullé, 1832
Eucera parvula (Friese, 1896)⇒ Eucera vulpes Brullé, 1832
Exoneuridia (Exoneuridia) libanensis Friese, 1899
Halictus (Halictus) quadricinctus Fabricius, 1776Giant furrow bee
Halictus (Seladonia) semitectus Morawitz, 1874
Heriades (Heriades) truncorum Linnaeus, 1758Large-headed Resin Bee
Heriades (Neotrypetes) variolosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Heriades variolosa Cresson, 1872
Heriades clavicornis Morawitz, 1875
Heriades rubicolus Perez, 1890
Hoplitis pallicornis Friese, 1895
Hoplosmia scutellaris Morawitz, 1868
Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) taeniolatus Förster, 1871
Hylaeus (Prosopis) affinis Smith, 1853Eastern Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Prosopis) modestus Say, 1837Modest Masked Bee
Hylaeus (Prosopis) variegatus Fabricius, 1798Masked bee
Hylaeus (Spatulariella) armeniacus Warncke, 1981
Icteranthidium cimbiciforme Smith, 1854
Icteranthidium ferrugineum Fabricius, 1787Cancellate semele
Icteranthidium grohmanni Spinola, 1838
Megachile (Argyropile) parallela Smith, 1853Parallel Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Chalicodoma) canescens Brullé, 1832
Megachile (Chalicodoma) lefebvrei Lepeletier, 1841
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis (Spinola, 1808)⇒ Megachile analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Eutricharaea) communis Morawitz, 1875
Megachile (Leptorachis) petulans Cresson, 1878Petulant Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Litomegachile) mendica Cresson, 1878Flat-tailed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841Banded Mud Bee
Megachile (Sayapis) inimica Cresson, 1872Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile inexspectata Rebmann, 1968
Megachile rubrimana Morawitz, 1893
Megachile schmiedeknechti Costa, 1884
Melecta (Melecta) transcaspica Morawitz, 1895Reddell stygobromid
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) boltoniae Robertson, 1905Subterranean clover
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) denticulata Smith, 1854
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) vernoniae Robertson, 1902
Melissodes (Heliomelissodes) desponsa Smith, 1854Thistle Long-horned Bee
Melissodes (Melissodes) comptoides Robertson, 1898Brown-winged Long-horned Bee
Melitoma taurea Say, 1837
Melitturga (Melitturga) praestans Giraud, 1861
Nomada cressonii Morawitz, 1877Cresson'S Nomad
Nomada maculata Cresson, 1863Spotted Nomad Bee
Nomada texana Cresson, 1872Texas Nomad Bee
Nomada valida Smith, 1854True Cuckoo Nomad Bee
Ochreriades fasciata Friese, 1899
Ochreriades fasciatus (Friese, 1899)⇒ Ochreriades fasciata Friese, 1899
Osmia (Helicosmia) melanogaster Spinola, 1808Chrysanthemum gall midge
Osmia (Helicosmia) signata Erichson, 1835
Osmia cornuta quasirufa Peters, 1978
Osmia (Osmia) rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Osmia bicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia gallarum hellados (van der Zanden, 1984)⇒ Osmia hellados van der Zanden, 1984
Osmia submicans hebraea Benoist, 1934
Osmia versicolor viricephalica Warncke, 1992
Osmia bicornis Linnaeus, 1758Chrysanthemum gall midge
Osmia hellados van der Zanden, 1984
Osmia laticauda Stanek, 1969
Osmia mustelina Gerstäcker, 1869
Osmia nana Morawitz, 1873
Osmia scutellaris (Morawitz, 1868)⇒ Hoplosmia scutellaris Morawitz, 1868
Osmia tichodroma (Tkalcu, 1992)⇒ Osmia laticauda Stanek, 1969
Panurginus lactipennis Friese, 1897
Peponapis (Xenopeponapis) timberlakei Hurd & Linsley, 1964
Protosmia asensioi Griswold & P..., 1987
Protosmia longiceps Friese, 1899
Pseudapis (Nomiapis) equestris Gerstäcker, 1872
Pseudopanurgus (Pseudopanurgus) rugosus Robertson, 1895
Pseudopanurgus (Pterosarus) albitarsis Cresson, 1872
Pseudopanurgus (Pterosarus) labrosus Robertson, 1895
Pseudopanurgus (Pterosarus) rudbeckiae Robertson, 1895
Rhodanthidium (Rhodanthidium) septemdentatum Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) spirifex Linnaeus, 1758
Sphex pruinosus Germar, 1817
Stelis ruficornis Morawitz, 1872
Stenoheriades asiatica Friese, 1921
Stenoheriades asiaticus (Friese, 1921)⇒ Stenoheriades asiatica Friese, 1921
Tetralonia (Tetralonia) malvae Rossi, 1790
Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841
Triepeolus lunatus Say, 1824
Triepeolus simplex Robertson, 1903Simple Longhorn-Cuckoo
Xenoglossa (Euxenoglossa) strenua Cresson, 1878
Xylocopa (Proxylocopa) olivieri Lepeletier, 1841
Xylocopa (Xylocopoides) virginica Linnaeus, 1771Carpenter bee
Xylocopa hellenica (Spinola, 1843)⇒ Xylocopa olivieri Lepeletier, 1841


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