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Checklist for Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802 (Apoid Wasps)
and region Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
1846
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
1846
2290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
318
1821
2254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
232
1584
1987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
44
311
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
38
288
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
17
127
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
68
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Los Angeles
7 Families width 149 Species
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees19SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees33SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees7SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees39SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves38SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Los Angeles
68 Genera with 149 Species
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Agapostemon Guérin-Ménev..., 1872Agapostemon Sweat Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1865Beachgrass6SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1961Mining bee5SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1914Carder Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1878Common Digger Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Ashmeadiella Cockerell, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Astata Latreille, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Augochlorella Sandhouse, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Bembix Fabricius, 1872Sand Wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Bicyrtes Lepeletier d..., 1824Stink Bug Hunter Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 0Bumble Bee15SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1851Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1867Weevil Wasp3SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelostoma Latreille, 1938Scissor Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1890Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 1868Cellophane bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Diadasia Patton, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Dianthidium Cockerell, 1906Leaf-cutter Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Dufourea Lepeletier, 1941Flame Lichens2SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1865Squarehead Wasp5SpeciesTaxom
Foxia Lapeyr., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Gorytes Latreille, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Habropoda Smith, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1791End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Hoplisoides Gribodo, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1950Lesser Masons8SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1856Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Larra Fabricius, 1804Mole Cricket Hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1902Base-banded Furrow Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1898And Resin Bees9SpeciesTaxom
Melissodes Latreille, 1905Long-horned Bee3SpeciesTaxom
Melissoptila Holmberg, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Melitoma Lepeletier &..., 1828
0SpeciesTaxom
Microbembex Patton, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Notanthidium Isensee, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1905Mason bee6SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Pemphredon Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Peponapis Robertson, 1902
Squash Bees0SpeciesTaxom
Perdita Smith, 1878Fairy Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1798Bee-hunters4SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 1808
0SpeciesTaxom
Podalonia Fernald, 1940Cutworm Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Prosopis Fabricius, 0Mesquite1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudagapostemon Schrottky, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrhomelecta Ashmead, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalum Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rhophitulus Ducke, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ruizantheda Moure, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1773Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Solierella Spinola, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Sphecius Dahlbom, 1773Cicada killer wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Stelis Sw., 1941Cuckoo Carder Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Stictia Illiger, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Svastrides Michener, L..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1894Black cockroach hunter1SpeciesTaxom
Tachytes Panzer, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Triepeolus Robertson, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Trigonopsis Perty, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1841Carpenter bees4SpeciesTaxom
Zanysson Rohwer, 18721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles
149 Species
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) femoratus Crawford, 1901
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) splendens Lepeletier, 1841Brown-Winged Striped Sweat Bee
Agapostemon (Agapostemon) texanus Cresson, 1872Green sweat bee
Allodape melipona
Ammophila aberti Haldeman, 1852Winged stilt crab
Ammophila azteca Cameron, 1888
Ammophila breviceps F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila cleopatra Menke, 1964
Ammophila placida F. Smith, 1856
Ammophila pruinosa Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Andrena (Andrena) tridens Robertson, 1902Trident Miner Bee
Andrena (Euandrena) caerulea Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Andrena (Parandrena) concinnula Cockerell, 1898
Andrena (Thysandrena) candida Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Andrena anatolis Linsley & Ma..., 1961
Anthidium (Anthidium) edwardsii Cresson, 1878Edwards´ Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) placitum Cresson, 1879
Anthidium (Anthidium) utahense Swenk, 1914Utah Wool-carder Bee
Anthophora (Heliophila) flavocincta Huard, 1897
Anthophora (Mystacanthophora) urbana Cresson, 1878
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Ashmeadiella (Arogochila) salviae Michener, 1939
Ashmeadiella (Arogochila) timberlakei Michener, 1936
Ashmeadiella cockerelli Michener, 1936
Astata nevadica Cresson, 1881
Augochlorella persimilis Viereck, 1910
Augochlorella pomoniella Cockerell, 1915
Bembix hinei Parker, 1917
Bembix nubilipennis Cresson, 1872
Bembix texana Cresson, 1872
Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus Say, 1824Four-Banded Stink Bug Hunter Wasp
Bombus (Bombus) terricola Kirby, 1837Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus (Crotchiibombus) crotchii Cresson, 1878Crotch bumble bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) californicus (Smith, 1854)⇒ Bombus fervidus Fabricius, 1798
Bombus (Fervidobombus) pensylvanicus De Geer, 1773American bumble bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) sonorus (Say, 1837)⇒ Bombus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Bombus (Fraternobombus) fraternus Smith, 1854Southern plains bumble bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) sylvestris Lepeletier, 1832Forest Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) melanopygus Nylander, 1848Black tail bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) perplexus (Cresson, 1863)⇒ Bombus soroeensis Fabricius, 1776
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vagans Smith, 1854Half-black bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vandykei Frison, 1927Van Dyke bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) vosnesenskii Radoszkowski, 1862Vosnesensky bumble bee
Bombus (Thoracobombus) ruderarius (Müller, 1776)⇒ Bombus ruderarius Müller, 1776
Bombus sg
Centris (Penthemisia) chilensis Spinola, 1851
Cerceris convergens Viereck & Co..., 1904
Cerceris insolita Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Cerceris tolteca Saussure, 1867
Chelostoma (Foveosmia) phaceliae Michener, 1938
Chelostoma cockerelli Michener, 1938
Coelioxys (Acrocoelioxys) producta Cresson, 1865
Coelioxys (Glyptocoelioxys) pergandei Schletterer, 1890Convergent lady beetle
Colletes simulans Cresson, 1868Spine-Shouldered Cellophane Bee
Crossocerus (Blepharipus) nigritus Lepeletier &..., 1835
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) australis Cresson, 1878
Diadasia (Coquillettapis) nitidifrons Cockerell, 1905
Dianthidium (Dianthidium) pudicum Cresson, 1879
Dianthidium provancheri Titus, 1906
Dufourea calientensis Timberlake, 1939
Dufourea viridis Timberlake, 1941
Ectemnius (Clytochrysus) ruficornis (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Ectemnius arcuatus Say, 1837
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) decemmaculatus Say, 1823
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) rufipes Lepeletier &..., 1834
Ectemnius (Hypocrabro) scaber Lepeletier &..., 1834
Ectemnius atriceps Cresson, 1865
Foxia secunda Rohwer, 1921
Gorytes nevadensis Fox, 1892
Gorytes simillimus Smith, 1856
Habropoda depressa Fowler, 1899
Halictus (Odontalictus) ligatus Say, 1837Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus (Protohalictus) rubicundus (Christ, 1791)⇒ Halictus rubicundus Christ, 1791
Hoplisoides denticulatus Packard, 1867
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) grinnelli Cockerell, 1910
Hoplitis (Cephalapis) jacintana Cockerell, 1910
Hoplitis (Hoplitina) howardi Cockerell, 1910
Hoplitis (Monumetha) albifrons Kirby, 1837White-Fronted Small-Mason
Hoplitis (Penteriades) remotula Cockerell, 1910
Hoplitis (Proteriades) seminigra Timberlake &..., 1950
Hoplitis (Proteriades) semirubra Cockerell, 1898
Hoplitis cryptanthae Timberlake &..., 1950
Isodontia apicalis F. Smith, 1856Mud dauber
Larra analis Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) cressonii Robertson, 1890Cresson'S Dialictus
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) halophitum Graenicher, 1927
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) versans Lovell, 1905Dull Metallic-Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) coriaceum Smith, 1853Leathery Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) sisymbrii Cockerell, 1895
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) timberlakei (McGinley, 1986)⇒ Lasioglossum californicum Provancher, 1896
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) titusi Crawford, 1902Titus´ Lasioglossum
Megachile (Chelostomoides) angelarum Cockerell, 1902
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Litomegachile) gentilis Cresson, 1872Leafcutter bee
Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758Common leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Pseudocentron) pollinosa Spinola, 1851
Megachile (Sayapis) inimica Cresson, 1872Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) perihirta Cockerell, 1898Furry Leaf-cutter Bee
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) agilis Cresson, 1878Agile Long-horned Bee
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) robustior Cockerell, 1915Robust Long-horned Bee
Melissodes (Eumelissodes) semilupina Cockerell, 1905
Melissoptila tandilensis Holmberg, 1884Western stygobromid
Microbembex monodonta Say, 1824
Nomia (Acunomia) nortoni Cresson, 1868Norton´s Nomia
Notanthidium (Notanthidium) steloides Spinola, 1851
Osmia (Helicosmia) coloradensis Cresson, 1878Colorado Osmia
Osmia (Melanosmia) bruneri Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Melanosmia) gabrielis Cockerell, 1910
Osmia (Melanosmia) texana Cresson, 1872Texas Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) titusi (Cockerell, 1905)⇒ Osmia phenax Cockerell, 1897
Osmia davidsoniella Cockerell, 1905
Oxybelus emarginatus Say, 1837Vegetable hummingbird
Oxybelus exclamans Viereck, 1906
Perdita (Pygoperdita) californica Cresson, 1878
Philanthus multimaculatus Cameron, 1891
Philanthus pacificus Cresson, 1879
Philanthus pulcher (Dalla Torre, 1897)⇒ Philanthus politus Say, 1824
Philanthus ventilabris Fabricius, 1798Bee-killer wasp
Podalonia sericea Murray, 1940
Prosopis coquilletti
Pseudagapostemon pissisi Vachal, 1903
Pyrrhomelecta anthophorae
Rhopalum (Rhopalum) clavipes Linnaeus, 1758
Rhophitulus herbsti Friese, 1906
Ruizantheda (Ruizantheda) proxima Spinola, 1851
Sceliphron (Sceliphron) caementarium (Drury, 1773)⇒ Chalybion ammophiloides Hensen, 1988
Solierella affinis Rohwer, 1909
Sphecius convallis Patton, 1879Pacific cicada killer
Sphecius speciosus Drury, 1773Cicada hawk
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Stelis (Dolichostelis) laticincta Cresson, 1878
Stelis 6-maculata
Stelis ashmeadiellae Timberlake, 1941
Stictia carolina Fabricius, 1793Horse guard wasp
Svastrides melanura Spinola, 1851
Tachysphex amplus Fox, 1894
Tachytes amazonus F. Smith, 1856
Tachytes chrysopyga Spinola, 1841
Tachytes distinctus (Smith, 1856)⇒ Tachytes auricomans Bradley, 1919
Tachytes mergus Fox, 1892
Triepeolus lunatus Say, 1824
Trigonopsis cyclocephala F. Smith, 1873
Trypoxylon (Trypargilum) texense (Saussure, 1867)⇒ Trypoxylon saussurei Rohwer, 1912
Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) mordax Smith, 1874Antillean Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) varipuncta Patton, 1879Valley carpenter bee
Xylocopa (Notoxylocopa) tabaniformis Smith, 1854Arnold's dogwood
Xylocopa (Schonnherria) micans Lepeletier, 1841Southern Carpenter Bee
Zanysson texanus Cresson, 1872

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Los Angeles
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
23
38
Genera
Species

Taxom



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