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Checklist of Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802 (Apoid Wasps)
for Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
320
2212
3737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
318
2210
3735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
306
2162
3656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1743
3045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
31
188
348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
29
181
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
87
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
25
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
8 Families width 69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees34SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps6SpeciesTaxom
Ampulicidae Shuckard, 1840Ampulicid wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees4SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees16SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees1SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees5SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
25 Genera with 69 Species
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Amegilla Friese, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ammophila W. Kirby, 1758Beachgrass2SpeciesTaxom
Ampulex Jurine, 02SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1802Mining bee4SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1841Carder Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1772Common Digger Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1793Bumble Bee22SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1912Little Carpenter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1845Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1968Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 1993Cellophane bees1SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1972End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Isodontia Patton, 1867Grass-carrying Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1913Base-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1834And Resin Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1805Mason bee1SpeciesTaxom
Philanthus Fabricius, 1775Bee-hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1801Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Seladonia Robertson, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1857Carpenter bees7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amegilla (Glossamegilla) insularis Smith, 1857
Ammophila barbarorum Arnold, 1951
Ammophila sabulosa Linnaeus, 1758Red Banded Sand Wasp
Ampulex compressa Fabricius, 1781Emerald cockroach wasp
Ampulex compressus
Andrena (Andrena) fulva Müller, 1766Mining bee
Andrena (Melandrena) cineraria Linnaeus, 1758Ashy mining bee
Andrena (Melandrena) limata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Andrena (Plastandrena) tibialis Kirby, 1802Grey-gastered mining bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum Linnaeus, 1758Continental Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) septemspinosum Lepeletier, 1841
Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes Pallas, 1772Hairy footed flower bee
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758African Honey Bee
Bombus (Bombus) lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Bombus lantschouensis Vogt, 1908
Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombus longipennis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Confusibombus) confusus Schenck, 1859
Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum Linnaeus, 1761Garden bumblebee
Bombus (Megabombus) ruderatus Fabricius, 1775Large Garden Bumble Bee
Bombus (Melanobombus) lapidarius Linnaeus, 1758Large Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) barbutellus Kirby, 1802Barbut's Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) bohemicus Seidl, 1837Ashton's Cuckoo Bumblebee
Bombus (Psithyrus) campestris Panzer, 1801Field Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) citrinus Smith, 1854Lemon cuckoo bumble bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris Fabricius, 1793Hill Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) sylvestris Lepeletier, 1832Forest Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) vestalis Geoffroy, 1785Southern Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) huntii Greene, 1860Hunt bumble bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758New garden bumblebee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum Illiger, 1806Apple Bumblebee
Bombus (Rhodobombus) pomorum Panzer, 1805Apple bumblebee
Bombus (Subterraneobombus) subterraneus Linnaeus, 1758Short-haired Bumble Bee
Bombus (Thoracobombus) humilis Illiger, 1806Brown-banded carder bee
Bombus (Thoracobombus) muscorum Linnaeus, 1758Large carder bee
Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum Scopoli, 1763Common carder bee
Bombus (Thoracobombus) veteranus Fabricius, 1793Sand bumblebee
Braunsapis leptozonia Vachal, 1909
Ceratina nyassensis Strand, 1912
Chalicodoma (Callomegachile) disjuncta Fabricius, 1781
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) lanata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Megachile lanata Fabricius, 1775
Chalybion bengalense Dahlbom, 1845Mud dauber
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) conoidea (Illiger, 1806)⇒ Coelioxys inermis Kirby, 1802
Coelioxys analis Friese, 1911
Coelioxys circumscripta Schulz, 1906
Coelioxys torridulus Pasteels, 1968
Colletes (Colletes) hederae Schmidt & We..., 1993Ivy Bee
Halictus (Hexataenites) scabiosae (Rossi, 1790)⇒ Halictus scabiosae Rossi, 1790
Halictus (Seladonia) leucaheneus Ebmer, 1972
Isodontia mexicana Saussure, 1867Grass-carrying wasp
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) leucozonium Schrank, 1781Sweat Bee
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Megachile (Amegachile) mystacea Fabricius, 1775
Megachile (Callomegachile) disjuncta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata Fabricius, 1775Wooly Wall Bee
Megachile octosignata Nylander, 1852
Megachile rufiventri Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Osmia (Osmia) cornuta Latreille, 1805Mason bee
Philanthus triangulum Fabricius, 1775Bee killer
Prionyx kirbii Vander Linden, 1827
Sceliphron fuscum Klug, 1801
Seladonia orientalis Lepeletier d..., 1841
Thyreus calceatus Vachal, 1903
Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) fenestrata Fabricius, 1798
Xylocopa fenestrata mauritii Maa, 1970
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) olivacea Fabricius, 1778
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) praeusta Smith, 1854
Xylocopa (Mesotrichia) flavorufa DeGeer, 1778
Xylocopa (Xylocopa) violacea Müller, 1776European Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa insularis Smith, 1857Dosinia lucine

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Mauritius
FamilyAmpulicidae
Shuckard, 1840
Ampulicid wasps, cockroach wasp, Cockroach wasps
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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