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Checklist for Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802 (Apoid Wasps)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
458
5336
18787
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
455
5331
18781
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
433
5239
18576
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
4213
16123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
452
1150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
44
440
1145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
197
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
46
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
7 Families width 123 Species and 3 Subspecies
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees68SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees1SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees25SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees10SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees9SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
46 Genera with 123 Species
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Amegilla Friese, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1974Mining bee1SpeciesTaxom
Anthidiellum Cockerell, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1854Common Digger Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Austroplebeia Moure, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Bombus Latreille, 1763Bumble Bee16SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1914Little Carpenter Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 06SpeciesTaxom
Chalybion Dahlbom, 1918Blue mud dauber wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1896Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Colletes Latreille, 1993Cellophane bees2SpeciesTaxom
Creightonella Cockerell, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplectra Kirby, 1826
0SpeciesTaxom
Dieunomia Cockerell, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Ectemnius Dahlbom, 1983Squarehead Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Eupliloides Pate, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1960End-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Heriades Spinola, 1864Armored-Resin Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Heterotrigona Schwarz, 20193SpeciesTaxom
Holcopasites Ashmead, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1913Base-banded Furrow Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Leioproctus F. Smith, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Lestica Billberg, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1929And Resin Bees11SpeciesTaxom
Melipona Illiger, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Mellitidia Guérin-Ménev..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1837Cuckoo Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Pachyhalictus Cockerell, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeorhiza Perkins, 04SpeciesTaxom
Papuatrigona Michener & S..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Peponapis Robertson, 1837Squash Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Pison Spinola, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Platytrigona Moure, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Ptilonomia Michener, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Reepenia Friese, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1991Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19054SpeciesTaxom
Trigona Jurine, 1948Vulture bees4SpeciesTaxom
Trypoxylon Latreille, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1863Carpenter bees8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
123 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amegilla (Asaropoda) bombiformis Smith, 1854Golden haired mortar bee
Amegilla acraensis tellervo
Amegilla (Notomegilla) aeruginosa Smith, 1854
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata Fabricius, 1775Blue banded bee
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) ternatensis Cockerell, 1910
Andrena (Chlorandrena) spinaria Warncke, 1974
Anthidiellum biroi Friese, 1909
Anthidiellum solomonis Krombein, 1951
Anthophora (Anthophora) plumipes Pallas, 1772Hairy footed flower bee
Anthophora villosula (Smith, 1854)⇒ Colletes hederae Schmidt & We..., 1993
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Austroplebeia cincta Mocsáry, 1898
Bombus (Alpigenobombus) genalis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Alpigenobombus) wurflenii Radoszkowski, 1860
Bombus (Bombus) lucorum (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Bombus lantschouensis Vogt, 1908
Bombus (Bombus) sporadicus Nylander, 1848Blue Ridge Mountain amphipod
Bombus (Bombus) terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Bombus longipennis Friese, 1918
Bombus (Bombus) terricola Kirby, 1837Yellow-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus (Fervidobombus) fervidus Fabricius, 1798Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus (Megabombus) consobrinus Dahlbom, 1832Northern Monkshood bumblebee
Bombus (Megabombus) hortorum Linnaeus, 1761Garden bumblebee
Bombus (Melanobombus) lapidarius Linnaeus, 1758Large Red-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus (Psithyrus) sylvestris Lepeletier, 1832Forest Cuckoo Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758New garden bumblebee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) jonellus Kirby, 1802Heath Bumble Bee
Bombus (Pyrobombus) pratorum Illiger, 1806Apple Bumblebee
Bombus (Separatobombus) griseocollis (DeGeer, 1773)⇒ Bombus griseocollis De Geer, 1773
Bombus (Thoracobombus) pascuorum Scopoli, 1763Common carder bee
Braunsapis biroi Friese, 1909
Braunsapis plebeia Cockerell, 1929
Braunsapis protuberans Reyes, 1993
Braunsapis unicolor Smith, 1854
Ceratina (Euceratina) cyanea Kirby, 1802Blue carpenter bee
Ceratina (Neoceratina) dentipes Friese, 1914Central Kentucky cave amphipod
Chalicodoma (Callomegachile) utra Vachal, 0
Chalicodoma deanii
Chalicodoma hertlei Friese, 1911
Chalicodoma manicata Giraud, 1861
Chalicodoma pluto (Smith, 1861)⇒ Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853
Chalicodoma praetexta Vachal, 0
Chalybion accline Kohl, 1918
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) albolineata Cockerell, 1905
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) weinlandi Schulz, 1904
Coelioxys biroi Friese, 1909
Coelioxys smithii Dalla Torre, 1896
Colletes (Colletes) floralis Eversmann, 1852Northern Colletes
Colletes (Colletes) hederae Schmidt & We..., 1993Ivy Bee
Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda Say, 1824
Ectemnius krombeini Tsuneki, 1983
Eupliloides bougainvillea Pate, 1946
Eupliloides inondensis Tsuneki, 1983
Halictus pseudexterus Krombein, 1951
Halictus szentivanyi Michener, 1960
Heriades (Neotrypetes) carinatus Cresson, 1864
Heterotrigona paradisaea Engel & Rasm..., 2017
Heterotrigona taraxis Engel, 2019
Heterotrigona tricholoma Engel, 2019
Holcopasites stevensi Crawford, 1915
Lasioglossum lasioglossum Strand, 1913
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) chalybeatus Erichson, 1841
Leioproctus (Leioproctus) cupreus Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Leioproctus chalcurus (Cockerell, 1921)⇒ Leioproctus cupreus Smith, 1853
Leioproctus lanhami Michener, 1965Mountain cave amphipod
Lestica krombeinii Tsuneki, 1983
Lipotriches maai Michener, 1965
Lithurgus (Lithurgus) scabrosus Smith, 1859Wood-nesting bee
Megachile (Callomegachile) cincturata Cockerell, 1912
Megachile (Callomegachile) mcnamerae Cockerell, 1929
Megachile (Callomegachile) pluto Smith, 1860Wallace's Giant Bee
Megachile (Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith, 1853Giant resin bee
Megachile (Creightonella) frontalis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Megachile alecto Smith, 1860
Megachile concolor Friese, 1903
Megachile foliata Smith, 1861Delicate tellin
Megachile lorentzi Friese, 1911
Megachile othona Cameron, 1901
Megachile papuana Cockerell, 1929
Melipona (Melikerria) interrupta Latreille, 1811
Mellitidia gressitti Michener, 1965
Nomada biroi Friese, 1909
Nomada frieseana Cockerell, 1904
Nomada vincta Say, 1837Bounded Cuckoo Nomad Bee
Nomia pulchribalteata Cameron, 1901
Palaeorhiza (Heterorhiza) enixa (Cheesman, 1948)⇒ Palaeorhiza lusoria Smith, 1863
Palaeorhiza (Palaeorhiza) perviridis Cockerell, 1905
Palaeorhiza lusoria Smith, 1863
Palaeorhiza patricia
Papuatrigona genalis Friese, 1908
Peponapis (Peponapis) pruinosa Say, 1837Eastern cucurbit bee
Pison (Pison) marginatum Smith, 1856
Pison (Pison) westwoodii Shuckard, 1838
Platytrigona flaviventris Friese, 1908
Platytrigona keyensis Friese, 1901
Platytrigona lamingtonia Cockerell, 1929
Platytrigona planifrons Smith, 1864
Ptilonomia plumosa Michener, 1965
Reepenia bituberculata Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Sphex alacer Kohl, 1895
Sphex rex Hensen, 1991
Tetragonula biroi Friese, 1898
Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908
Tetragonula iridipennis Smith, 1854
Tetragonula pagdeni Schwarz, 1939
Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Thyreus frieseanus Cockerell, 1905
Thyreus nitidulus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Thyreus sphenophorus Lieftinck, 1962
Thyreus wallacei Cockerell, 1905
Trigona (Heterotrigona) sapiens (Cockerell, 1911)⇒ Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Trigona clypearis (Friese, 1908)⇒ Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona guianae Cockerell, 1912
Trigona muzoensis Schwarz, 1948
Trypoxylon novaguineae Tsuneki, 1981
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aruana Ritsema, 1876Great Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) bombiformis Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) lieftincki Leys, 2000
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) parvula Rayment, 1935
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) unicolor Smith, 1861Delicate tellin
Xylocopa tabaniformis sylvicola O´Brien & Hurd, 1965
Xylocopa (Xylocopa) violacea Müller, 1776European Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa provida Smith, 1863

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
5
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