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Checklist for Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802 (Apoid Wasps)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
352
2671
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
351
2670
5037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
343
2630
4959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
220
1988
3673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
36
242
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
35
241
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
13
121
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
36
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
5 Families width 65 Species
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees21SpeciesTaxom
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees24SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves10SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
36 Genera with 65 Species
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Agapostemon Guérin-Ménev..., 1918Agapostemon Sweat Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1879Common Digger Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1758Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Augochlora Smith, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Brachystegus A. Costa, 01SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1775Centris Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 2009Weevil Wasp2SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1845Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Dialictus Robertson, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Elaphropoda Lieftinck, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Exomalopsis Spinola, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Habropoda Smith, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Halictus Latreille, 1914End-banded Furrow Bees5SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1875Lesser Masons1SpeciesTaxom
Larra Fabricius, 1804Mole Cricket Hunters1SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1909Base-banded Furrow Bees13SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1891And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Melissodes Latreille, 1878Long-horned Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Mesoplia Lepeletier, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Microbembex Patton, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Mimumesa Malloch, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Nomada Scopoli, 1878Cuckoo Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Oxybelus Latreille, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Plebeia Schwarz, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Prionyx Vander Linden, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Sceliphron Klug, 1775Black Mud-Dauber Wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecodes Latreille, 2006Blood Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1758Digger wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Stictia Illiger, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tachysphex Kohl, 1974Black cockroach hunter1SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Xeromelecta Linsley, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1912Carpenter bees3SpeciesTaxom
Xysma Pate, 19951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
65 Species
Agapostemon viequesensis Cockerell, 1918
Anthophora (Heliophila) tridentella Priesner, 1957
Anthophora (Mystacanthophora) tricolor Fabricius, 1775
Anthophora krugeri Eardley & Br..., 1989
Anthophora krugii Cresson, 1879
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Augochlora (Augochlora) buscki Cockerell, 1910
Brachystegus basirufus
Centris (Centris) decolorata Lepeletier, 1841Crazy Beach Bee
Centris (Centris) haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775
Centris (Centris) varia Erichson, 1848
Centris (Centris) versicolor Fabricius, 1775
Cerceris krugi Dewitz, 1881
Cerceris victori Genaro, 2009Volcanic melicope
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) lanata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Megachile lanata Fabricius, 1775
Coelioxys (Neocoelioxys) abdominalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Elaphropoda bembidion Lieftinck, 1966Cascade cave amphipod
Exomalopsis (Exomalopsis) analis Spinola, 1853
Exomalopsis (Exomalopsis) similis Cresson, 1865Winged surfclam
Exomalopsis globosa (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Exomalopsis similis Cresson, 1865
Habropoda morrisoni Cresson, 1878
Halictus (Halictus) ligatus Say, 1837
Halictus (Odontalictus) ligatus Say, 1837Ligated Furrow Bee
Halictus (Odontalictus) poeyi (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Halictus ligatus Say, 1837
Halictus perangulatus (Cockerell, 1911)⇒ Lasioglossum subopacum Smith, 1853
Halictus proangularis Ellis, 1914
Hoplitis caularis Morawitz, 1875
Larra bicolor (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Stizoides amoenus F. Smith, 1856
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) gundlachii Baker, 1906
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) rufopantex Engel, 2001
Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) subopacum Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Lasioglossum amona Gibbs, 2018
Lasioglossum dispersum Gibbs, 2018
Lasioglossum eickwortellum Engel, 2001
Lasioglossum enatum Gibbs, 2018
Lasioglossum ferrerii Baker, 1906
Lasioglossum genaroi Gibbs, 2018
Lasioglossum monense Gibbs, 2018
Lasioglossum parvum Cresson, 1865
Lasioglossum rufopanticis Engel, 2001
Lasioglossum semiviride Friese, 1909
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata Fabricius, 1775Wooly Wall Bee
Megachile holosericea Fabricius, 1793
Megachile multidens Fox, 1891
Melissodes (Ecplectica) trifasciata Cresson, 1878
Mesoplia regalis Smith, 1854
Microbembex monodonta Say, 1824
Mimumesa modesta Rohwer, 1915
Nomada krugii Cresson, 1878
Oxybelus morrisoni R. Bohart, 1993
Plebeia droryana Friese, 1900
Prionyx thomae Fabricius, 1775Mud dauber
Sceliphron jamaicense Fabricius, 1775
Sphecodes tainoi Engel, 2006
Sphex dorsalis Lepeletier d..., 1845
Sphex ichneumoneus Linnaeus, 1758Great Golden Digger
Stictia signata Linnaeus, 1758Sand Wasp
Tachysphex antillarum Pulawski, 1974
Thyreus histrionicus Illiger, 1806
Thyreus hohmanni Schwarz, 1993
Xeromelecta (Nesomelecta) tibialis Fabricius, 1793
Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) brasilianorum Linnaeus, 1767Arnold's dogwood
Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) mordax Smith, 1874Antillean Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa (Notoxylocopa) guatemalensis Cockerell, 1912
Xysma dominicum Antropov, 1995

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
10
10
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