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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
33
170
481
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
32
169
480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
116
410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
36
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
8 Families width 76 Species and 2 Subspecies
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees36SpeciesTaxom
Andrenidae Webster, 1913Andrenid bees4SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae (Schenk, 1860)And Resin Bees20SpeciesTaxom
Crabronidae Latreille, 1802Bee Wolves1SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees1SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees11SpeciesTaxom
Melittidae Schenk, 1860Melittid bees1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
35 Genera with 76 Species
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Amegilla Friese, 18418SpeciesTaxom
Ammobates Latreille, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Andrena Fabricius, 1838Mining bee2SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1932Carder Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Anthophora Latreille, 1914Common Digger Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1787Honey Bee2SpeciesTaxom
Belliturgula1SpeciesTaxom
Borgatomelissa Patiny, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Ceratina Latreille, 1872Little Carpenter Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Cerceris Latreille, 1845Weevil Wasp1SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmognathus Engel, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Chlorion Latreille, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1838Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Compsomelissa Alfken, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Creightonella Cockerell, 01SpeciesTaxom
Crossocerus Lepeletier d..., 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Haetosmia Popov, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1899Lesser Masons1SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1895Masked Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Icteranthidium Michener, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1931Base-banded Furrow Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Lipotriches Gerstaecker, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1896And Resin Bees10SpeciesTaxom
Nomia Latreille, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1975Mason bee2SpeciesTaxom
Parammobatodes Popov, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Promelitta Warncke, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapis W. F. Kirby, 18845SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1791Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsalia Morawitz, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Tetraloniella Ashmead, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 20146SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 2017Carpenter bees4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
76 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubica Lepeletier, 1841
Amegilla (Amegilla) farinosa Klug, 1845
Amegilla (Amegilla) incana Klug, 1845
Amegilla (Micramegilla) latizona Spinola, 1838
Amegilla (Micramegilla) mucorea Klug, 1845
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) crocea Klug, 1845
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons Walker, 1871
Amegilla (Zebramegilla) savignyi Lepeletier, 1841
Ammobates androsthenes Engel, 2009
Andrena (Callandrena) aegyptiaca Friese, 1899
Andrena (Suandrena) savignyi Spinola, 1838
Anthidium (Anthidium) porterae Cockerell, 1900Porter´s Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) tesselatum Klug, 1832
Anthidium amabile (Alfken, 1932)⇒ Anthidium porterae Cockerell, 1900
Anthophora (Heliophila) concinna Klug, 1845
Anthophora (Paramegilla) femorata Olivier, 1789
Anthophora (Paramegilla) valga Klug, 1845
Anthophora (Petalosternon) extricata Priesner, 1957
Anthophora (Petalosternon) priesneri Alfken, 1932
Anthophora (Petalosternon) wegelini Friese, 1914Central Kentucky cave amphipod
Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus, 1758Drone-Bee
Apis (Micrapis) florea Fabricius, 1787Dwarf honey bee
Belliturgula najdica Engel, 2019
Borgatomelissa brevipennis Walker, 1871
Braunsapis alqarnii Engel & Mich..., 2014
Ceratina (Pithitis) citriphila Cockerell, 1935
Ceratina (Pithitis) tarsata Morawitz, 1872
Cerceris capito (Lepeletier d..., 1845)⇒ Cerceris straminea komarovii Radoszkowski, 1886
Chalicodoma riyadhense Alqarni, Han..., 2012
Chalicodoma rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Chiasmognathus nearchus Engel, 2009
Chlorion splendidum Fabricius, 1804Aleutian macoma
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) erythrura Spinola, 1838
Creightonella amabilis Cockerell, 0
Haetosmia circumventa Peters, 1974
Hoplitis helouanensis Friese, 1899
Hylaeus (Paraprosopis) xanthopoda Vachal, 1895
Icteranthidium ferrugineum Fabricius, 1787Cancellate semele
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) villosulum (Kirby, 1802)⇒ Lasioglossum villosulum Kirby, 1802
Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) leptorhynchum Blüthgen, 1931
Lipotriches (Austronomia) nana Smith, 1875
Lipotriches (Lipotriches) parca Kohl, 1906
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) minutissima Radoszkowski, 1876
Megachile (Eutricharaea) patellimana Spinola, 1838
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) flavipes Spinola, 1838
Megachile amabilis Cockerell, 1933
Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854Stout tagelus
Megachile maxillosa Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Megachile riyadhensis Alqarni, Han..., 2012
Megachile ventrisi Engel, 2008
Megachile walkeri Dalla Torre, 1896
Nomia (Crocisaspidia) zonaria Walker, 1871
Nomia ruficornis (Spinola, 1838)⇒ Lipotriches nana Smith, 1875
Osmia (Helicosmia) latreillei Spinola, 1806
Osmia latreillei iberoafricana (Peters, 1975)⇒ Osmia latreillei Spinola, 1806
Parammobatodes maroccanus Warncke, 1983
Promelitta alboclypeata Friese, 1900
Pseudapis (Nomiapis) bispinosa Brullé, 1832
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) edentata Morawitz, 1876
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) inermis Morawitz, 1895
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) nilotica Smith, 1875
Pseudapis (Pseudapis) patellata Magretti, 1884
Sphex fumicatus fumicatus Christ, 1791
Tarsalia kindahensis Engel, 2017
Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) persiciformis Alqarni, Han..., 2012
Thyreus bimaculatus Radoszkowski, 1893
Thyreus hyalinatus Vachal, 1903
Thyreus nubicus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus parthenope Lieftinck, 1968
Thyreus ramosus Lepeletier, 1841
Thyreus shebicus Engel, 2014
Xylocopa (Ctenoxylocopa) sulcatipes Maa, 1970Common malaria mosquito
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aestuans Linnaeus, 1758
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) pubescens Spinola, 1838
Xylocopa sarawatica Engel, 2017

Subnodes of Apoidea with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
FamilyCrabronidae
Latreille, 1802
Bee Wolves, Cicadakillers, Crabronid wasps, Mud daubers, Sand wasps
2
1
Genera
Species

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