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Checklist for Superfamily Apoidea Latreille, 1802 (Apoid Wasps)
and region Torres Strait Islands (Far North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
116
426
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
116
426
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
111
401
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
74
323
494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
17
53
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
17
53
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
8
40
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
5
15
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Torres Strait Islands
5 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apidae Latreille, 1802Bumble bees18SpeciesTaxom
Halictidae Thomson, 1869Flower bees7SpeciesTaxom
Colletidae Lepeletier, 1841Colletid bees2SpeciesTaxom
Megachilidae Schenk, 1860And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Sphecidae Latreille, 1802Digger & Sand wasps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Torres Strait Islands
15 Genera with 31 Species
Allodape Lepeletier &..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Amegilla Friese, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Apis Linnaeus, 1793Honey Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Austronomia Michener, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Braunsapis Michener, 18547SpeciesTaxom
Centris Fabricius, 1874Centris Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Dieunomia Cockerell, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeus Fabricius, 1910Masked Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Lasioglossum Curtis, 1929Base-banded Furrow Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1921And Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Palaeorhiza Perkins, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Sphex Linnaeus, 1856Digger wasps1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragonula Moure, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Thyreus Panzer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Xylocopa Latreille, 1861Carpenter bees3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Torres Strait Islands
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allodape clarissima (Cockerell, 1929)⇒ Braunsapis clarissima Cockerell, 1929
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cingulata Fabricius, 1775Blue banded bee
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) pulchra Smith, 1854
Apis (Apis) cerana Fabricius, 1793Asian honey bee
Braunsapis clarissima Cockerell, 1929
Braunsapis diminuta Cockerell, 1915
Braunsapis falcata Reyes, 1993
Braunsapis nitida Smith, 1859
Braunsapis plebeia Cockerell, 1929
Braunsapis protuberans Reyes, 1993
Braunsapis simillima Smith, 1854
Centris (Heterocentris) nitida Smith, 1874Arnold's dogwood
Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda Say, 1824
Hylaeus (Gnathoprosopis) theodorei Cockerell, 1910
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) flindersi Cockerell, 1905
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) murrayi Cockerell, 1905
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sphecodopsis Cockerell, 1905
Lasioglossum (Homalictus) woodsi Cockerell, 1910
Lasioglossum exleyae Walker, 1986
Lasioglossum thor Cockerell, 1929
Megachile (Callomegachile) mystaceana Michener, 1962Fire-tailed Resin Bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) darwiniana Cockerell, 1906
Megachile (Eutricharea) haematogastra Cockerell, 1921
Palaeorhiza (Heterorhiza) hedleyi Cockerell, 1929
Sphex cognata Smith, 1856
Tetragonula clypearis Friese, 1908
Tetragonula sapiens Cockerell, 1911
Thyreus nitidulus Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) aruana Ritsema, 1876Great Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) lieftincki Leys, 2000
Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) unicolor Smith, 1861Delicate tellin


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