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Checklist of Family Melittidae Schenk, 1860 (Melittid bees)
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1811
113709
1208758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
928
84435
1006159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
151
11199
151567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
122
10285
146039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
42
3384
72503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
16
1272
36839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelittidae
Schenk, 1860
Melittid bees, Melittids
22
280
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
22 Genera with 280 Species
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Afrodasypoda Engel, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Capicola Friese, 200718SpeciesTaxom
Ceratomonia Michener, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Cilissa Leach, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Dasypoda Latreille, 2004Pantaloon Bees49SpeciesTaxom
Eomacropis Engel, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Eremaphanta Popov, 19579SpeciesTaxom
Glyptapis Cockerell, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Haplomelitta Cockerell, 19817SpeciesTaxom
Hesperapis Cockerell, 191747SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeosoma Ashmead, 02SpeciesTaxom
Macropis Panzer, 1936Oil-Collecting Bees26SpeciesTaxom
Meganomia Cockerell, 19815SpeciesTaxom
Melitta Kirby, 1909Blunt-Horn Bees76SpeciesTaxom
Palaeomacropis Michez & Nel, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Promelitta Warncke, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilanthus Alfken, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Rediviva Friese, 201237SpeciesTaxom
Redivivoides Michener, 20128SpeciesTaxom
Samba Friese, 201511SpeciesTaxom
Sinostigma Hong, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Uromonia Michener, 19812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
280 Species and 26 Subspecies
Afrodasypoda plumipes Friese, 1912
Capicola (Capicola) nanula Cockerell, 1936
Capicola (Capicola) rufiventris
Capicola (Capicoloides) aliciae Cockerell, 1932
Capicola (Rhinochaetula) rufiventris Friese, 1912
Capicola aliceae Cockerell, 1932
Capicola braunsiana (Friese, 1911)⇒ Dasypoda comberi Cockerell, 1911
Capicola callura (Cockerell, 1932)⇒ Capicola rufiventris Friese, 1912
Capicola capicola Friese, 1909
Capicola danforthi Eardley, 2007
Capicola flavicara Eardley, 2007
Capicola flavicora Eardley, 2007
Capicola flavitarsis Friese, 1912
Capicola gessorum Eardley, 2007
Capicola hantamensis Michez & Kuh..., 2007
Capicola micheneri Michez, 2007
Capicola nigerrima Cockerell, 1932
Capicola rhodostoma Cockerell, 1932
Capicola richtersveldensis Patiny & Michez, 2007
Ceratomonia rozenorum Michener, 1981Ozark cave amphipod
Cilissa melanura Nylander, 1852
Dasypoda albimana Perez, 1905
Dasypoda albipila Spinola, 1838
Dasypoda altercator (Harris, 1780)⇒ Dasypoda hirtipes Harris, 1780
Dasypoda argentata Panzer, 1809
Dasypoda aurata (Rudow, 1881)⇒ Dasypoda argentata Panzer, 1809
Dasypoda basaltica Zhang, 1989
Dasypoda braccata Eversmann, 1852
Dasypoda brevicornis Perez, 1895
Dasypoda chinensis Wu, 1978
Dasypoda cingulata Erichson, 1835
Dasypoda cockerelli Yasumatsu, 1935
Dasypoda comberi Cockerell, 1911
Dasypoda crassicornis Friese, 1896
Dasypoda dusmeti Quilis, 1928
Dasypoda frieseana Schletterer, 1890Convergent lady beetle
Dasypoda gusenleitneri Michez, 2004
Dasypoda heliocharis Gistel, 1857
Dasypoda hirtipes Harris, 1780Hairy Legged Mining Bee
Dasypoda iberica Warncke, 1973
Dasypoda illegalis Schulz, 1906
Dasypoda intermedia Michez, 2005
Dasypoda japonica Cockerell, 1911
Dasypoda leucoura Rudow, 1882
Dasypoda litigator Baker, 2002
Dasypoda longigena Schletterer, 1890Convergent lady beetle
Dasypoda maura Perez, 1895
Dasypoda michezi Radchenko, 2017
Dasypoda mixta Radoszkowski, 1886
Dasypoda morawitzi Radchenko, 2009
Dasypoda morotei Quilis, 1928
Dasypoda oraniensis Perez, 1895
Dasypoda patinyi Michez, 2002
Dasypoda pyriformis (Radoszkowski, 1887)⇒ Dasypoda cingulata Erichson, 1835
Dasypoda pyrotrichia Förster, 1855
Dasypoda riftensis Michez & Pauly, 2012
Dasypoda sichuanensis Wu, 2000
Dasypoda sinuata Perez, 1895
Dasypoda spinigera Kohl, 1905
Dasypoda spinigera europaea Warncke, 1973
Dasypoda spinigera spinigera Kohl, 1905
Dasypoda suripes (Christ, 1791)⇒ Dasypoda argentata Panzer, 1809
Dasypoda syriensis Michez, 2004
Dasypoda tibialis Morawitz, 1880
Dasypoda toroki Michez, 2004
Dasypoda tubera Warncke, 1973
Dasypoda visnaga Rossi, 1790
Dasypoda vulpecula Lebedev, 1929
Dasypoda warnckei Michez, 2004
Eomacropis glaesaria M. S. Engel, 2001
Eremaphanta convolvuli Popov, 1940
Eremaphanta dispar Morawitz, 1892
Eremaphanta fasciata Popov, 1957
Eremaphanta iranica Schwammberger, 1971
Eremaphanta minuta Popov, 1957
Eremaphanta popovi Michez, 2006
Eremaphanta turcomanica Popov, 1957
Eremaphanta vitellina Morawitz, 1876
Eremaphanta zhelochovtsevi Popov, 1957
Glyptapis densopunctata M. S. Engel, 2001
Glyptapis disareolata M. S. Engel, 2001
Glyptapis fuscula T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Glyptapis mirabilis T. D. A. Coc..., 1909
Haplomelitta atra Michener, 1981
Haplomelitta diversipes Cockerell, 1932
Haplomelitta fasciata Michener, 1981
Haplomelitta griseonigra Michener, 1981
Haplomelitta ogilviei Cockerell, 1932
Haplomelitta tridentata Michener, 1981
Hesperapis (Amblyapis) arida Michener, 1936
Hesperapis (Amblyapis) ilicifoliae Cockerell, 1910
Hesperapis (Amblyapis) larreae Cockerell, 1907
Hesperapis (Amblyapis) leucura Cockerell, 1916
Hesperapis (Carinapis) carinata Stevens, 1919
Hesperapis (Carinapis) fulvipes Crawford, 1917
Hesperapis (Carinapis) oraria Snelling & S..., 1997
Hesperapis (Carinapis) rhodocerata Cockerell, 1897
Hesperapis (Disparapis) arenicola Crawford, 1917
Hesperapis (Hesperapis) elegantula Cockerell, 1898
Hesperapis (Panurgomia) fuchsi Viereck, 1909
Hesperapis (Panurgomia) pellucida Cockerell, 1925
Hesperapis (Panurgomia) regularis Cresson, 1878
Hesperapis (Xeralictoides) laticeps Crawford, 1917
Hesperapis (Zacesta) rufipes Ashmead, 1899
Hesperapis aliciae Cockerell, 1932
Hesperapis braunsiana Friese, 1911
Hesperapis cockerelli
Hesperapis danforthi Eardley, 2007
Hesperapis eumarpha Cockerell, 1898
Hesperapis flavicara Eardley, 2007
Hesperapis flavitarsis (Friese, 1912)⇒ Capicola flavitarsis Friese, 1912
Hesperapis gessorum Eardley, 2007
Hesperapis hantamensis Michez & Kuh..., 2007
Hesperapis infuscata Engel & Michez, 2020
Hesperapis leucurus Cockerell, 1916
Hesperapis macrocephala Cockerell, 1924
Hesperapis micheneri Michez, 2007
Hesperapis morongo
Hesperapis nanula Cockerell, 1936
Hesperapis nigerrima Cockerell, 1932
Hesperapis nitidula Cockerell, 1916
Hesperapis nitidulus Cockerell, 1916
Hesperapis oliviae Cockerell, 1897
Hesperapis parva Michener, 1937
Hesperapis pellucidus Cockerell, 1925
Hesperapis rhodoceratus Cockerell, 1897
Hesperapis rhodostoma Cockerell, 1932
Hesperapis richtersveldensis Patiny & Michez, 2007
Hesperapis rodecki (Cockerell, 1934)⇒ Hesperapis carinata Stevens, 1919
Hesperapis rufiventris Friese, 1912
Hesperapis semirudis Cockerell, 1910
Hesperapis trochanterata Snelling, 1987
Hesperapis willmattae Cockerell, 1933
Hesperapis wilmattae Cockerell, 1933
Hesperapis xeralictoides Crawford, 1917
Hylaeosoma ashmeadi
Hylaeosoma longiceps
Macropis (Macropis) ciliata Patton, 1880
Macropis (Macropis) europaea Warncke, 1973Yellow loosestrife bee
Macropis (Macropis) nuda Provancher, 1882Dark-Legged Yellow Loosestrife Bee
Macropis (Macropis) patellata Patton, 1880
Macropis (Macropis) steironematis Robertson, 1891
Macropis steironematis opaca (Michener, 1938)⇒ Macropis steironematis Robertson, 1891
Macropis steironematis steironematis Robertson, 1891
Macropis (Sinomacropis) hedini Alfken, 1936
Macropis (Sinomacropis) omeiensis Wu, 1965
Macropis basaltica J. F. Zhang, 1989
Macropis dimidiata Yasumatsu & ..., 1956
Macropis dimidiata amurensis Popov, 1958
Macropis dimidiata dimidiata Yasumatsu an..., 1956
Macropis frivaldskyi (Mocsáry, 1878)⇒ Macropis frivaldszkyi Mocsáry, 1878
Macropis frivaldszkyi Mocsáry, 1878
Macropis fulvipes Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Macropis fulvipes fulvipes Fabricius, 1804
Macropis fulvipes macedonica Warncke, 1973
Macropis immaculata Wu, 1965
Macropis kiangsuensis Wu, 1978
Macropis labiata Fabricius, 1804
Macropis micheneri Wu, 1992
Macropis orientalis Michez & Patiny, 2005
Macropis tibialis Yasumatsu & ..., 1956
Macropis ussuriana Popov, 1936
Meganomia andersoni Meade-Waldo, 1916
Meganomia binghami Cockerell, 1909
Meganomia gigas Michener, 1981Ozark cave amphipod
Meganomia rossi Michener, 1981Ozark cave amphipod
Melitta (Cilissa) americana Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Melitta (Cilissa) arrogans Smith, 1879
Melitta (Cilissa) californica Viereck, 1909
Melitta (Cilissa) cameroni Cockerell, 1910
Melitta (Cilissa) harrietae Bingham, 1897
Melitta (Cilissa) melittoides Viereck, 1909
Melitta (Melitta) leporina Panzer, 1799Clover blunthorn bee
Melitta (Melitta) maura Perez, 1896
Melitta maura cyrenaicensis Warncke, 1973
Melitta maura maura Pérez, 1896
Melitta maura orientana Warncke, 1973
Melitta (Melitta) nigricans Alfken, 1905
Melitta (Melitta) tricincta Kirby, 1802Red Bartsia Bee
Melitta tricincta meridionalis Hedicke, 1933
Melitta tricincta tricincta Kirby, 1802
Melitta aegyptiaca Radoszkowski, 1891
Melitta aegyptiaca aegyptiaca Radoszkowski, 1891
Melitta aegyptiaca canariensis Warncke, 1973
Melitta aegyptiaca clusia Warncke, 1973
Melitta aegyptiaca maroccana Warncke, 1973
Melitta albida Cockerell, 1935
Melitta americaniformis (Viereck, 1909)⇒ Melitta americana Smith, 1853
Melitta avontuurensis Michez & Kuh..., 2014
Melitta barbarae Eardley, 2006
Melitta barberae Eardley & Ku..., 2006
Melitta bicollaris Warncke, 1973
Melitta budashkini Radchenko & ..., 2012
Melitta budensis Mocsáry, 1878
Melitta changmuensis Wu, 1988
Melitta danae Eardley, 2006
Melitta dimidiata Morawitz, 1876Sainfoin blunthorn bee
Melitta eickworti Snelling & S..., 1995
Melitta engeli Michez, 2012
Melitta ezoana Yasumatsu & ..., 1956
Melitta fulvescenta Wu, 2000
Melitta guichardi Michez, 2007
Melitta haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775Bellflower blunthorn bee
Melitta haemorrhoidalis flavidorsis Ruszkowski, 1988
Melitta haemorrhoidalis frisica Zimmermann, 1935
Melitta haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775
Melitta heilungkiangensis Wu, 1978
Melitta hispanica Friese, 1900
Melitta iberica Warncke, 1973
Melitta japonica Yasumatsu & ..., 1956
Melitta kastiliensis Warncke, 1973
Melitta katherinae Eardley, 2006
Melitta latronis Cockerell, 1924
Melitta magnifica Michez, 2012
Melitta melanura (Nylander, 1852)⇒ Melitta tricincta Kirby, 1802
Melitta mongolica Wu, 1978
Melitta montana Wu, 1992
Melitta murciana Warncke, 1973
Melitta nigrabdominalis Wu, 1988
Melitta piersbakeri Engel, 2005
Melitta pseudotibetensis (Wu, 1978)⇒ Melitta harrietae Bingham, 1897
Melitta rasmonti Michez, 2007
Melitta richtersveldensis Michez & Kuh..., 2014
Melitta schmiedeknechti Friese, 1898
Melitta schmiedeknechtii Friese, 1898
Melitta schmiedeknechtii schmiedeknechtii Friese, 1898
Melitta schmiedeknechtii tunensis Warncke, 1973
Melitta schultzei Friese, 1909
Melitta seitzi Alfken, 1927
Melitta seitzi cinerea Warncke, 1973
Melitta seitzi seitzi Alfken, 1927
Melitta sibirica Morawitz, 1888
Melitta sibirica quinghaiensis (Wu, 2000)⇒ Melitta sibirica Morawitz, 1888
Melitta sibirica sibirica Morawitz, 1888
Melitta singular Michez, 2012
Melitta tibetensis (Wu, 1978)⇒ Melitta harrietae Bingham, 1897
Melitta tomentosa Friese, 1900
Melitta udmurtica Sitdikov, 1986
Melitta wankowiczi Radoszkowski, 1891
Melitta whiteheadi Eardley, 2006
Melitta willardi Cockerell, 1909
Palaeomacropis eocenicus D. Michez, 2007
Promelitta alboclypeata Friese, 1900
Promelitta plumipes (Friese, 1912)⇒ Afrodasypoda plumipes Friese, 1912
Pseudophilanthus (Pseudophilanthus) tavetensis Cockerell, 1934
Pseudophilanthus taeniatus Alfken, 1939
Pseudophilanthus tsavoensis Strand, 1920
Pseudophilanthus wenzeli Michener & B..., 1987
Rediviva albifasciata Whitehead & ..., 1994
Rediviva alonsoae Whitehead & ..., 2001
Rediviva aurata Whitehead & ..., 2001
Rediviva autumnalis Whitehead & ..., 2008
Rediviva bicava Whitehead & ..., 2001
Rediviva brunnea Whitehead /&..., 2008
Rediviva capensis Kuhlmann, 0
Rediviva colorata Michener, 1981Ozark cave amphipod
Rediviva eardleyi Kuhlmann, 0
Rediviva emdeorum Vogel & Mich..., 1985
Rediviva gigas Whitehead & ..., 1993
Rediviva intermedia Whitehead & ..., 2001
Rediviva intermixta Cockerell, 1934
Rediviva kamieskroonensis Kuhlmann, 0
Rediviva karooensis Kuhlmann, 0
Rediviva longimanus Michener, 1981Ozark cave amphipod
Rediviva macgregori Whitehead & ..., 2001
Rediviva micheneri Whitehead & ..., 2001
Rediviva namaquaensis Kuhlmann, 0
Rediviva neliana Cockerell, 1931
Rediviva nitida Whitehead & ..., 2001
Rediviva pallidula Whitehead & ..., 1992
Rediviva parva Whitehead & ..., 2001
Rediviva peringueyi Friese, 1911
Rediviva politissima (Cockerell, 1934)⇒ Rediviva neliana Cockerell, 1931
Rediviva rhodosoma Whitehead & ..., 2008
Rediviva ruficornis Whitehead & ..., 2001
Rediviva rufipes Friese, 1913
Rediviva rufocincta Cockerell, 1934
Rediviva saetigera Whitehead & ..., 1992
Rediviva simulans Michener, 0
Rediviva steineri Kuhlmann, 2012
Rediviva transkeiana Whitehead & ..., 2008
Rediviva transvaalica
Rediviva tropicalis (Cockerell, 1934)⇒ Andrena africana Friese, 1909
Rediviva variabilis Kuhlmann, 0
Rediviva whiteheadi Kuhlmann, 2012
Redivivoides capensis Kuhlmann, 2012
Redivivoides eardleyi Kuhlmann, 2012
Redivivoides kamieskroonensis Kuhlmann, 2012
Redivivoides karooensis Kuhlmann, 2012
Redivivoides namaquaensis Kuhlmann, 2012
Redivivoides simulans Michener, 1981Ozark cave amphipod
Redivivoides variabilis Kuhlmann, 2012
Samba ascheri Michez & Patiny, 2010
Samba atra Michener, 1981
Samba calcarata Friese, 1908
Samba fasciata Michener, 1981
Samba gessorum Eardley, 2010
Samba griseonigra Michener, 1981
Samba ogilviei Cockerell, 1932
Samba rubigoinis Eardley, 2010
Samba spinosa Eardley, 2010
Samba tridentata Michener, 1981
Samba turkana Packer, 2015
Sinostigma spinalata Hong, 1984
Uromonia flaviventris Benoist, 1964
Uromonia stagei Michener, 1981Ozark cave amphipod

Subnodes of Melittidae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyDasypodainae
Latreille, 1802
Hairy-footed Bees
7
138
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMeganomiinae
Michener, 1981
4
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelittinae
Kirby, 1802
8
128
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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