Classification and checklist of Afrotropical Apidae

• Subfamily APINAE

  • Tribe Anthophorini

    • Genus Amegilla

    • Genus Anthophora

    • Genus Pachymelus

  • Tribe Apini

    • Genus Apis

  • Tribe Ctenoplectrini

    • Genus Ctenoplectra

    • Genus Ctenopectrina

  •  Tribe Eucerini

    • Genus Tetralonia

    • Genus Tetraloniella

  • Tribe Melectini

    • Genus Afromelecta

    • Genus Melecta

    • Genus Thyreus

  • Tribe Meliponini

    • Genus Cleptotrigona

    • Genus Dactylurina

    • Genus Hypotrigona Cockerell

    • Genus Liotrigona Moure

    • Genus Meliponula Cockerell

    • Genus Plebeina

• Subfamily NOMADINAE

  • Tribe Nomadini

    • Genus Nomada

  • Tribe Epeolini

    • Genus Epeolus

  • Tribe Ammobatoidini

    • Genus Ammobatoides

  • Tribe Ammobatini

    • Genus Ammobates

    • Genus Pasites

    • Genus Sphecodopsis

• Subfamily XYLOCOPINAE

  • Tribe Allodapini

    • Genus Allodape

    • Genus Allodapula

    • Genus Braunsapis

    • Genus Compsomelssa

    • Genus Effractapis

    • Genus Eucondylops

    • Genus Macrogalea

    • Genus Nasurapis

  • Tribe Ceratini

    • Genus Ceratina

    • Genus Megaceratina

  • Tribe Xylocopini

    • Genus Xylocopa Latreille, 1802

      • Xylocopa aethiopica Pérez

      • Xylocopa africana (Fabricius)

        • Xylocopa africana congoensis Enderlein

        • Xylocopa africana conradti Enderlein

        • Xylocopa africana longjinensis Strand

      • Xylocopa albiceps Fabricius

      • Xylocopa albifrons Lepeletier

      • Xylocopa alticola (Cockerell)

      • Xylocopa apicalis Smith

      • Xylocopa asaccula (LeVeque)

      • Xylocopa aurorea Friese

      • Xylocopa bequaerti (Cockerell)

      • Xylocopa biangulata Vachal

      • Xylocopa bicarinata Alfken

      • Xylocopa bouyssoui Vachal

      • Xylocopa braunsi Dusmet y Alonso

      • Xylocopa caffra (Linnaeus)

      • Xylocopa calcarata (LeVeque)

      • Xylocopa calens Lepeletier

        • Xylocopa calens malagassa Saussure

        • Xylocopa calens atripyga Strand

      • Xylocopa caloptera Pérez

      • Xylocopa capensis Spinola

      • Xylocopa capitata Smith

        • Xylocopa capitata khuzibiegensis Vicidomini

      • Xylocopa chapini (LeVeque)

      • Xylocopa chiyakensis (Cockerell)

      • Xylocopa citrina Friese

      • Xylocopa claripennis Friese

      • Xylocopa cloti Vachal

      • Xylocopa codinai Dusmet y Alonso

      • Xylocopa combusta Smith

      • Xylocopa conradsiana Friese

      • Xylocopa cornigera Friese

      • Xylocopa cribrata Pérez

      • Xylocopa dibongoano Hedicke

      • Xylocopa distinguenda Pérez

      • Xylocopa ditypa Vachal

      • Xylocopa dolosa Vachal

      • Xylocopa duala Strand

      • Xylocopa erlangeri Enderlein

      • Xylocopa erythrina Gribodo

        • Xylocopa erythrina fulleborni Enderlein

        • Xylocopa erythrina albohirta Friese

      • Xylocopa escalerai Dusmet y Alonso

      • Xylocopa euxantha Cockerell

        • Xylocopa euxantha euchrysea Cockerell

      • Xylocopa fenestrata (Fabricius)

        • Xylocopa fenestrata mauritii Maa

      • Xylocopa fervens Lepeletier

      • Xylocopa flavicollis (DeGeer)

      • Xylocopa flavorufa (DeGeer)

        • Xylocopa flavorufa kristenseni Friese

        • Xylocopa flavorufa harrarensis Vachal

      • Xylocopa forsiusi Dusmet y Alonso

      • Xylocopa fortissima Cockerell

      • Xylocopa fulva Friese

      • Xylocopa gabonica (Gribodo)

      • Xylocopa ganglbaueri Maidl

      • Xylocopa gaullei Vachal

      • Xylocopa graueri Maidl

      • Xylocopa gribodoi Magretti

      • Xylocopa haefligeri Friese

      • Xylocopa hottentotta Smith

        • Xylocopa hottentotta usambarensis Strand

        • Xylocopa hottentotta barombiana Strand

        • Xylocopa hottentotta namutonensis Strand

        • Xylocopa hottentotta fulvopilosa Friese

        • Xylocopa hottentotta ukerewensis Strand

        • Xylocopa hottentotta alpina Friese

        • Xylocopa hottentotta aurantia Cockerell

      • Xylocopa hyalinipennis Friese

      • Xylocopa ignescens (LeVeque)

      • Xylocopa imitator Smith

        • Xylocopa imitator nigriceps Friese

      • Xylocopa incandescens (Cockerell)

      • Xylocopa inconstans Smith

      • Xylocopa inquirenda Vachal

      • Xylocopa insola Vachal

      • Xylocopa io Vachal

      • Xylocopa isabelleae Hurd

      • Xylocopa kamerunensis Vachal

      • Xylocopa langi (LeVeque)

      • Xylocopa lateritia Smith

      • Xylocopa lautipennis (Cockerell)

      • Xylocopa lepeletieri Enderlein

        • Xylocopa lepeletieri ruboris Strand

      • Xylocopa leucothoracoides Maidl

      • Xylocopa longespinosa Enderlein

      • Xylocopa longula Friese

      • Xylocopa lugubris Gerstaecker

      • Xylocopa luteola Lepeletier

      • Xylocopa merceti Dusmet y Alonso

      • Xylocopa mirabilis Hurd & Moure

      • Xylocopa mixta Radoszkowski

      • Xylocopa modesta Smith

        • Xylocopa modesta denasata Strand

        • Xylocopa modesta miniata Friese

      • Xylocopa montana Enderlein

      • Xylocopa nigrella Hurd

      • Xylocopa nigricans Vachal

      • Xylocopa nigricaula (LeVeque)

      • Xylocopa nigripes Friese

      • Xylocopa nigrita (Fabricius)

        • Xylocopa nigrita vertexalbula Vicidomini

      • Xylocopa nyassica Enderlein

      • Xylocopa oblonga Smith

      • Xylocopa obscurata Smith

      • Xylocopa obscuritarsis Friese

      • Xylocopa olivacea (Fabricius)

      • Xylocopa orthosiphonis (Cockerell)

      • Xylocopa oudemansi (LeVeque)

      • Xylocopa perpunctata (LeVeque)

      • Xylocopa pilosa Friese

      • Xylocopa praeusta Smith

        • Xylocopa praeusta liberiensis (Cockerell)

      • Xylocopa preussi Enderlein

      • Xylocopa pseudoleucothorax Maidl

      • Xylocopa pubescens Spinola

      • Xylocopa punctifrons Cockerell

      • Xylocopa pusulata Vachal

      • Xylocopa rejecta Vachal

      • Xylocopa rufitarsis Lepeletier

      • Xylocopa schoana Enderlein

      • Xylocopa scioensis Gribodo

        • Xylocopa scioensis uluguruna Enderlein

      • Xylocopa senex Friese

      • Xylocopa senior Vachal

        • Xylocopa senior media Vachal

        • Xylocopa senior tricuspis Maidl

        • Xylocopa senior albopleuralis Friese

        • Xylocopa senior clitelligera Friese

      • Xylocopa sicheli Vachal

      • Xylocopa sphinx Vachal

      • Xylocopa stadelmanni Vachal

      • Xylocopa stanleyi (LeVeque)

      • Xylocopa steindachneri Maidl

      • Xylocopa subcombusta (LeVeque)

      • Xylocopa subjuncta Vachal

      • Xylocopa suspiciosa Vachal

      • Xylocopa sycophanta Pérez

      • Xylocopa tanganyikae Strand

      • Xylocopa tenkeana Cockerell

      • Xylocopa tesselata Maa

      • Xylocopa togoensis Enderlein

      • Xylocopa torrida (Westwood)

        • Xylocopa torrida gramineipennis Friese

      • Xylocopa trochanterica Vachal

      • Xylocopa ustulata Smith

      • Xylocopa varipes Smith

        • Xylocopa varipes parva Enderlein

        • Xylocopa varipes melanotrichia Strand

        • Xylocopa varipes atritarsis (Cockerell)

        • Xylocopa varipes perfusca Cockerell

      • Xylocopa villosa Friese

      • Xylocopa vittata Enderlein

      • Xylocopa watmoughi Eardley

      • Xylocopa wellmani Cockerell

References

Eardley, C & Urban, R. 2010. Catalogue of Afrotropical bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes). Zootaxa 2455: 1-548.

Eardley, C, Finnamore, A.T. & Michener, C.D. 1993. Superfamily Apoidea (pp. 279-357). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.

Michener, C.D. 2000. The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. 953 pp.