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Tribes of Subfamily Apinae [3]
[Family Apidae]
Tribe Melectini
S. No.
Name of Genus with Author
Included subgenera and [no. of species]
Distribution
1.
Genus Afromelecta Lieftinck, 1972
a. Acanthomelecta Llieftinck [1]
[Afromelecta bicuspis (Stadelmann)]
b. Afromelecta Lieftinck, 1972 s.str. [2]
a. Tanzania
b. Cape province and Natal, South Africa, north to Kenya and Ethiopia
2.
Genus Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939
- [1]
[Brachymelecta mucida (Cresson)]
Single male specimen collected before 1878 in "Nevada"
3.
Genus Melecta Latreille, 1802
a. Eupavlovskia Popov, 1955 [2]
b. Melecta Latreille, 1802 s.str. [48+]
c. Melectomimus Linsley, 1939 [1]
[Melecta edwardsii Cresson]
d. Paracrocisa Alfken, 1937 [3]
e. Pseudomelecta Radoszkowski, 1865
[5]
a. from Spain eastward on the north side of Mediterranean to Turkey and the Caucasus, north in Europe to Austria
b. Nearctic: 4 species known from British Columbia, Canada to Southern California, east to North Dakota and Texas, rarely to New Jersey and Georgia, USA; Palearctic: 44+ species from Canary Islands, Britain east to eastern China, abundant in Mediterranean Basin and southwestern Asia
c. Nevada and California, USA and Baja California, Mexico
d. from Morocco, Egypt, and southwestern Asia, including the Arabian Peninsula and Turkey, east to Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
e. from eastern Turkey through central Asia to Mongolia
4.
Genus Sinomelecta Baker, 1997
- [1]
[Sinomelecta oreina Baker]
southwestern China
5.
Genus Tetralonioidella Strand, 1914
- [10]
from northern India eastward through southern Asian mountains to Thailand, southeast China, and Taiwan, south as far as Java
6.
Genus Thyreus Panzer, 1806
- [123+]
from Canary Islands and Portugal to China and Japan, north as far as the Netherlands, Germany, Mongolia, and Manchuria, thence south throughout Africa, including Madagascar and through souther Asia, including the islands of Taiwan, the Philippines, and Indonesia eastward to the Soloman Islands and southward in Australia as far as the state of Victoria and central Western Australia
7.
Genus Xeromelecta Linsley, 1939
a. Melectomorpha Linsley, 1939 [2]
b. Xeromelecta Linsley, 1939 s.str. [1]
[Xeromelecta larreae (Cockerell)]
a. from British Columbia, Canada, to California, east to Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Texas, USA, and south to Baja California, Sonora, Zacatecas, and Puebla, Mexico
b. in deserts from southern California to New Mexico, USA
8.
Genus Zacosmia Ashmead, 1898
- [1]
[Zacosmia maculata (Cresson)]
from Washington state, USA, and southern Alberta, Canada, south to the states of Baja California, Chihuahua, and Durango, Mexico
Tribe Euglossini
S. No.
Name of Genus with Author
Included subgenera and [no. of species]
Distribution
1.
Genus Aglae Lepeletier & Serville, 1825
- [1]
[Aglae coerulea Lepeletier & Serville]
in the moist forests from Bolivia ti Colombia with a doubtful record from eastern Panama
2.
Genus Eufriesea Cockerell, 1908: PSYCHE 15: p. 41
- [52]
south to the province of Córdoba, Argentina, Chubut, and north to the states of Sinaloa, Chuhuahua, and San Luis Potosí, Mexico
3.
Genus Euglossa Latreille, 1802
- [103]
from Paraguay north through the tropics to the states of Sonora and Tamaulipas, Mexico; also Jamaica
4.
Genus Eulaema Lepeletier, 1841
- [4]
from Santa Catarina, Brazil; Misiones, Argentina; and Paraguay, north through the tropics to Sonora and Tamaulipas, Mexico; and, Texas, USA
5.
Genus Exaerete Hoffmannsegg, 1817
- [6]
from Tucumán province, Argentina, north through the tropics to the states of Nuevo León, Chihuahua and Nayarit, Mexico
Tribe Bombini
S. No.
Name of Genus with Author
Included subgenera and [no. of species]
Distribution
1.
Genus Bombus Latreille, 1802
Both Hemisphere [inhabittant of high altitudes, temperate and semitemperate climates]
Tribe Meliponini
S. No.
Name of Genus with Author
Included subgenera and [no. of species]
Distribution
1.
Genus Austroplebeia Moure, 1961
- [9+]
northern half of Australia and in New Guinea
2.
Genus Cephalotrigona Schwarz, 1940
- [3]
from Jalisco and Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Santa Catarina, Brazil, and Misiones, Argentina
3.
Genus Cleptotrigona Moure, 1961
- [2]
from Liberia to Tanzania, south to Angola and northern Transvaal in South Africa
4.
Genus Dactylurina Cockerell, 1934: RZBA 26: p.47
- [2]
widespread in tropical Africa, from Kenya and Tanzania to Zaire and Liberia
5.
Genus Hypotrigona Cockerell, 1934: RZBA 26: p. 47
- [6]
widespread and abundant in tropical Africa, from Ghan to Kenya and south to Angola and Natal, South Africa
6.
Genus Lestrimelitta Friese, 1903
- [10]
Neotropical: Nayarit and San Luis Potosí, Mexico, to Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and Misiones, Argentina
7.
Genus Liotrigona Moure, 1961
- [6+]
widespread but not very common in Africa, ranging from Ethiopia to Natal and from Ghana to Angola; common in Madagascar
8.
Genus Lisotrigona Moure, 1961
- [3]
from Sri Lanka and Central India to Vietnam, Borneo and Sumatra
9.
Genus Melipona Illiger, 1806
- [40+]
from Sinaloa and Tamaulipas, Mexico, to Tucumán and Misiones, Argentina
10.
Genus Meliponula Cockerell, 1934: RZBA 26: p.47
a. Axestotrigona Moure, 1961 [12]
b. Meliplebeia Moure, 1861 [12]
c. Meliponula Cockerell, 1934 s.str. [1]
[Meliponula bocandei (Spinola)]
a. from Gambia to Kenya, south to Angola and the Transvaal, South Africa
b. from Senegal to Ethiopia, south to Namibia and Natal, South Africa
c. from Liberia, the Central African Republic, and Uganda south to Angola
11.
Genus Meliwillea Roubik, Segura & Camargo, 1997
- [1]
[Meliwillea bivea Roubik, Segura & Camargo]
mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama
12.
Genus Nannotrigona Cockerell, 1922: PUSNM 60: p.9
- [9]
from Sonora, Chihuahua and San Luis Potosí, Mexico, to Santa Catarina, Brazil and Paraguay
13.
Genus Nogueirapis Moure, 1953
- [3+]
from Costa Rica to Bolivia
14.
Genus Oxytrigona Cockerell, 1917: PSYCHE 24: p.124
- [8+]
from Chiapas, Mexico, to Bolivia and Santa Catarina, Brazil
15.
Genus Paratrigona Schwarz, 1938
- [28]
from Veracruz and Chiapas, Mexico, to Uruguay; Salta province, Argentina; and Bolivia
16.
Genus Pariotrigona Moure, 1961
- [2]
from the Malaya Peninsula to Indochina, Borneo and Sumatra
17.
Genus Partamona Schwarz, 1938
a. Parapartamona Schwarz, 1948 [7]
b. Partamona Schwarz, 1938 s.str. [12]
a. mountains of Colombia and Ecuador
b. from Sonora, Chihuahua and San Luis Potosí, Mexico, to Mato Grosso, Brazil and eastern Peru
18.
Genus Plebeia Schwarz, 1938
a. Plebeia Schwarz, 1938 s.str. [30]
b. Scanura Schwarz, 1938 [4]
c. Schwarziana Moure, 1943 [1]
[Plebeia quadripunctata (Lepeletier)]
a. Sinoloa and Tamaulipas, Mexico, to San Luis province, Argentina
b. Veracruz, Mexico, to Paraná, Brazil and Bolivia
c. Goias and Minas Gerais, Brazil, southward to Paraguay and Misiones, Argentina
19. Genus Plebeina Moure, 1961 - [1]
[Plebeina denoiti (Vachal) divisible into several variable species]
from Kenya and Uganda to eastern Zaire, Botswana, and northern Transvaal and Natal, South Africa 20. Genus Scaptotrigona Moure, 1942 - [24]
from Sinaloa, Durango, and Tamaulipas, Mexico, through the tropics to Salta, Argentina 21. Genus Trichotrigona Camargo & Moure, 1983 - [1] [Trichotrigona extranea Camargo & Moure]
Amazonas, Brazil 22.
Genus Trigona Jurine, 1807
a. Duckeola Moure, 1944 [2]
b. Frieseomelitta Ihering, 1912 [10]
c. Geotrigona Moure, 1943 [16]
d. Heterotrigona Schwarz, 1939 [50+]
e. Homotrigona Moure, 1961 [1]
[Trigona fimbriata Smith]
f. Lepidotrigona Schwarz, 1939 [4+]
g. Papuatrigona Michener & Sakagami, 1990 [1]
[Trigona genalis Friese]
h. Tetragona Lepeletier & Serville, 1928
[16]
i. Tetragonisca Moure, 1946 [4]
j. Trigona Jurine, 1807 s.str. [30+]
a. Brazil
b. from Sinaloa and Veracruz, Mexico, to Minas Gerais, Brazil
c. Michoacán, Mexico to Santiago del Estero, Argentina
d. southeast Asia, including Borneo and Sumatra
e. western Malaysia to Vietnam
f. from India to the Philippines and Taiwan, south to Sumatra, Borneo and Java
g. New Guinea and nearby islands
h. from Tabasco, Mexico, to Minas Gerais, Brazil
i. from Veracruz, Mexico, to Misiones, Argentina
j. from Nayarit to Veracruz, Mexico, south to Santa Catarina, Brazil, and Misiones, Argentina
23.
Genus Trigonisca Moure, 1950
- [23]
ranges from Jalisco and Veracruz, Mexico, to Paraguay
Tribe Apini
S. No.
Name of Genus with Author
Included subgenera and [no. of species]
Distribution
1.
Genus Apis Linnaeus, 1758
- [11] Originated in Eastern Hemisphere, introduced all over World
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Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta
Department of Zoology
Jai Narain Vyas University
Jodhpur 342 005, India
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