Braunsapis

Braunsapis is a genus of bees in the tribe Allodapini. It is the largest genus of the tribe and is known for its array of social behaviors.[1] The genus is distributed in Africa, Asia, and Australasia.[2]

Braunsapis
Braunsapis anthracina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Allodapini
Genus: Braunsapis
Michener, 1969
Species

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Most of these bees are slender in shape and black in color, though some are paler or have red coloration.[3]

Like other allodapines, bees of this genus raise young in a nest burrow.[4] Burrows are dug in plants, such as African blue basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum) and lantana (Lantana camara).[3]

Species include:[2][5]

Braunsapis larvae inside a nest burrow
  • Braunsapis acuticauda
  • Braunsapis affinissima
  • Braunsapis albipennis
  • Braunsapis albitarsis
  • Braunsapis albolineata
  • Braunsapis alqarnii[4]
  • Braunsapis angolensis
  • Braunsapis antandroy
  • Braunsapis anthracina
  • Braunsapis apicalis
  • Braunsapis associata
  • Braunsapis aurantipes
  • Braunsapis aureoscopa
  • Braunsapis biroi
  • Braunsapis bislensis[6]
  • Braunsapis boharti
  • Braunsapis bouyssoui
  • Braunsapis breviceps
  • Braunsapis calidula
  • Braunsapis clarihirta
  • Braunsapis clarissima
  • Braunsapis cupulifera
  • Braunsapis debilis
  • Braunsapis diminuta
  • Braunsapis diminutoides
  • Braunsapis dolichocephala
  • Braunsapis draconis
  • Braunsapis elizabethana
  • Braunsapis eximia
  • Braunsapis flaviventris
  • Braunsapis facialis
  • Braunsapis flavitarsis
  • Braunsapis foveata
  • Braunsapis fuscinervis
  • Braunsapis ghanae
  • Braunsapis gorillarum
  • Braunsapis hewitti
  • Braunsapis hirsuta
  • Braunsapis hyalina
  • Braunsapis indica
  • Braunsapis kaliago
  • Braunsapis langenburgensis
  • Braunsapis leptozonia
  • Braunsapis liliputana
  • Braunsapis longula
  • Braunsapis luapulana
  • Braunsapis lyrata
  • Braunsapis maculata
  • Braunsapis madecassa
  • Braunsapis madecassella
  • Braunsapis maxschwarzi[1]
  • Braunsapis minutula
  • Braunsapis natalica
  • Braunsapis nautica
  • Braunsapis neavei
  • Braunsapis occidentalis
  • Braunsapis otavica
  • Braunsapis palavanica
  • Braunsapis pallida
  • Braunsapis paradoxa
  • Braunsapis philippinensis
  • Braunsapis picitarsis
  • Braunsapis platyura
  • Braunsapis plebeia
  • Braunsapis plumosa
  • Braunsapis praesumptiosa
  • Braunsapis protuberans
  • Braunsapis puangensis
  • Braunsapis rhodesi
  • Braunsapis rolini
  • Braunsapis rubicundula
  • Braunsapis rugosella
  • Braunsapis simplicipes
  • Braunsapis somatotheca
  • Braunsapis strandi
  • Braunsapis stuckenbergorum
  • Braunsapis trochanterata
  • Braunsapis verticalis
  • Braunsapis vitrea
  • Braunsapis virilipicta

References

  1. Engel, M. S. (2013). A new species of the allodapine bee genus Braunsapis from the Central African Republic (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of Melittology, (21), 1-7.
  2. Braunsapis Michener. Iziko Museums.
  3. Braunsapis bees. Bee Genera. Keys and Fact Sheets, BioNET-EAFRINET.
  4. Engel, M. S., et al. (2014). Allodapine bees in the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera: Apidae): A new species of Braunsapis from the Sarawat Mountains, with an overview of the Arabian fauna. American Museum Novitates 3801 1-15.
  5. Braunsapis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  6. Michener, C. D., et al. (2003). A new parasitic bee of the genus Braunsapis from India (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Allodapini). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 76(3) 518-522.

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