Bee genera are the genera of the bee families of the order Hymenoptera. In the Apidae, GBIF lists Nomada, Bombus, Xylocopa, Anthophora, Ceratina, Eucera, Centris and Amegilla among the largest by descendant taxa, with Bombus being the bumble bees. The Halictidae are led by Lasioglossum, with more than 2,700 descendant taxa, followed by Sphecodes, Halictus and Lipotriches, and the Megachilidae by Megachile, Osmia, Coelioxys and Hoplitis.
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GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, children of Apidae
GBIF SecretariatChildren of Apidae
"canonicalName":"Bombus","authorship":"Impatiens","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"DOUBTFUL","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":0
Children of Apidae: Apidae
"canonicalName":"Apidae","authorship":"","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":2
Children of Apidae: Nomada
"canonicalName":"Nomada","vernacularName":"Nomad Bees","authorship":"Scopoli, 1770","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Scopoli, J.A. 1771. Dissertatio de Apibus. Annus Historico-naturalis, Lipsiae 4: 7-47","numDescendants":969
Children of Apidae: Xylocopa
"canonicalName":"Xylocopa","vernacularName":"Carpenter Bees","authorship":"Latreille, 1802","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Latreille, P.A. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, générale et particuliére des Crustacés et des Insectes 3. xii, 1-468.","numDescendants":587
Children of Apidae: Anthophora
"canonicalName":"Anthophora","vernacularName":"flower bees","authorship":"Latreille, 1803","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Latreille, P.A. 1803. Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, Appliquée aux Arts, à l'Agriculture, à la Médecine, etc. 1st Edition. Deterville, Paris","numDescendants":556
Children of Apidae: Ceratina
"canonicalName":"Ceratina","vernacularName":"small carpenter bee","authorship":"Latreille, 1802","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Latreille, P.A. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, générale et particuliére des Crustacés et des Insectes 3. xii, 1-468.","numDescendants":524
Children of Apidae: Eucera
"canonicalName":"Eucera","authorship":"Friese","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"DOUBTFUL","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":0
Children of Apidae: Centris
"canonicalName":"Centris","vernacularName":"Centris Bees","authorship":"Fabricius, 1804","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Fabricii, Joh. Christ. (1804). Systema Piezatorum Secundum Ordines, Genera, Species Adjectis Synonymis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus.","numDescendants":359
Children of Apidae: Amegilla
"canonicalName":"Amegilla","vernacularName":"Banded Digger Bees","authorship":"Friese, 1897","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Bienen Eur., 3","numDescendants":305
View the Source GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, children of Halictidae
GBIF SecretariatChildren of Halictidae
"canonicalName":"Lasioglossum","vernacularName":"Base-banded Furrow Bees","authorship":"Curtis, 1833","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Curtis, J. 1833. British Entomology, Volume 10. pp. 434-481. John Cumberland, London","numDescendants":2760
Children of Halictidae: Sphecodes
"canonicalName":"Sphecodes","vernacularName":"Blood Bees","authorship":"Latreille, 1804","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Latreille, P.A. 1804. Tableau méthodique des insectes. Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, Vol. 24 Deterville, Paris","numDescendants":473
Children of Halictidae: Halictus
"canonicalName":"Halictus","vernacularName":"End-banded Furrow Bees","authorship":"Latreille, 1804","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Latreille, P.A. 1804. Tableau méthodique des insectes. Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, Vol. 24 Deterville, Paris","numDescendants":443
Children of Halictidae: Lipotriches
"canonicalName":"Lipotriches","authorship":"Gerstäcker, 1858","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Gerstäcker, C.E.A. 1858. Diagnosen der von Peters in Mossambique gesammelten Käfer und Hymenoptera (Apiariae, Vespariae). Bericht über die Verhandlungen der Klg. Sächsischen Gesellschaft (Akademie) der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. Math.-Phys. Kl. 1: 460-464","numDescendants":400
View the Source GBIF Secretariat: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, children of Megachilidae
GBIF SecretariatChildren of Megachilidae
"canonicalName":"Megachile","authorship":"(Chelostomoda) Chelostomoda","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"DOUBTFUL","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":0
Children of Megachilidae: Osmia
"canonicalName":"Osmia","vernacularName":"Mason Bees","authorship":"Panzer, 1806","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Panzer, Georg W. F. 1806. Kritische Revision der Insektenfaune Deutschlands. Felsseckersche Buchhandlung, Nürnberg. Vol. 2: , 1-271, pls.1-2.","numDescendants":645
Children of Megachilidae: Coelioxys
"canonicalName":"Coelioxys","vernacularName":"Cone Cuckoo Bees","authorship":"Latreille, 1809","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"ACCEPTED","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","publishedIn":"Latreille, P. A. (1809). Genera Crustaceorum Et Insectorum Secundum Ordinem Naturalem in Familias Disposita, Iconibus Exemplisque Plurimis Explicata, Vol. 4.","numDescendants":586
Children of Megachilidae: Hoplitis
"canonicalName":"Hoplitis","authorship":"(Tkalcua) Tkalcua","nameType":"SCIENTIFIC","rank":"GENUS","origin":"SOURCE","taxonomicStatus":"DOUBTFUL","nomenclaturalStatus":[],"remarks":"","numDescendants":0
View the Source Carpenter bee, Wikipedia
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Carpenter bees are species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae.
Bumblebee (Wikipedia)
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A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families.
Honey bee (Wikipedia)
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A honey bee (also spelled honeybee) is a eusocial flying insect from the genus Apis of the largest bee family, Apidae.
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