Catalogue of Afrotropical Bees

Connal Eardley

doi:10.15468/u9ezbh

Catalogue of Afrotropical Bees

Citation

Eardley C, Coetzer W (2023). Catalogue of Afrotropical Bees. Version 1.22. Agricultural Research Council. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/u9ezbh accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-04-24.

Description

The purpose of this catalogue is to list the valid names, nomenclatorial history of, and references citing, the described bees of sub-saharan Africa and the western Indian Ocean islands, excluding the honey bee (Apis mellifera Linnaeus). The countries in which species occur are listed, as well as the type specimens/species of species/genera. Some ecological information is provided, namely flowers visited, plants used as nests, parasitic bees and host bees.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Bees

Apoidea
rank: superfamily

Geographic Coverages

Afrotropical Region

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Connal Eardley
originator
Agricultural Research Council
Pretoria
ZA
Telephone: +27128088250
email: eardleyc@arc.agric.za
homepage: http://www.arc.agric.za

Willem Coetzer
metadata author
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Somerset Street
Grahamstown
6139
Eastern cape
ZA
Telephone: +27466035841
email: w.coetzer@saiab.ac.za

Willem Coetzer
administrative point of contact
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Somerset Street
Grahamstown
6139
Eastern cape
ZA
Telephone: +27466035841