Subfamily

Apinae (Apine bees)

Bombus caliginosus. Photo: (c) Kevin Schafer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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The Apinae are the subfamily that includes the majority of bees in the family Apidae. It includes the familiar “corbiculate” (pollen basket) bees — bumblebees, honey bees, orchid bees, stingless bees, and the extinct genus Euglossopteryx. It also includes all but two of the groups (excluding Nomadinae and Xylocopinae) that were previously classified in the family Anthophoridae.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
        Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
        Family: Apidae (Honey bees, bumble bees, and allies)
        Subfamily: Apinae (Apine bees)
        Tribe: Bombini (13)
        Tribe: Melectini (1)
        Tribe: Eucerini (Longhorn bees) (1)
        Tribe: Anthophorini (Digger bees) (2)
        Tribe: Emphorini (Chimney bees) (2)

Subtaxa

Tribe: Bombini

Tribe: Melectini

Tribe: Eucerini (Longhorn bees)

Tribe: Anthophorini (Digger bees)

Tribe: Emphorini (Chimney bees)

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