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Apini

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

Taxonomy
Apini was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant.

It was assigned to Apidae by Zeuner and Manning (1976); to Apinae by Engel (2001); and to Corbiculata by Cardinal and Packer (2007).

Subtaxa
Apis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1802Apini Latreille p. 373
1976Apini Zeuner and Manning p. 224
2001Apini Engel
2007Apini Cardinal and Packer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
RankNameAuthor
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
—Aculeata()
superfamilyApoidea
—AnthophilaLatreille 1804
familyApidae()
subfamilyApinae()
—Apiti
—CorbiculataShuckard 1866
tribeApini
tribeApini

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. Apini Latreille 1802
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G. Apis Linnaeus 1758 [honey bee]
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Subg. Apis (Apis) Linnaeus 1758
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†Apis (Apis) aibai Takahashi and Takahashi 2025
†Apis (Apis) armbrusteri Zeuner 1931 [Armbruster's honey bee]
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Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus 1758 [western honey bee]
Subg. †Apis (Cascapis) Engel 1999
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†Apis (Cascapis) armbrusteri Zeuner 1931 [Armbruster's honey bee]
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Invalid names: Hauffapis scharmanni Armbruster 1938 [synonym], Hauffapis scheeri Armbruster 1938 [synonym], Hauffapis scheuthlei Armbruster 1938 [synonym]
†Apis (Cascapis) nearctica Engel et al. 2009
Subg. Apis (Megapis) Ashmead 1904
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Subg. †Apis (Priorapis) Engel 1999
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Subg. †Apis (Synapis) Cockerell 1907
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†Apis (Synapis) cuenoti Theobald 1937
†Apis (Synapis) dalica Engel and Wappler 2018
†Apis (Synapis) henshawi Cockerell 1907 [Henshaw's honey bee]
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Invalid names: Apis (Synapis) henshawi dormiens Zeuner and Manning 1976 [invalid subgroup], Apis (Synapis) henshawi henshawi Cockerell 1907 [invalid subgroup], Apis aquisextana Nel et al. 1996 [synonym], Apis aquisextusensis Nel et al. 1999 [synonym], Apis cuenoti Theobald 1937 [synonym], Apis oligocenica Meunier 1915 [synonym], Synapis kaschkei Statz 1931 [synonym]
†Apis (Synapis) longitibia Zhang 1990 [long-legged honey bee]
†Apis (Synapis) miocenica Hong 1984 [Chinese Miocene honey bee]
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Invalid names: Apis fota Zhang 1989 [synonym], Apis shandongica Zhang 1989 [synonym]
†Apis (Synapis) petrefacta Říha 1973 [petrified honey bee]
Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758 [western honey bee]
Invalid names: Hauffapis Armbruster 1938 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
MP 2333.9 - 27.3France Apis cuenoti (122535 122984)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Czechia Synapis petrefacta (161260)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3China (Yunnan) Apis dalica (195097)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Apis sp. B, Apis sp. C, Apis aquisextana (122501)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Synapis kaschkei, Synapis dormitans (122010)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-du-Rhone) Apis sp. A (113989)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Apis henshawi, Apis vetustus, Apis dormitans (152455) Apis oligocenica (138696)
MP 3027.3 - 23.04Germany Apis henshawi (127620)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Spain Apis aquisextana (123306)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98China (Shandong) Apis longitibia (128552) Apis miocenica (128550) Apis miocenica, Apis fota, Apis shandongica (128551)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Czechia Apis sp. (105508 155294)
Orleanian20.0 - 15.98Spain Apis sp. D (122985)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Nevada) Apis nearctica (103099)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Japan Apis sp. (103101)
MN 515.98 - 13.82Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Apis armbrusteri (155657 155658) Apis armbrusteri, Hauffapis scheuthlei, Hauffapis scheeri (109058) Hauffapis scheeri (155662) Hauffapis scheuthlei, Hauffapis scharmanni (155659) Hauffapis scheuthlei, Hauffapis scheeri (127613 155661) Hauffapis sp., Hauffapis scheuthlei, Hauffapis scheeri (127614 155660)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Austria (Steiermark) Apis sp. E (156994)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Germany (Wurttemberg) Apis armbrusteri (113752)
Vallesian - Turolian11.63 - 5.09Spain (Lleida) Apis sp. F (154246 156995 156998 156999)
Vallesian - Turolian11.63 - 5.09Spain Apis sp. F (113995)
Turolian8.725 - 5.09France (Ardèche) Apis sp. I, Apis sp. J (113893)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333France (Cantal) Apis sp. G, Apis sp. H (122195)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Japan Apis aibai (153920)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Apis mellifera (123991 140171)