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]
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| Braunsapis anthracina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Allodapini |
| Genus: | Braunsapis Michener, 1969 |
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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]
- 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
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- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Braunsapis Michener. Iziko Museums.
- ^ a b Braunsapis bees. Bee Genera. Keys and Fact Sheets, BioNET-EAFRINET.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Braunsapis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
- ^ 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.
Further reading
edit- Singh, S. S. Sundarbans buzzes with discovery of solitary bee. The Hindu 24 January 2016.