Braunsapis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Hymenopterida
Ordo: Hymenoptera
Subordo: Apocrita
Superfamilia: Apoidea

Familia: Apidae
Subfamilia: Xylocopinae
Tribus: Allodapini
Genus: Braunsapis
Species (89): B. acuticauda – B. affinissima – B. albipennis – B. albitarsis – B. albolineata – B. angolensis – B. antandroy – B. anthracina – B. apicalis – B. associata – B. aurantipes – B. aureoscopa – B. biroi – B. bislensis – B. boharti – B. bouyssoui – B. breviceps – B. calidula – B. clarihirta – B. clarissima – B. cupulifera – B. debilis – B. diminuta – B. diminutoides – B. dolichocephala – B. draconis – B. elizabethana – B. eximia – B. facialis – B. falcata – B. flavitarsis – B. flaviventris – B. foveata – B. fuscinervis – B. ghanae – B. gorillarum – B. hewitti – B. hirsuta – B. hyalina – B. indica – B. kaliago – B. langenburgensis – B. lateralis – B. leptozonia – B. liliputana – B. longula – B. luapulana – B. lyrata – B. maculata – B. madecassa – B. madecassella – B. malliki – B. minor – B. minutula – B. mixta – B. natalica – B. nautica – B. neavei – B. nitida – B. occidentalis – B. otavica – B. palavanica – B. pallida – B. paradoxa – B. philippinensis – B. picitarsis – B. platyura – B. plebeia – B. plumosa – B. praesumptiosa – B. protuberans – B. puangensis – B. reducta – B. reversa – B. rhodesi – B. rolini – B. rubicundula – B. rugosella – B. signata – B. simillima – B. simplicipes – B. somatotheca – B. strandi – B. stuckenbergorum – B. trochanterata – B. unicolor – B. verticalis – B. virilipicta – B. vitrea

[Source: Catalogue of Life: 2013 Annual Checklist]

Check (3): B. alqarnii – B. arabica – B. engeli
Name

Braunsapis Michener, 1969: J.Kans.ent.Soc. 42: 290.
References

Reyes, S.G 1991. A review of the bee genus Braunsapis in Madagascar. Journal of African Zoology 105: 125-130.
Reyes, S.G 1991. Revision of the bee genus Braunsapis in the oriental region. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 54: 179-207.
Reyes, S.G. 1993: Revision of the bee genus Braunsapis in the Australian region (Hymenoptera: Xylocopinae: Allodapini). University of Kansas science bulletin 55(3): 97-122. BHL Reference page.

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]

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]

Species include:[2][5]
Braunsapis larvae inside a nest burrow

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

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.
Braunsapis Michener. Iziko Museums.
Braunsapis bees. Bee Genera. Keys and Fact Sheets, BioNET-EAFRINET.
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.