Braunsapis Calidula

''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.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. The genus is distributed in Africa, Asia, and Australasia.''Braunsapis'' Michener.
Iziko Museums.

Most of these bees are slender in shape and black in color, though some are paler or have red coloration.
Bee Genera. Keys and Fact Sheets, BioNET-EAFRINET.

Like other allodapines, bees of this genus raise young in a nest burrow.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. Burrows are dug in plants, such as African blue basil (''Ocimum kilimandscharicum'') and lantana (''Lantana camara'').

Species include:''Braunsapis''.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

*''Braunsapis acuticauda''
*'' Braunsapis affinissima''
*''Braunsapis albipennis''
*''Braunsapis albitarsis''
*'' Braunsapis albolineata''
*''Braunsapis alqarnii''
*'' Braunsapis angolensis''
*''Braunsapis antandroy''
*''Braunsapis anthracina''
*''Braunsapis apicalis''
*''Braunsapis associata''
*''Braunsapis aurantipes''
*''Braunsapis aureoscopa''
*''Braunsapis biroi''
*''Braunsapis bislensis''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.
*''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''
*''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

Further reading

*Singh, S. S
Sundarbans buzzes with discovery of solitary bee.
''The Hindu'' 24 January 2016.

Xylocopinae

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