Catalogue of Afrotropical Bees

The purpose of this catalogue is to list the valid names, nomenclatorial history of, and references citing, the described bees of sub-saharan Africa and the western Indian Ocean islands, excluding the honey bee (Apis mellifera Linnaeus). The countries in which species occur are listed, as well as the type specimens/species of species/genera. Some ecological information is provided, namely flowers visited, plants used as nests, parasitic bees and host bees.

本名录旨在收录撒哈拉以南非洲及西印度洋群岛地区已描述蜂类的有效名称、分类命名沿革及相关引用文献，且不包含西方蜜蜂（Apis mellifera Linnaeus）。本目录同时列明各物种的分布国家，以及物种与属的模式标本、模式种。此外，本名录还提供了部分生态学信息，具体包括其采访花类、筑巢所用植物、寄生性蜂类及其寄主蜂类。