- Apinae
Taxobox
name = Apinae
image_width = 204px
image_caption = "Anthophora acervorum "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hymenoptera
subordo =Apocrita
superfamilia =Apoidea
familia =Apidae
subfamilia = Apinae
subdivision_ranks = Tribes
subdivision =Ancylini Anthophorini - typical digger bees
Apini - honey bees
Bombini - bumblebeesCentridini Ctenoplectrini Emphorini Ericrocidini Eucerini Euglossini - orchid beesExomalopsini Isepeolini Melectini
Meliponini - stingless beesOsirini Protepeolini Rhathymini Tapinotaspidini Tetrapediini The Apinae is the subfamily that includes the majority of
bee s in the familyApidae , including the familiar "corbiculate" bees (honey bee s,stingless bee s, orchid bees, andbumblebee s), plus all but two of the groups (Nomadinae andXylocopinae ) that were previously classified in the familyAnthophoridae . Most species (other than honey bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees) are solitary, though several of the tribes are entirely cleptoparasitic, such as theEricrocidini ,Isepeolini ,Melectini ,Osirini ,Protepeolini , andRhathymini .Certain behaviors are known from members of the Apinae that are rarely seen in other bees, including the habit of males forming "sleeping aggregations" on vegetation; several males gathering on a single plant in the evening, grasping a plant with their jaws (e.g. [http://www.amerpic.com/data/media/40/Bee.jpg] ), and resting there through the night (sometimes held in place only by the jaws, with the legs dangling free in space). Also known from Apinae is the habit of gathering floral oils instead of
pollen for use as a larval food; this behavior is otherwise known only from a few lineages in the familyMelittidae .
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