Welcome to Checklist of the Western Palaearctic Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)

This website aims to provide regularly updated information about the taxonomy and distribution of bees in the western Palaearctic region.

Ochreriades fasciatus female

Aethammobates prionogaster male

Borgatomelissa brevipennis male

Plesiopanurgus zizus male

Recent Pages

  • Updates

    Michael Kuhlmann - 2012-03-19

    Here you can find information about updates of the checklist.

  • Checklist area

    Michael Kuhlmann - 2012-03-14

  • About the checklist

    Michael Kuhlmann - 2012-03-14

    A few comments about the checklist that might help its users:

Recently Added Taxon Descriptions

Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith