Hymenoptera - Bees

The table below lists the conservation statuses of the species in this taxon assessed under the Singapore Red List as published in the 2nd and 3rd editions of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB2 and RDB3 respectively).

The information is accurate as at the time of the listing.

Note

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	Category	Abbreviation	Criteria
Not Threatened	Least Concern	LC	Not approaching threatened status
Not Threatened	Near-Threatened	NT	Close to becoming threatened or may meet the criteria for threatened status in the near future
Threatened	Vulnerable	VU	There are more than 250 but fewer than 1,000 mature individuals, and there may or may not be any other evidence of decline, small range size or fragmentation.
	Endangered	EN	There are fewer than 250 mature individuals and no other evidence of decline or fragmentation.
	Critically Endangered	CR	There are fewer than 50 mature individuals, OR if more than 50 mature individuals but less than 250, with some evidence of decline or fragmentation.
Extirpation & Extinction	Presumed Nationally Extinct	NEx	The species is extinct (extirpated) within Singapore but it still survives outside Singapore.
Extirpation & Extinction	Globally Extinct	EX	The species is extinct all over the world, both in the wild and in cultivation
Other Categories	Data Deficient	DD	Inadequate information to make an informed assessment
	Not Applicable	NA	Species that are not eligible for assessment at the national level (mainly introduced taxa and vagrants)
	Not Evaluated	NE	Species that are possibly eligible for assessment but have not yet been evaluated against the criteria
	Not Listed	NL	Species not listed in the records (in the IUCN Global Red List database, or the first and second edition of the Singapore Red Data Book (RDB1 and RDB2)

Family	Subfamily	Species	Common Name	Origin	RDB2	RDB3
Colletidae	Hylaeinae	Hylaeus (Gephyrohylaeus) sandacanensis	Sandakan Masked Bee	Native	Not Listed	DD
Colletidae	Hylaeinae	Hylaeus (Indialeus) sp. 1 cf. strenuus (Cameron)		Native	Not Listed	DD
Colletidae	Hylaeinae	Hylaeus (Indialeus) sp 2		Native	Not Listed	DD
Colletidae	Hylaeinae	Hylaeus (Nesoprosopis) penangensis	Penang Masked Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Colletidae	Hylaeinae	Hylaeus (Nesoprosopis) sp. 1 cf. transversalis Cockerell		Native	Not Listed	DD
Colletidae	Hylaeinae	Hylaeus (Nesoprosopis) sp. 2		Native	Not Listed	DD
Colletidae	Hylaeinae	Hylaeus (Nesoprosopis) sp. 3		Native	Not Listed	DD
Colletidae	Hylaeinae	Hylaeus (Nesoprosopis) sp. 4		Native	Not Listed	DD
Colletidae	Hylaeinae	Hylaeus (new subgenus nr. Prosopisteron) sp. 1 aff. jacobsoni (Friese)	Singapore Blue Masked Bee	Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Lipotriches (Austronomia) goniognatha	Angle-jawed Austral-Nomia	Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Lipotriches (Austronomia) takauensis	Takau Austral-Nomia	Native	Not Listed	NT
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Lipotriches (Rhopalomelissa) ceratina	Red-waisted Grass-Nomia	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Lipotriches (Rhopalomelissa) minutula	Minute Grass-Nomia	Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Nomia (Acunomia) iridescens	Iridescent Nomia	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Nomia (Acunomia) lusoria	Mangrove Nomia	Native	Not Listed	VU
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Nomia (Acunomia) sp. 1 aff. lusoria Cockerell		Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Nomia (Acunomia) strigata	Striped Nomia	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Nomia (Gnathonomia) thoracica	Felt-topped Nomia	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Nomia (Hoplonomia) incerta	Black-waisted Pronged-Nomia	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Nomia (Maculonomia) apicalis	Black-tipped Forest-Nomia	Native	Not Listed	CR
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Nomia (Maculonomia) elegans	Elegant Forest-Nomia	Native	Not Listed	NEx
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Nomia (Maculonomia) fuscipennis	Dusky-winged Forest-Nomia	Native	Not Listed	NT
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Nomia (Maculonomia) penangensis	Penang Forest-Nomia	Native	Not Listed	NEx
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Nomia (Maculonomia) sp. 1 aff. apicalis Smith	Spine-thighed Forest-Nomia	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Nomiinae	Pseudapis (Pseudapis) siamensis	Siamese Epaulette-Nomia	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Halictinae	Ceylalictus (Ceylalictus) communis	Common Ceylalictus	Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Ceylalictus (Ceylalictus) malayensis	Malay Ceylalictus	Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) malayensis	Malay Smooth-Blood Bee	Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) albescens	White Combed-Sweat Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) deliense	Orange-legged Combed-Sweat Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) halictoides	Beach Combed-Sweat Bee	Native	Not Listed	NT
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) semirussatum	Singapore Combed-Sweat Bee	Native	Not Listed	CR
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) vagans	Wandering Combed-Sweat Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) sp. 1 [vagans species group]	Tan-haired Combed-Sweat Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) sp. 2		Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) sp. 3 [vagans species group]		Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) plasunicum	Plasun's Sweat Bee	Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Homalictus) adonidiae	Palm Plume-vented Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp. 1 aff. latitarse		Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Lasioglossum (Homalictus) singapurellum	Singapore Plume-vented Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Halictinae	Patellapis (Pachyhalictus) intricata	Vachal’s Reticulate-Furrow Bee	Native	Not Listed	CR
Halictidae	Halictinae	Patellapis (Pachyhalictus) murbanus	Sunda Reticulate-Furrow Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Halictidae	Halictinae	Sphecodes duplex	Singapore Blood Bee	Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Sphecodes sp. 2		Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Sphecodes sp. 3 cf. redivivus Blüthgen		Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Sphecodes sp. 4		Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Sphecodes sp. 5 cf. javanicus Friese		Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Sphecodes sp. 6		Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Sphecodes sp. 7 [nr. sp. 5]		Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Sphecodes sp. 8 [nr. sp. 5]		Native	Not Listed	DD
Halictidae	Halictinae	Sphecodes sp. 9 [red on thorax]		Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Lithurginae	Lithurgus sp. 1	Lesser Woodborer	Native	Not Listed	LC
Megachilidae	Lithurginae	Lithurgus sp. 2 cf. collaris	Greater Woodborer	Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Anthidiellum (Pycnanthidium) smithii smithii	Smith's Rotund-Resin Bee	Native	Not Listed	VU
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Euaspis polynesia	Asian Chilli-tail	Native	Not Listed	LC
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Euaspis n. sp. 1		Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Heriades (Michenerella) othonis	Indomalayan Armoured-Resin Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) angulatus	Angulate Sharptail	Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) sp. 2		Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) sp. 3		Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Coelioxys (Callosarissa) confusus	Confusing Sharptail	Native	Not Listed	LC
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Coelioxys (Torridapis) n. sp.		Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Aethomegachile) borneana	Bornean Leafcutter	Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Aethomegachile) conjuncta	Dimorphic Leafcutter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Aethomegachile) laticeps	Broad-headed Leafcutter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Aethomegachile) ramera	Singapore Leafcutter	Native	Not Listed	VU
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Aethomegachile) sp. 1 nr. borneana Cameron	Bright-legged Leafcutter	Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Aethomegachile) sp. 2 [fusciventris species group]	White-gloved Leafcutter	Native	Not Listed	VU
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Aethomegachile) sp. 3 [nr borneana with dark hairs]		Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Paracella) tricincta	Golden-bellied Leafcutter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Callomegachile) disjuncta	Disjunct Resin Bee	Uncertain	Not Listed	NA
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Callomegachile) fulvipennis	Orange-winged Resin Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Callomegachile) indonesica	Indonesian Resin Bee	Native	Not Listed	VU
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Callomegachile) umbripennis	Shadow-winged Resin Bee	Uncertain	Not Listed	NA
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Callomegachile) sp. 1 [biroi species group]	Yellow-bellied Resin Bee	Native	Not Listed	NT
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Callomegachile s.l.) ornata	Ornate Resin Bee	Native	Not Listed	VU
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Callomegachile s.l.) tuberculata	Tuberculate Resin Bee	Native	Not Listed	NT
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Carinula) stulta	Fiery Resin Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Carinula) butteli	Buttel-Reepen's Resin Bee	Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Chelostomoda) moera	Orange-thighed Leafcutter	Native	Not Listed	DD
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Creightonella) atrata	Orange-winged Leafcutter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Eutricharaea) subrixator	Orange-bellied Leafcutter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Megachilidae	Megachilinae	Megachile (Eutricharaea) sp. 1	White-dusted Leafcutter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Xylocopa (Biluna) iridipennis	Purple-winged Bamboo-Carpenter	Native	DD	DD
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Xylocopa (Cyaneoderes) caerulea	Cerulean Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Xylocopa (Cyaneoderes) insularis	Blue-sided Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	DD
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Xylocopa (Maiella) aestuans	White-cheeked Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Xylocopa (Maiella) flavonigrescens	Yellow-and-Black Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Xylocopa (Nyctomelitta) myops	Sunda Night-Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	DD
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Xylocopa (Platynopoda) latipes	Broad-handed Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Xylocopa (Zonohirsuta) dejeanii penangensis	Collared Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	EN
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Catoceratina) perforatrix pyramidalis	Plume-vented Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Ceratinidia) accusator	Short-nosed Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Ceratinidia) cognata	Black-topped Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	DD
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Ceratinidia) collusor	Companion Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Ceratinidia) lieftincki	Lieftinck's Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Ceratinidia) nigrolateralis incerta	Black-sided Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Lioceratina) ridleyi	Ridley’s Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	VU
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Neoceratina) dentipes	Tooth-legged Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Pithitis) smaragdula	Emerald Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Pithitis) unimaculata palmerii	One-spotted Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Xanthoceratina) fuliginosa	Dusky-winged Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	VU
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Ceratina (Xanthoceratina) metaria	Bounded Small Carpenter	Native	Not Listed	DD
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Braunsapis breviceps	Short-headed Reed-Cuckoo	Native	Not Listed	DD
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Braunsapis clarihirta	Clear-haired Reed Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Braunsapis cupulifera	Cup-legged Reed Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Braunsapis hewitti	Hewitt's Reed Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Braunsapis philippinensis	Philippine Reed Bee	Native	Not Listed	DD
Apidae	Xylocopinae	Braunsapis puangensis	Puang Reed Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Nomadinae	Nomada adusta	Singed Nomad Bee	Native	Not Listed	DD
Apidae	Nomadinae	Nomada malayana	Malay Nomad	Native	Not Listed	VU
Apidae	Nomadinae	Nomada penangensis	Penang Nomad	Native	Not Listed	CR
Apidae	Nomadinae	Nomada polyodonta	Many-toothed Nomad	Native	Not Listed	DD
Apidae	Nomadinae	Nomada sandacana	Sandakan Nomad	Native	Not Listed	CR
Apidae	Apinae	Amegilla (Glossamegilla) insularis	Island Forest-Digger	Native	Not Listed	VU
Apidae	Apinae	Amegilla (Zonamegilla) andrewsi	Sunda Blue-banded Digger	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Apinae	Amegilla (Zonamegilla) korotonensis	Koroton Blue-banded Digger	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Apinae	Amegilla (Zonamegilla) flammeozonata	Flame-banded Digger Bee	Native	Not Listed	DD
Apidae	Apinae	Thyreus abdominalis rostratus	Beaked Cloak-and-Dagger Bee	Native	Not Listed	EN
Apidae	Apinae	Thyreus lilacinus	Black-notched Cloak-and-Dagger Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Apinae	Thyreus himalayensis	Himalayan Cloak-and-Dagger Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Apinae	Thyreus novaehollandiae signatus	Indomalayan Cloak-and-Dagger Bee	Native	Not Listed	CR
Apidae	Apinae	Apis (Apis) cerana javana	Asian Honey Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Apinae	Apis (Megapis) dorsata dorsata	Giant Honey Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Apinae	Apis (Micrapis) andreniformis	Black Dwarf Honey Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Apinae	Apis (Micrapis) florea	Red Dwarf Honey Bee	Uncertain	Not Listed	NA
Apidae	Apinae	Geniotrigona thoracica	Long-chinned Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	CR
Apidae	Apinae	Heterotrigona (Heterotrigona) itama	Notch-toothed Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Apinae	Heterotrigona (Sundatrigona) moorei	Moore's Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	NEx
Apidae	Apinae	Homotrigona (Homotrigona) fimbriata	Bristle-faced Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	NEx
Apidae	Apinae	Homotrigona (Lophotrigona) canifrons	Woolly Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	NEx
Apidae	Apinae	Homotrigona (Tetrigona) apicalis	Milky-tipped Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	NT
Apidae	Apinae	Lepidotrigona latipes	Broad-legged Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	NEx
Apidae	Apinae	Lepidotrigona terminata	Gold-margined Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	VU
Apidae	Apinae	Lisotrigona furva	Dusky Tear Bee	Uncertain	Not Listed	NA
Apidae	Apinae	Tetragonula (Tetragonilla) atripes	Orange-and-black Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	NEx
Apidae	Apinae	Tetragonula (Tetragonula) fuscobalteata	Belted Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	DD
Apidae	Apinae	Tetragonula (Tetragonula) geissleri	Geissler's Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	NT
Apidae	Apinae	Tetragonula (Tetragonula) valdezi	Valdez’s Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	LC
Apidae	Apinae	Tetragonula (Tetragonula) pagdeni	Pagden's Stingless Bee	Uncertain	Not Listed	NA
Apidae	Apinae	Tetragonula (Tetragonula) testaceitarsis	Testaceous-footed Stingless Bee	Uncertain	Not Listed	NA
Apidae	Apinae	Tetragonula (Tetragonula) laeviceps	Smooth-headed Stingless Bee	Native	Not Listed	NT