Apidae

family of bees from Hymenoptera order
Taxon taxon Q756082
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Apidae

Summary

Apidae is a taxon[1]. Apidae has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Apidae's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Apidae is classified at the rank of family[4].
  • Apidae is classified within Apoidea[5].
  • Apidae belongs to the parent taxon bee[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Apidae is Apidae[7].
  • Apidae's Commons category is recorded as Apidae[8].
  • Apidae's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apidae[9].
  • Apidae's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Apidae's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Apidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees'}[12].
  • Apidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'langtungebier'}[13].
  • Apidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Apidae'}[14].
  • Apidae is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'prave čebele'}[15].

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Classification

Apidae's scientific name is Apidae[7]. Apidae is classified at the rank of family[4]. Recorded parent taxon include Apoidea[5] and bee[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees'}[12], {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'langtungebier'}[13], {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Apidae'}[14], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'prave čebele'}[15].

Identifiers

Apidae's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47221[16]. Apidae's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7458[17]. Apidae's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 677[18]. Apidae's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4334[19]. Apidae's ITIS TSN is recorded as 154394[20].

Why It Matters

Apidae has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Apidae is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0384336-vceloviti
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  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Apoidea, bee
    Instance of taxon
    Aliases
    Taxon rank family
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294037405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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