Megachilinae

Megachilinae
Stelis labiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Subfamily: Megachilinae
Tribes

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Megachilinae is a subfamily of bees, the largest subfamily in the family Megachilidae,[1] and includes mason bees, leafcutter bees, and carder bees.

  • Subfamily Megachilinae
    • Tribe Lithurgini
    • Tribe Osmiini
      • Afroheriades
      • Ashmeadiella
      • Atoposmia
      • Bekilia
      • Chelostoma
      • Haetosmia
      • Heriades have narrow abdominal bands. They resemble small Osmia, but they are oligolectic (specialized on a few subfamilies of Asteraceae) and use resin from conifers, as well as plant fibers and sand, as cell wall material.
      • Hofferia
      • Hoplitis
      • Hoplosmia
      • Noteriades
      • Ochreriades
      • Osmia
      • Othinosmia
      • Protosmia
      • Pseudoheriades
      • Stenoheriades
      • Stenosmia
      • Wainia
      • Xeroheriades
    • Tribe Anthidiini
      • Acedanthidium
      • Afranthidium
      • Afrostelis
      • Anthidiellum
      • Anthidioma
      • Anthidium
      • Anthodioctes
      • Apianthidium
      • Aspidosmia
      • Austrostelis
      • Aztecanthidium
      • Bathanthidium
      • Benanthis
      • Cyphanthidium
      • Dianthidium
      • Duckeanthidium
      • Eoanthidium
      • Epanthidium
      • Euaspis
      • Gnathanthidium
      • Hoplostelis
      • Hypanthidioides
      • Hypanthidium
      • Icteranthidium
      • Indanthidium
      • Larinostelis
      • Neanthidium
      • Notanthidium
      • Pachyanthidium
      • Paranthidium
      • Plesianthidium
      • Pseudoanthidium
      • Rhodanthidium
      • Serapista
      • Stelis Panzer and related genera (stelidine bees) are cleptoparasites on other Megachilidae. Subgenus Heterostelis is parasitic on Trachusa.
      • Trachusa
      • Trachusoides
      • Xenostelis
    • Tribe Dioxyini
      • Aglaoapis
      • Allodioxys
      • Dioxys is a brood parasites of Megachile, Anthidium and Osmia.
      • Ensliniana
      • Eudioxys
      • Metadioxys
      • Paradioxys
      • Prodioxys
    • Tribe Megachilini
      • Coelioxys is a brood parasites of Megachile. Females have a pointed conic abdominal apex (tip); males have several spikes on their apex.
      • Megachile
      • Radoszkowskiana
    • Incertae Sedis
      • Neochalicodoma
      • Stellenigris

References

  1. ↑ Pascarella, J. B. Megachilinae. The Bees of Florida. Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida.
  • "Megachilinae". Atlas of Living Australia.
  • Michener, C. D. (2000). "77. Subfamily Megachilinae". Bees of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 424–569. ISBN 0801861330.
  • Media related to Megachilinae at Wikimedia Commons
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