Megachilinae
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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
References
- ^ Pascarella, J. B. Megachilinae. The Bees of Florida. Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida.
External links
- "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.
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