Megachilinae

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Megachilinae
Stelis labiata, U, Side, NC, Moore County 2013-09-30-16.22.54 ZS PMax.jpg
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, the mason bees.[1]

Subfamily Megachilinae
Tribe Lithurgini
Lithurgus
Microthurge
Trichothurgus
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Megachilinae.
Pascarella, J. B. Megachilinae. The Bees of Florida. Entomology and Nematology
Department, University of Florida.
Categories: MegachilidaeBee subfamilies
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