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Megachilinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Hymenoptera

Higher classification
  
Megachilidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Scientific name
  
Megachilinae

Rank
  
Subfamily

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Lower classifications
  
Mason bee, Megachile, Stelis, Anthidium manicatum

Megachilinae is a subfamily of bees, the largest subfamily in the family Megachilidae, the mason bees.

  • 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

    Megachilinae Wikipedia