Megachilinae

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

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
  - 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

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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[fla-1] Pascarella, J. B. Megachilinae. The Bees of Florida. Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida.