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Checklist for Family Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 (And Resin Bees)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
71
1337
5269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
58
1202
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
22
385
2159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
163
1288
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
24
212
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
24 Genera with 212 Species
#ACDEFHILMOPST
Afranthidium Michener, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Afrostelis Cockerell, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Aglaoapis Cameron, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Anthidiellum Cockerell, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1805Carder Bees15SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Chelostoma Latreille, 1890Scissor Bees8SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1775Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees22SpeciesTaxom
Dianthidium Cockerell, 1914Leaf-cutter Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Dioxys Lepeletier &..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Eoanthidium Popov, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Fidelia Friese, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Heriades Spinola, 1908Armored-Resin Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1840Lesser Masons14SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosmia Thomson, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Icteranthidium Michener, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1896And Resin Bees74SpeciesTaxom
Metallinella Tkalcu, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1853Mason bee47SpeciesTaxom
Plesianthidium Cameron, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Stelis Sw., 1802Cuckoo Carder Bees8SpeciesTaxom
Trachusa Panzer, 18732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
212 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afranthidium (Immanthidium) sjoestedti Friese, 1909
Afranthidium abdominale Friese, 1904
Afrostelis aethiopica Friese, 1925
Aglaoapis tridentata Nylander, 1848
Anthidiellum (Anthidiellum) strigatum Panzer, 1805Cancellate semele
Anthidium (Anthidium) diadema Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Anthidium (Anthidium) emarginatum Say, 1824
Anthidium (Anthidium) florentinum Fabricius, 1775Wool carder bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum Linnaeus, 1758Continental Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) mormonum Cresson, 1878
Anthidium (Anthidium) punctatum Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Anthidium (Anthidium) septemspinosum Lepeletier, 1841
Anthidium (Anthidium) tenuiflorae Cockerell, 1907
Anthidium (Proanthidium) oblongatum Illiger, 1806Oblong wool carder bee
Anthidium byssinum Panzer, 1798
Anthidium lituratum Mavromoustakis, 1954
Anthidium nanum Mocsáry, 1879Bee
Anthidium septendentatum
Anthidium severini Vachal, 1903
Anthidium strigatum (Panzer, 1805)⇒ Anthidiellum strigatum Panzer, 1805
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Megachile ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841
Chelostoma (Chelostoma) florisomne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chelostoma campanularum Kirby, 1802
Chelostoma (Foveosmia) campanularum Kirby, 1802Carpenter bee
Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) rapunculi Lepeletier, 1841Rampion Scissor Bee
Chelostoma confusum Benoist, 1934
Chelostoma distinctum Stoeckhert, 1929
Chelostoma fuliginosum Panzer, 1798
Chelostoma nasutum Perez, 1895Chrysanthemum gall midge
Chelostoma orientale Schletterer, 1890Convergent lady beetle
Coelioxys (Acrocoelioxys) producta Cresson, 1865
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) afra Lepeletier, 1841Short Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) echinata Förster, 1853
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) emarginata Förster, 1853
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) aurolimbata Förster, 1853
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) conoidea (Illiger, 1806)⇒ Coelioxys inermis Kirby, 1802
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) elongata Lepeletier, 1841Dull-Vented Sharp-Tail
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) inermis Kirby, 1802Shiny-Vented Sharp-Tail
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) mandibularis Nylander, 1848Blue Ridge Mountain amphipod
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) quadridentata Linnaeus, 1758Four-toothed sharp-tailed bee
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) rufescens Lepeletier &..., 1825Rufescent Sharp-Tail
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) sodalis Cresson, 1878Comrade Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
Coelioxys afer Lepeletier, 1841
Coelioxys alata Förster, 1853
Coelioxys alatus Förster, 1853
Coelioxys aurifrons Smith, 1854
Coelioxys aurolimbatus Förster, 1853Southwestern Virginia cave amphipod
Coelioxys conoideus Illiger, 1806Large Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys elongatus Lepeletier, 1841Dull-vented Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys setosa Friese, 1904
Coelioxys squamosissima Pasteels, 1968
Coelioxys tridentata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Aglaoapis tridentata Nylander, 1848
Dianthidium (Dianthidium) subparvum Swenk, 1914
Dioxys tridentata (Nylander, 1848)⇒ Aglaoapis tridentata Nylander, 1848
Eoanthidium rothschildi Vachal, 1909
Fidelia (Fidelia) paradoxa Friese, 1899
Heriades (Heriades) truncorum Linnaeus, 1758Large-headed Resin Bee
Heriades capicola Strand, 1912
Heriades rubicola (Perez, 1890)⇒ Heriades rubicolus Perez, 1890
Heriades wellmani Cockerell, 1908
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) claviventris Thomson, 1872Welted lesser mason bee
Hoplitis fulgida platyura
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) leucomelana Kirby, 1802Black and white lesser mason bee
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) pilosifrons Cresson, 1864Hairy-Fronted Small-Mason
Hoplitis (Anthocopa) papaveris Latreille, 1799Canada Whiteface
Hoplitis (Anthocopa) villosa Schenck, 1853
Hoplitis (Cyrtosmia) hypocrita Cockerell, 1906
Hoplitis (Hoplitis) adunca Panzer, 1798Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee
Hoplitis (Hoplitis) anthocopoides Schenck, 1853Mason Bee
Hoplitis acuticornis Dufour & Perris, 1840
Hoplitis brachypogon brachypogon Perez, 1879
Hoplitis mitis Nylander, 1852
Hoplitis ravouxi Perez, 1902
Hoplitis tridentata Dufour & Perris, 1840
Hoplosmia (Hoplosmia) spinulosa (Kirby, 1802)⇒ Osmia spinulosa Kirby, 1802
Icteranthidium laterale Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Lithurgus (Lithurgopsis) littoralis (Cockerell, 1917)⇒ Lithurgopsis littoralis Cockerell, 1917
Lithurgus (Lithurgus) pullatus Vachal, 1903
Lithurgus (Lithurgus) spiniferus Cameron, 1905
Megachile (Amegachile) bituberculata Ritsema, 1880
Megachile (Amegachile) nasalis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Argyropile) parallela Smith, 1853Parallel Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 1793
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Megachile (Callomegachile) torrida Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Chalicodoma) parietina Geoffroy, 1785Black Mud Bee
Megachile (Chalicodoma) rufescens Perez, 1879
Megachile (Chelostomoides) exilis Cresson, 1872Slender Resin Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) georgica Cresson, 1878
Megachile (Creightonella) cognata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) ianthoptera Smith, 1853Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Delomegachile) willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis (Spinola, 1808)⇒ Megachile analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Eutricharaea) argentata Fabricius, 1793
Megachile (Eutricharaea) basalis Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) dorsalis (Perez, 1879)⇒ Megachile leachella Curtis, 1828
Megachile (Eutricharaea) ekuivella (Cockerell, 1909)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) gratiosa Smith, 1853
Megachile (Eutricharaea) leachella Curtis, 1828Megachile dorsalis
Megachile (Eutricharaea) leucomalla Gerstäcker, 1869
Megachile (Eutricharaea) meadewaldoi Brauns, 1912
Megachile (Eutricharaea) pilidens Alfken, 1924
Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1787Alfafa leafcutting bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semiflava (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) stellarum (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Megachile malangensis Friese, 1904
Megachile (Eutricharaea) venusta Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Gronoceras) bombiformis Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Gronoceras) felina Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Hackeriapis) monkmani Rayment, 1935
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Litomegachile) mendica Cresson, 1878Flat-tailed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) texana Cresson, 1878Texas Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758Common leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Megachile) lapponica Thomson, 1872Alfilaree
Megachile (Megachile) ligniseca Kirby, 1802Wood-Carving Leaf-Cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) melanopyga Cockerell, 1909
Megachile (Megachile) pilicrus Morawitz, 1877
Megachile (Megachile) relativa Cresson, 1878Golden-Tailed Leafcutter
Megachile (Megachile) versicolor Smith, 1844Brown-Footed Leaf-Cutter
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Paracella) chrysopogon Vachal, 1910
Megachile (Paracella) coelostoma (Cockerell, 1932)⇒ Megachile barbata Smith, 1853
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841Banded Mud Bee
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) flavipes Spinola, 1838
Megachile (Xanthosarus) analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Xanthosarus) circumcincta Kirby, 1802Black-headed leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) giliae (Cockerell, 1906)⇒ Megachile circumcincta Kirby, 1802
Megachile (Xanthosarus) lagopoda Linnaeus, 1761
Megachile (Xanthosarus) maritima Kirby, 1802Coast Leaf-Cutter
Megachile (Xanthosarus) melanophaea Smith, 1853Black-and-gray Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) willughbiella (Kirby, 1802)⇒ Megachile willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Megachile albisecta Klug, 1817
Megachile albocincta Radoszkowski, 1874
Megachile alpicola Alfken, 1924
Megachile anatolica Rebmann, 1968
Megachile aridissima Cockerell, 1937
Megachile atratula (Rebmann, 1968)⇒ Megachile concinna Smith, 1853
Megachile chrysognatha Cockerell, 1943
Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854Stout tagelus
Megachile foersteri Gerstäcker, 1869
Megachile genalis Morawitz, 1880
Megachile maackii Radoszkowski, 1874
Megachile maxillosa Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Megachile melanogaster Eversmann, 1852
Megachile nigriventris Schenck, 1870
Megachile nigrocaudata Friese, 1903
Megachile octosignata Nylander, 1852
Megachile pyrenaea Perez, 1890
Megachile schmiedeknechti Costa, 1884
Megachile villosa (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hoplitis villosa Schenck, 1853
Megachile walkeri Dalla Torre, 1896
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) longula Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) unca Michener, 1937
Osmia (Allosmia) rufohirta Latreille, 1811
Osmia (Cephalosmia) californica Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Cephalosmia) montana Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Chalcosmia) caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Chalcosmia) leaiana Kirby, 1802
Osmia (Chalcosmia) niveata Fabricius, 1804
Osmia (Helicosmia) aurulenta Panzer, 1799Gold-Fringed Mason Bee
Osmia (Helicosmia) caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Osmia caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Helicosmia) coerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Helicosmia) leaiana (Kirby, 1802)⇒ Osmia leaiana Kirby, 1802
Osmia (Helicosmia) melanogaster Spinola, 1808Chrysanthemum gall midge
Osmia (Helicosmia) niveata (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Osmia niveata Fabricius, 1804
Osmia (Melanosmia) albolateralis Cockerell, 1906
Osmia (Melanosmia) brevis Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Melanosmia) bucephala Cresson, 1864Bufflehead Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) calla Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Melanosmia) inermis Zetterstedt, 1838Mountain mason bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) juxta Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Melanosmia) maritima Friese, 1885
Osmia (Melanosmia) parietina (Curtis, 1828)⇒ Osmia inermis Zetterstedt, 1838
Osmia (Melanosmia) pilicornis Smith, 1846Fringe Horned Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) simillima Smith, 1853Similar Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) uncinata (Gerstäcker, 1869)⇒ Osmia unca Michener, 1937
Osmia (Melanosmia) xanthomelana Kirby, 1802Cliff Mason Bee
Osmia (Metallinella) brevicornis (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Hoplitis brevicornis Morawitz, 1880
Osmia (Neosmia) bicolor Schrank, 1781Red-tailed Mason Bee
Osmia (Osmia) cerinthidis Morawitz, 1876
Osmia (Osmia) cornuta Latreille, 1805Mason bee
Osmia (Osmia) emarginata Lepeletier, 1841
Osmia (Osmia) rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Osmia bicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Pyrosmia) gallarum Spinola, 1808
Osmia adunca (Panzer, 1798)⇒ Hoplitis adunca Panzer, 1798
Osmia andrenoides Spinola, 1808
Osmia anthocopoides (Schenck, 1853)⇒ Hoplitis anthocopoides Schenck, 1853
Osmia bicornis Linnaeus, 1758Chrysanthemum gall midge
Osmia claviventris (Thomson, 1872)⇒ Hoplitis claviventris Thomson, 1872
Osmia fulviventris (Panzer, 1798)⇒ Osmia niveata Fabricius, 1804
Osmia leucomelana Kirby, 1802Large Welted Lesser-Mason
Osmia mustelina Gerstäcker, 1869
Osmia papaveris (Latreille, 1799)⇒ Hoplitis papaveris Latreille, 1799
Osmia pentstemonis Cockerell, 1906
Osmia ravouxi (Perez, 1902)⇒ Hoplitis ravouxi Perez, 1902
Osmia spinulosa Kirby, 1802Spined Mason Bee
Osmia tridentata (DUFOUR & PÉREZ, 1840)⇒ Hoplitis tridentata Dufour & Perris, 1840
Osmia villosa (Schenck, 1853)⇒ Hoplitis villosa Schenck, 1853
Plesianthidium (Carinanthidium) cariniventre Friese, 1904
Pseudoanthidium (Pseudoanthidium) scapulare Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Pseudoanthidium nanum Mocsáry, 1879
Stelis (Protostelis) signata Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Stelis (Stelis) phaeoptera Kirby, 1802Plain dark bee
Stelis breviuscula Nylander, 1848Little dark bee
Stelis minima Schenck, 1861
Stelis minuta Lepeletier &..., 1825
Stelis odontopyga Noskiewicz, 1926
Stelis ornatula Klug, 1807Spotted dark bee
Stelis punctulatissima Kirby, 1802Banded dark bee
Trachusa (Trachusa) byssina Panzer, 1798
Trachusa laticeps Morawitz, 1873

Subnodes of Megachilidae with occurrences in Benelux
SubfamilyFideliinae
Cockerell, 1932
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLithurginae
Newman, 1834
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
21
208
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsmiinae
Panzer, 1806
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)
Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)


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