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Checklist for Family Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 (And Resin Bees)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
484
10777
40631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
91
1949
9183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
75
1800
8366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
28
543
2706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
218
1521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
20
186
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
20 Genera with 186 Species
Afranthidium Michener, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1923Carder Bees10SpeciesTaxom
Ashmeadiella Cockerell, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 17852SpeciesTaxom
Chelostoma Latreille, 1938Scissor Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1831Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees21SpeciesTaxom
Dianthidium Cockerell, 1914Leaf-cutter Bee1SpeciesTaxom
Diaperidium Westwood, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Heriades Spinola, 1890Armored-Resin Bees5SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1879Lesser Masons8SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosmia Thomson, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 1827
0SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1913And Resin Bees81SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1802Mason bee41SpeciesTaxom
Plesianthidium Cameron, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Protosmia Ducke, 1898Chelostomopsis1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocentron Mitchell, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Stelis Sw., 1802Cuckoo Carder Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Trachusa Panzer, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
186 Species and 7 Subspecies
Afranthidium (Immanthidium) junodi Friese, 1904
Afranthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum Schulz, 1906Carder bee
Afranthidium braunsi Friese, 1904
Afranthidium hoplogastrum Mavromoustakis, 1934
Anthidium (Anthidium) cockerelli Schwarz, 1928
Anthidium (Anthidium) collectum Huard, 1896
Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum Linnaeus, 1758Continental Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium manicatum manicatum Linnaeus, 1758
Anthidium manicatum nigrithorax Dalla Torre, 1877
Anthidium (Anthidium) palliventre Cresson, 1878
Anthidium (Anthidium) porterae Cockerell, 1900Porter´s Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) psoraleae Robertson, 1902
Anthidium (Anthidium) punctatum Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Anthidium (Anthidium) sonorense Cockerell, 1923
Ashmeadiella floridana Robertson, 1897
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Megachile ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841
Chalicodoma parietina (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Megachile parietina Geoffroy, 1785
Chelostoma (Chelostoma) florisomne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chelostoma campanularum Kirby, 1802
Chelostoma (Foveosmia) campanularum Kirby, 1802Carpenter bee
Chelostoma (Foveosmia) phaceliae Michener, 1938
Coelioxys (Acrocoelioxys) producta Cresson, 1865
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) afra Lepeletier, 1841Short Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) brevis (Eversmann, 1852)⇒ Coelioxys octodentata Say, 1824
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) funeraria Smith, 1854
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) octodentata Say, 1824Eight-toothed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) porterae Cockerell, 1900Porter'S Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) rufitarsis Smith, 1854Red-Footed Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) albolineata Cockerell, 1905
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 (Neocoelioxys) abdominalis Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Coelioxys caeruleipennis Friese, 1904
Coelioxys circumscripta Schulz, 1906
Coelioxys conica Linnaeus, 1758
Coelioxys intacta Friese, 1923
Coelioxys loricula Smith, 1854
Coelioxys vectis Curtis, 1831
Dianthidium (Dianthidium) subparvum Swenk, 1914
Diaperidium mithrax J. O. Westwood, 1854
Heriades (Heriades) freygessneri Schletterer, 1889
Heriades (Heriades) truncorum Linnaeus, 1758Large-headed Resin Bee
Heriades (Neotrypetes) texanus (Michener, 1938)⇒ Heriades texana Michener, 1938
Heriades rubicola (Perez, 1890)⇒ Heriades rubicolus Perez, 1890
Heriades rubicolus Perez, 1890
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) claviventris Thomson, 1872Welted lesser mason bee
Hoplitis fulgida platyura
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) leucomelana Kirby, 1802Black and white lesser mason bee
Hoplitis (Anthocopa) spinulosa Kirby, 1802Spined mason bee
Hoplitis (Hoplitis) adunca Panzer, 1798Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee
Hoplitis (Monumetha) spoliata Provancher, 1888Dilated-Horned Small-Mason
Hoplitis (Proteriades) palmarum Cockerell, 1935
Hoplitis brachypogon brachypogon Perez, 1879
Hoplosmia (Hoplosmia) spinulosa (Kirby, 1802)⇒ Osmia spinulosa Kirby, 1802
Megachile (Argyropile) parallela Smith, 1853Parallel Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Callomegachile) flavipennis Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Chalicodoma) parietina Geoffroy, 1785Black Mud Bee
Megachile (Chalicodomoides) aethiops Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Chelostomoides) prosopidis (Cockerell, 1900)⇒ Megachile occidentalis Fox, 1894
Megachile (Creightonella) discolor Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Delomegachile) willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Megachile willughbiella hibernica Perkins, R.C.L., 1925
Megachile willughbiella willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Megachile (Eurymella) vittatula (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Megachile riggenbachiana Strand, 1911
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis (Spinola, 1808)⇒ Megachile analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Eutricharaea) captionis Cockerell, 1914
Megachile (Eutricharaea) chrysopyga Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) dorsalis (Perez, 1879)⇒ Megachile leachella Curtis, 1828
Megachile (Eutricharaea) gratiosa Smith, 1853
Megachile (Eutricharaea) leachella Curtis, 1828Megachile dorsalis
Megachile (Eutricharaea) macularis Dalla Torre, 1896
Megachile (Eutricharaea) obtusa Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semiflava (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) sequior Cockerell, 1910
Megachile (Eutricharaea) simplex (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile inermis Provancher, 1888
Megachile (Eutricharaea) venusta Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharea) gahani Cockerell, 1906
Megachile (Eutricharea) maculariformis (Cockerell, 1907)⇒ Megachile chrysopyga Smith, 1853
Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Gronoceras) felina Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Hackeriapis) aurifrons Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Hackeriapis) canifrons Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Hackeriapis) erythropyga Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Hackeriapis) ferox Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Hackeriapis) fultoni Cockerell, 1913
Megachile (Hackeriapis) heriadiformis Smith, 1853
Megachile (Hackeriapis) lucidiventris Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Hackeriapis) mackayensis Cockerell, 1910
Megachile (Hackeriapis) monkmani Rayment, 1935
Megachile (Hackeriapis) oblonga (Smith, 1879)⇒ Hoplitis albifrons Kirby, 1837
Megachile (Hackeriapis) ordinaria Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Hackeriapis) rhodura Cockerell, 1906
Megachile (Hackeriapis) semicandens Cockerell, 1910
Megachile (Hackeriapis) semiluctuosa Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Hackeriapis) tosticauda Cockerell, 1912
Megachile (Hackeriapis) variabilis King, 1994
Megachile (Leptorachis) petulans Cresson, 1878Petulant Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Litomegachile) coquilletti Cockerell, 1915
Megachile (Litomegachile) lippiae Cockerell, 1900
Megachile (Litomegachile) mendica Cresson, 1878Flat-tailed 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) relativa Cresson, 1878Golden-Tailed Leafcutter
Megachile (Megachile) versicolor Smith, 1844Brown-Footed Leaf-Cutter
Megachile versicolor hiberniae (Perkins, 1925)⇒ Megachile versicolor Smith, 1844
Megachile (Megachiloides) dakotensis Mitchell, 1926
Megachile (Megachiloides) rubi Mitchell, 1924
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841Banded Mud Bee
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) fulva Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) kigonserana Friese, 1903
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata Fabricius, 1775Wooly Wall Bee
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata Say, 1837Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Schizomegachile) monstrosa Smith, 1868
Megachile (Thaumatosoma) duboulaii Smith, 1865Black-and-yellow cuthona
Megachile (Xanthosarus) circumcincta Kirby, 1802Black-headed leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) dentitarsus Sladen, 1919
Megachile (Xanthosarus) frigida Smith, 1853Frigid Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) latimanus Say, 1823Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) maritima Kirby, 1802Coast Leaf-Cutter
Megachile (Xanthosarus) willughbiella (Kirby, 1802)⇒ Megachile willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Megachile atrella Cockerell, 1906
Megachile clypeata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile cyanescens Friese, ., 1904
Megachile demeter Cockerell, 1937
Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854Stout tagelus
Megachile jerryrozeni Genaro, 2003
Megachile leeuwinensis Meade-Waldo, 1915
Megachile rhyssalus Wu, 2005
Megachile riggenbachiana Strand, 1911
Megachile turneri Meade-Waldo, 1913
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) unca Michener, 1937
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) chalybea Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Osmia (Helicosmia) coerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Helicosmia) coloradensis Cresson, 1878Colorado Osmia
Osmia (Helicosmia) leaiana (Kirby, 1802)⇒ Osmia leaiana Kirby, 1802
Osmia (Helicosmia) niveata (Fabricius, 1804)⇒ Osmia niveata Fabricius, 1804
Osmia (Melanosmia) atriventris Cresson, 1864Maine blueberry bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) bakeri (Sandhouse, 1924)⇒ Osmia melanopleura Cockerell, 1916
Osmia (Melanosmia) bruneri Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Melanosmia) collinsiae Robertson, 1905Collinsia Mason
Osmia (Melanosmia) cyanella Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Melanosmia) gaudiosa Cockerell, 1907
Osmia (Melanosmia) inermis Zetterstedt, 1838Mountain mason bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) inspergens Lovell & Coc..., 1907Shiny-Faced Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) laeta Sandhouse, 1924
Osmia (Melanosmia) paradisica Sandhouse, 1924
Osmia (Melanosmia) parietina (Curtis, 1828)⇒ Osmia inermis Zetterstedt, 1838
Osmia (Melanosmia) pilicornis Smith, 1846Fringe Horned Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) proxima Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Melanosmia) tersula Cockerell, 1912Wide-Banded Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) texana Cresson, 1872Texas Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) uncinata (Gerstäcker, 1869)⇒ Osmia unca Michener, 1937
Osmia (Melanosmia) virga Sandhouse, 1939Twig Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) xanthomelana Kirby, 1802Cliff Mason Bee
Osmia (Neosmia) bicolor Schrank, 1781Red-tailed Mason Bee
Osmia (Osmia) cornuta Latreille, 1805Mason bee
Osmia (Osmia) lignaria Say, 1837Blue orchard bee
Osmia (Osmia) ribifloris Cockerell, 1900Blueberry bee
Osmia (Osmia) rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Osmia bicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Pyrosmia) pusilla Cresson, 1864
Osmia bicornis Linnaeus, 1758Chrysanthemum gall midge
Osmia dolerosa Sandhouse, 1939
Osmia papaveris (Latreille, 1799)⇒ Hoplitis papaveris Latreille, 1799
Osmia pentstemonis Cockerell, 1906
Osmia spinulosa Kirby, 1802Spined Mason Bee
Plesianthidium calescens Cockerell, 1921
Plesianthidium neli Brauns, 1929
Plesianthidium volkmanni Friese, 1909
Protosmia (Chelostomopsis) rubifloris Cockerell, 1898
Pseudoanthidium tuberculiferum Brauns, 1905
Stelis (Stelidium) ashmeadiella
Stelis (Stelis) montana Cresson, 1864
Stelis (Stelis) phaeoptera Kirby, 1802Plain dark bee
Stelis breviuscula Nylander, 1848Little dark bee
Stelis ornatula Klug, 1807Spotted dark bee
Stelis punctulatissima Kirby, 1802Banded dark bee
Trachusa (Heteranthidium) bequaerti Schwarz, 1926

Subnodes of Megachilidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyLithurginae
Newman, 1834
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
18
185
Genera
Species

Taxom



Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)
Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)


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