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Checklist for Family Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 (And Resin Bees)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
79
1730
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
68
1587
5904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
419
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
10
170
1381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
15
223
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
15 Genera with 223 Species
Anthidiellum Cockerell, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1906Carder Bees13SpeciesTaxom
Ashmeadiella Cockerell, 04SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelostoma Latreille, 1891Scissor Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 0Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees15SpeciesTaxom
Dianthidium Cockerell, 1879Leaf-cutter Bee7SpeciesTaxom
Heriades Spinola, 1872Armored-Resin Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1864Lesser Masons13SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1927And Resin Bees68SpeciesTaxom
Monumetha Cresson, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1897Mason bee78SpeciesTaxom
Prochelostoma Robertson, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Stelis Sw., 1962Cuckoo Carder Bees17SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
223 Species and 9 Subspecies
Anthidiellum (Loyolanthidium) notatum Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Anthidiellum notatum robertsoni (Cockerell, 1904)⇒ Anthidiellum notatum Latreille, 1809
Anthidiellum robertsoni Cockerell, 1904
Anthidium (Anthidium) clypeodentatum Swenk, 1914
Anthidium (Anthidium) edwardsii Cresson, 1878Edwards´ Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) florentinum Fabricius, 1775Wool carder bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) maculifrons Smith, 1854Spot-fronted Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum Linnaeus, 1758Continental Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) mormonum Cresson, 1878
Anthidium (Anthidium) psoraleae Robertson, 1902
Anthidium (Anthidium) tenuiflorae Cockerell, 1907
Anthidium (Anthidium) utahense Swenk, 1914Utah Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium (Callanthidium) formosum Cresson, 1878
Anthidium (Proanthidium) oblongatum Illiger, 1806Oblong wool carder bee
Anthidium exhumatum Cockerell, 1906
Anthidium scudderi Cockerell, 1906
Ashmeadiella (Arogochila) australis Cockerell, 1902
Ashmeadiella (Arogochila) cazieri Michener, 1939
Ashmeadiella (Ashmeadiella) bucconis Say, 1837
Ashmeadiella curriei
Chelostoma (Foveosmia) campanularum Kirby, 1802Carpenter bee
Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) rapunculi Lepeletier, 1841Rampion Scissor Bee
Chelostoma (Prochelostoma) philadelphi Robertson, 1891Mock-Orange Scissor Bee
Coelioxys (Acrocoelioxys) producta Cresson, 1865
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) funeraria Smith, 1854
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) moesta Cresson, 1864
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 (Boreocoelioxys) sayi Robertson, 1897Say'S Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) immaculata Cockerell, 1912
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) sodalis Cresson, 1878Comrade Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
Coelioxys (Cyrtocoelioxys) modesta Smith, 1854Modest Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Synocoelioxys) alternata Say, 1837Alternate Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Xerocoelioxys) grindeliae Cockerell, 1900
Coelioxys atlantica (Mitchell, 1962)⇒ Coelioxys octodentata Say, 1824
Coelioxys rufitarsus Smith, 1854Red-footed sharptail
Coelioxys vufitorsis
Dianthidium (Dianthidium) curvatum Smith, 1854
Dianthidium curvatum sayi Cockerell, 1907
Dianthidium (Dianthidium) pudicum Cresson, 1879
Dianthidium (Dianthidium) simile Cresson, 1864Northeastern Pebble Bee
Dianthidium (Dianthidium) subparvum Swenk, 1914
Dianthidium plenum Timberlake, 1943
Dianthidium singulare Cresson, 1879
Heriades (Neotrypetes) carinatus Cresson, 1864
Heriades (Neotrypetes) leavitti Crawford, 1913Leavitt'S Armored-Resin Bee
Heriades (Neotrypetes) variolosus (Cresson, 1872)⇒ Heriades variolosa Cresson, 1872
Heriades carinata Cresson, 1864Carinate Armored-Resin Bee
Heriades gibbosa Friese, 1909
Heriades variolosa Cresson, 1872
Heriades variolosa variolosa Cresson, 1872
Hoplitis fulgida platyura
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) pilosifrons Cresson, 1864Hairy-Fronted Small-Mason
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) producta Cresson, 1864Produced Small-Mason
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) truncata Cresson, 1878Truncate Small-Mason
Hoplitis (Cyrtosmia) hypocrita Cockerell, 1906
Hoplitis (Formicapis) robusta Nylander, 1848
Hoplitis (Hoplitis) anthocopoides Schenck, 1853Mason Bee
Hoplitis (Monumetha) albifrons Kirby, 1837White-Fronted Small-Mason
Hoplitis (Monumetha) fulgida Cresson, 1864
Hoplitis (Monumetha) spoliata Provancher, 1888Dilated-Horned Small-Mason
Hoplitis (Robertsonella) simplex Cresson, 1864
Hoplitis brachypogon brachypogon Perez, 1879
Hoplitis cylindrica Cresson, 1864
Lithurgus gibbosus Smith, 1853
Megachile (Argyropile) parallela Smith, 1853Parallel Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Megachile (Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith, 1853Giant resin bee
Megachile (Chalicodoma) manicata Giraud, 1861
Megachile (Chelostomoides) angelarum Cockerell, 1902
Megachile (Chelostomoides) campanulae Robertson, 1903Bellflower resin bee
Megachile campanulae campanulae
Megachile (Chelostomoides) prosopidis (Cockerell, 1900)⇒ Megachile occidentalis Fox, 1894
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis (Spinola, 1808)⇒ Megachile analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apostolica Cockerell, 1937
Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1787Alfafa leafcutting bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semiflava (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Leptorachis) petulans Cresson, 1878Petulant Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Litomegachile) coquilletti Cockerell, 1915
Megachile (Litomegachile) gentilis Cresson, 1872Leafcutter bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) lippiae Cockerell, 1900
Megachile (Litomegachile) mendica Cresson, 1878Flat-tailed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) onobrychidis Cockerell, 1908Western Little Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934Southeastern Little Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) texana Cresson, 1878Texas Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758Common leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Megachile) inermis Provancher, 1888Freckled milkvetch
Megachile (Megachile) lapponica Thomson, 1872Alfilaree
Megachile (Megachile) montivaga Cresson, 1878Silver-tailed Petal-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) nivalis (Friese, 1903)⇒ Megachile lapponica Thomson, 1872
Megachile (Megachile) relativa Cresson, 1878Golden-Tailed Leafcutter
Megachile (Megachiloides) anograe Cockerell, 1908
Megachile (Megachiloides) casadae Cockerell, 1898
Megachile (Megachiloides) manifesta Cresson, 1878
Megachile (Megachiloides) nevadensis Cresson, 1879
Megachile (Megachiloides) subnigra Cresson, 1879
Megachile (Megachiloides) wheeleri Mitchell, 1927
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841Banded Mud Bee
Megachile (Sayapis) fidelis Cresson, 1878Faithful leafcutting bee
Megachile (Sayapis) policaris Say, 1831
Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata Say, 1837Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile pugnata pugnata Say, 1837
Megachile (Xanthosarus) addenda Cresson, 1878Cranberry Leafcutter
Megachile (Xanthosarus) analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Xanthosarus) circumcincta Kirby, 1802Black-headed leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) comata Cresson, 1872
Megachile (Xanthosarus) dentitarsus Sladen, 1919
Megachile (Xanthosarus) fortis Cresson, 1872
Megachile (Xanthosarus) frigida Smith, 1853Frigid Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) gemula Cresson, 1878Small-handed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) giliae (Cockerell, 1906)⇒ Megachile circumcincta Kirby, 1802
Megachile (Xanthosarus) ingenua Cresson, 1878
Megachile (Xanthosarus) latimanus Say, 1823Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) melanophaea Smith, 1853Black-and-gray Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile melanophaea submelanophaea Mitchell, 1935
Megachile (Xanthosarus) perihirta Cockerell, 1898Furry Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile campanula
Megachile chelostomoides Gribodo, 1894
Megachile cleomis (Cockerell, 1900)⇒ Megachile texana Cresson, 1878
Megachile dentitarsis
Megachile frigide
Megachile karooensis Brauns, 1912
Megachile maxillosa Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Megachile melanophoea
Megachile mellitarsis Cresson, 1878
Megachile perniciosa (Friese, 1903)⇒ Megachile rufiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Megachile rhyssalus Wu, 2005
Megachile sublaurita Mitchell, 1927
Megachile umatillensis Mitchell, 1927
Monumetha obsoleta Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) giliarum Cockerell, 1906
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) integra Cresson, 1878
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) kenoyeri (Cockerell, 1915)⇒ Osmia tarsata Provancher, 1888
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) longula Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) nifoata Cockerell, 1909
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) nigrifrons Cresson, 1878
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) nigrobarbata Cockerell, 1916
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) odontogaster Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) physariae (Cockerell, 1907)⇒ Osmia giliarum Cockerell, 1906
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) sladeni (Sandhouse, 1925)⇒ Osmia nifoata Cockerell, 1909
Osmia (Acanthosmioides) unca Michener, 1937
Osmia (Cephalosmia) montana Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Cephalosmia) subaustralis Cockerell, 1900
Osmia subaustralis subaustralis
Osmia (Chalcosmia) caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Chenosmia) cobaltina Cresson, 1878
Osmia (Diceratosmia) conjuncta Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Helicosmia) caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Osmia caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Helicosmia) coerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Helicosmia) coloradensis Cresson, 1878Colorado Osmia
Osmia (Melanosmia) albiventris Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Melanosmia) albolateralis Cockerell, 1906
Osmia (Melanosmia) aquilonaria Rightmyer, G..., 2010
Osmia (Melanosmia) atriventris Cresson, 1864Maine blueberry bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) atrocyanea Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Melanosmia) brevis Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Melanosmia) bruneri Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Melanosmia) bucephala Cresson, 1864Bufflehead Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) collinsiae Robertson, 1905Collinsia Mason
Osmia (Melanosmia) densa Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Melanosmia) distincta Cresson, 1864Distinct Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) felti Cockerell, 1911
Osmia (Melanosmia) hendersoni Cockerell, 1907
Osmia (Melanosmia) inermis Zetterstedt, 1838Mountain mason bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) inspergens Lovell & Coc..., 1907Shiny-Faced Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) inurbana Cresson, 1878
Osmia (Melanosmia) iridis Cockerell & ..., 1902
Osmia (Melanosmia) juxta Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Melanosmia) laeta Sandhouse, 1924
Osmia (Melanosmia) malina Cockerell, 1909
Osmia (Melanosmia) maritima Friese, 1885
Osmia (Melanosmia) nanula Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Melanosmia) nearctica Rightmyer, G..., 2010
Osmia (Melanosmia) nigriventris Zetterstedt, 1838
Osmia (Melanosmia) paradisica Sandhouse, 1924
Osmia (Melanosmia) proxima Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Melanosmia) pulsatillae Cockerell, 1907
Osmia (Melanosmia) pumila Cresson, 1864Dwarf Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) sandhouseae Mitchell, 1927
Osmia (Melanosmia) simillima Smith, 1853Similar Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) tersula Cockerell, 1912Wide-Banded Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) texana Cresson, 1872Texas Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) tristella Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Melanosmia) virga Sandhouse, 1939Twig Mason Bee
Osmia (Mystacosmia) nemoris Sandhouse, 1924
Osmia (Nothosmia) atriventris (Cresson, 1864)⇒ Osmia atriventris Cresson, 1864
Osmia (Osmia) cornifrons Radoszkowski, 1887Horn-faced bee
Osmia (Osmia) lignaria Say, 1837Blue orchard bee
Osmia (Osmia) taurus Smith, 1873Alternate-leaf dogwood
Osmia (Pyrosmia) pusilla Cresson, 1864
Osmia bella (Cresson, 1878)⇒ Osmia cobaltina Cresson, 1878
Osmia canadensis Cresson, 1864
Osmia dolerosa Sandhouse, 1939
Osmia fervida (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile perplexa Smith, 1853
Osmia gibbosa (Friese, 1909)⇒ Heriades gibbosa Friese, 1909
Osmia hudsonica Cresson, 1864
Osmia laticella van der Zanden, 1986
Osmia laticeps Thomson, 1872Alfilaree
Osmia melanota Morawitz, 1888
Osmia michiganensis Mitchell, 1962
Osmia novaescotiae Cockerell, 1912
Osmia pentstemonis Cockerell, 1906
Osmia phaceliae Cockerell, 1907
Osmia potentillae Michener, 1936
Osmia pumilla
Osmia tanneri Sandhouse, 1939
Osmia tarsata Provancher, 1888Freckled milkvetch
Osmia trevoris Cockerell, 1897
Prochelostoma philadelphi (Robertson, 1891)⇒ Chelostoma philadelphi Robertson, 1891
Stelis (Dolichostelis) louisae Cockerell, 1911
Stelis (Stelidium) ashmeadiella
Stelis (Stelis) carnifex Cockerell, 1911
Stelis (Stelis) coarctatus Crawford, 1916Constrained Cuckoo Carder Bee
Stelis (Stelis) labiata Provancher, 1888Kissing Cuckoo Carder Bee
Stelis (Stelis) lateralis Cresson, 1864Spot-Sided Dark Bee
Stelis (Stelis) montana Cresson, 1864
Stelis (Stelis) monticola Cresson, 1878
Stelis (Stelis) permaculata Cockerell, 1898Sixteen-Spotted Cuckoo Carder Bee
Stelis (Stelis) subemarginata Cresson, 1878
Stelis ashmeadiellae Timberlake, 1941
Stelis calliphorina Cockerell, 1911
Stelis foederalis Smith, 1854Federal Cuckoo Carder Bee
Stelis nitida Cresson, 1878
Stelis occidentalis Parker & Gri..., 2013
Stelis rubi Cockerell, 1898
Stelis vernalis Mitchell, 1962

Subnodes of Megachilidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyLithurginae
Newman, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
13
221
Genera
Species

Taxom



Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)
Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)


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