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Checklist for Family Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 (And Resin Bees)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
43
277
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
276
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
140
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
62
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
6 Genera with 20 Species
Afranthidium Michener, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1845And Resin Bees13SpeciesTaxom
Pachyanthidium Friese, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Serapista Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
20 Species
Afranthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum Schulz, 1906Carder bee
Afranthidium abdominale Friese, 1904
Afranthidium braunsi Friese, 1904
Lithurgus (Lithurgus) spiniferus Cameron, 1905
Megachile (Chalicodoma) murina Friese, 1913
Megachile (Chalicodoma) niveofasciata Friese, 1904
Megachile (Creightonella) frontalis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Megachile (Cressoniella) veterna Vachal, 1908
Megachile (Eutricharaea) rudihirta (Cockerell, 1931)⇒ Megachile malangensis Friese, 1904
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semiflava (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Paracella) apiformis (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile ungulata Smith, 1853
Megachile (Paracella) chrysopogon Vachal, 1910
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) fulva Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile dorsata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile fulvohirta Friese, 1904
Megachile maxillosa Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Pachyanthidium benguelense Vachal, 1903
Pseudoanthidium tuberculiferum Brauns, 1905
Serapista denticulata Smith, 1854

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
5
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)
Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)


Links, sources and further information
Megachilidae at artfakta.se
Megachilidae at dyntaxa.se
Megachilidae at gbif.org
Megachilidae at irmng.org
Megachilidae at itis.gov