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Checklist for Family Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 (And Resin Bees)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
53
752
2499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
51
743
2475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
21
353
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
131
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
23
162
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
23 Genera with 162 Species
#ACEGHLMOPST
Afranthidium Michener, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Anthidiellum Cockerell, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1903Carder Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 201216SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1922Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees18SpeciesTaxom
Eoanthidium Popov, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Euaspis Gerstäcker, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Eutricharaea Thomson, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnathanthidium Pasteels, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Gronoceras Cockerell, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Haetosmia Popov, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Heriades Spinola, 1931Armored-Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Larinostelis Michener & G..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1973And Resin Bees101SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1853Mason bee1SpeciesTaxom
Othinosmia Michener, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pachyanthidium Friese, 19817SpeciesTaxom
Plesianthidium Cameron, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Serapista Cockerell, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Stenoheriades Tkalcu, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachusa Panzer, 19692SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
162 Species and 10 Subspecies
Afranthidium (Immanthidium) sjoestedti Friese, 1909
Afranthidium mlanjense Mavromoustakis, 1936
Afranthidium sakaniense Cockerell, 1936
Anthidiellum (Pycnanthidium) otavicum Cockerell, 1936
Anthidiellum eritrinum Friese, 1915
Anthidiellum pamae Eardley, 2018
Anthidiellum zebra Friese, 1904
Anthidium (Pachyanthidium) truncatum (Smith, 1854)⇒ Pseudoanthidium truncatum Smith, 1854
Anthidium niveocinctum Gerstäcker, 1857
Anthidium severini Vachal, 1903
Chalicodoma (Callomegachile) antinorii (Gribodo, 1879)⇒ Megachile antinorii Gribodo, 1879
Chalicodoma (Callomegachile) chrysorrhoea Gerstaecker, 0
Chalicodoma (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 0
Chalicodoma (Carinella) torrida
Chalicodoma (Chalicodoma) formosa (Pasteels, 1970)⇒ Megachile formosa Pasteels, 1970
Chalicodoma (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 0
Chalicodoma cincta combusta
Chalicodoma cincta nigrocincta
Chalicodoma (Gronoceras) felina
Chalicodoma felina felina
Chalicodoma (Gronoceras) felinum (Gerstäcker, 1857)⇒ Megachile felina Gerstäcker, 1857
Chalicodoma (Neglectella) armatipes (Friese, 1909)⇒ Megachile mossambica Gribodo, 1895
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) congruens Friese, 0
Chalicodoma sinuata sinuata
Chalicodoma rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Chalicodoma strangei Gonzalez & E..., 2012
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) coturnix Perez, 1884Red-tailed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) caffra Friese, 1904
Coelioxys caffra barkeri (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Coelioxys barkeri Cockerell, 1920
Coelioxys (Liothyrapis) scioensis Gribodo, 1879
Coelioxys (Torridapis) torrida Smith, 1854
Coelioxys aurifrons Smith, 1854
Coelioxys barkeri Cockerell, 1920
Coelioxys caeruleipennis Friese, 1904
Coelioxys capensis Smith, 1854
Coelioxys loriculus Smith, 1854
Coelioxys nasutus Friese, 1904
Coelioxys natalensis Cockerell, 1920
Coelioxys pruinosa Smith, 1854
Coelioxys recusata Schulz, 1904
Coelioxys recusatus Schulz, 1906Ausu
Coelioxys rhombifrons (Vachal, 1910)⇒ Coelioxys recusata Schulz, 1904
Coelioxys torridus Smith, 1854
Coelioxys umbripennis Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Eoanthidium rothschildi Vachal, 1909
Euaspis (Euaspis) abdominalis Fabricius, 1773
Euaspis abdominalis claripennis (Strand, 1911)⇒ Euaspis abdominalis Fabricius, 1773
Euaspis erythros Meunier, 1890
Gnathanthidium prionognathum Mavromoustakis, 1935
Haetosmia ethiopiensis Müller & Gri..., 2017
Heriades (Heriades) truncorum Linnaeus, 1758Large-headed Resin Bee
Heriades macrognata Vachal, 1909
Heriades pogonura Benoist, 1931
Larinostelis scapulata Michener & G..., 1994
Lithurgus (Lithurgus) pullatus Vachal, 1903
Megachile (Amegachile) bituberculata Ritsema, 1880
Megachile (Amegachile) fimbriata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Amegachile) nasalis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Callomegachile) antinorii Gribodo, 1879
Megachile (Callomegachile) fervida Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Megachile (Callomegachile) montibia Strand, 1911
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 1793
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Megachile (Callomegachile) torrida Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) cognata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) discolor Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) ianthoptera Smith, 1853Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Creightonella) rufa Friese, 1903
Megachile (Creightonella) rufoscopacaea Friese, 1903
Megachile (Cressoniella) veterna Vachal, 1908
Megachile (Eurymella) latimetatarsalis (Strand, 1911)⇒ Megachile basalis Smith, 1853
Megachile vittatula orientalis Pasteels, 1965
Megachile (Eutricharaea) basalis Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) epixanthula Cockerell, 1931
Megachile (Eutricharaea) eurymera (Smith, 1854)⇒ Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854
Megachile (Eutricharaea) gratiosa Smith, 1853
Megachile (Eutricharaea) harthulura (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) masaiella (Cockerell, 1930)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) microxanthops Cockerell, 1937
Megachile (Eutricharaea) patellimana Spinola, 1838
Megachile (Eutricharaea) rhodesica (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1787Alfafa leafcutting bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semiflava (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) venusta Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Gronoceras) bombiformis Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile cincta combusta (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile cincta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Gronoceras) felina Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Paracella) apiformis (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile ungulata Smith, 1853
Megachile (Paracella) chrysopogon Vachal, 1910
Megachile (Paracella) curtula Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Paracella) semivenusta (Cockerell, 1931)⇒ Megachile venustella Smith, 1853
Megachile (Paracella) ungulata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) cradockensis Friese, 1909
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) kigonserana Friese, 1903
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) schulthessi Friese, 1903
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata Say, 1837Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile aculeata Vachal, 1910
Megachile admixta Cockerell, 1931
Megachile armatipes (Friese, 1909)⇒ Megachile mossambica Gribodo, 1895
Megachile astridella Pasteels, 1965
Megachile attenuata Vachal, 1910
Megachile aurifera Cockerell, 1935
Megachile bilobata Friese, 1915
Megachile bucephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megachile pugnatus Say, 1837
Megachile catulus Cockerell, 1910
Megachile chrysorrhea Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile combinata Pasteels, 1965
Megachile congruens (Friese, 1903)⇒ Megachile schulthessi Friese, 1903
Megachile cordata Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile cornigera Friese, 1904
Megachile dorsata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854Stout tagelus
Megachile flavescens Friese, 1904
Megachile formosa Pasteels, 1970
Megachile fulvitarsis Friese, 1909
Megachile gastracantha Cockerell, 1931
Megachile griseola Cockerell, 1931
Megachile harrarensis Friese, 1915
Megachile hemirhodura Cockerell, 1937
Megachile hirticauda Cockerell, 1937
Megachile holostoma Cockerell, 1937
Megachile hypopyrrha Cockerell, 1937
Megachile kimilolana Cockerell, 1931
Megachile konowiana Friese, 1903
Megachile konowiana albitarsata Friese, 1903
Megachile latimetatarsis Smith, 1853
Megachile leonum Cockerell, 1930
Megachile luteociliata Pasteels, 1965
Megachile mackieae (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile magadiensis Cockerell, 1937
Megachile magadiensis hamiltoni Cockerell, 1937
Megachile manguna Strand, 1911
Megachile manyara Eardley & R...., 2006
Megachile maxillosa Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Megachile michaelis Cockerell, 1931
Megachile mossambica Gribodo, 1895
Megachile natalica (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile nigripollex Vachal, 1910
Megachile nigrocaudata Friese, 1903
Megachile opaculina Cockerell, 1937
Megachile pilosella Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Megachile postnigra Cockerell, 1937
Megachile pugnatus Say, 1837
Megachile rosarum Cockerell, 1931
Megachile rufiventri Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Megachile selenostoma Cockerell, 1931
Megachile simonyi Friese, 1903
Megachile venustella Smith, 1853
Megachile voiensis Cockerell, 1937
Megachile wahlbergi Friese, 1901
Megachile waterbergensis Strand, 1911
Megachile zebrella Pasteels, 1973
Osmia fervida (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile perplexa Smith, 1853
Othinosmia stupenda Griswold, 1994
Pachyanthidium benguelense Vachal, 1903
Pachyanthidium bicolor Lepeletier, 1841
Pachyanthidium cordatum Smith, 1854
Pachyanthidium katangense Cockerell, 1930
Pachyanthidium paulinierii Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Pacific false-bean
Pachyanthidium salamense Friese, 1915
Pachyanthidium semiluteum Pasteels, 1981
Pseudoanthidium (Micranthidium) lanificum Smith, 1879
Pseudoanthidium (Pseudoanthidium) truncatum Smith, 1854
Serapista denticulata Smith, 1854
Trachusa eburneomaculata Pasteels, 1984
Trachusa flavorufula Pasteels, 1969

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
22
161
Genera
Species

Taxom



Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)
Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)


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Megachilidae at itis.gov