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Checklist for Family Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 (And Resin Bees)
and region Metropolitan France (France)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
752
9687
27461
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
749
9681
27454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
9430
26835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
7648
23452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
72
1272
3805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
61
1168
3471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
503
2231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
209
1186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
21
172
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Metropolitan France
21 Genera with 172 Species
#ACDEHLMOPRST
Anthidiellum Cockerell, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1806Carder Bees12SpeciesTaxom
Ashmeadiella Cockerell, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Chelostoma Latreille, 1852Scissor Bees5SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1775Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees20SpeciesTaxom
Dioxys Lepeletier &..., 18481SpeciesTaxom
Epanthidium Moure, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Euaspis Gerstäcker, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Heriades Spinola, 1890Armored-Resin Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1902Lesser Masons15SpeciesTaxom
Hoplosmia Thomson, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1775And Resin Bees59SpeciesTaxom
Metallinella Tkalcu, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1879Mason bee30SpeciesTaxom
Protosmia Ducke, 1896Chelostomopsis1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Rhodanthidium Isensee, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Stelis Sw., 1802Cuckoo Carder Bees8SpeciesTaxom
Trachusa Panzer, 17984SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Metropolitan France
172 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anthidiellum (Anthidiellum) strigatum Panzer, 1805Cancellate semele
Anthidium (Anthidium) atripes Cresson, 1879
Anthidium (Anthidium) cingulatum Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Anthidium (Anthidium) cockerelli Schwarz, 1928
Anthidium (Anthidium) diadema Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Anthidium (Anthidium) florentinum Fabricius, 1775Wool carder bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) loti Perris, 1852
Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum Linnaeus, 1758Continental Wool-carder Bee
Anthidium (Anthidium) paroselae Cockerell, 1898
Anthidium (Anthidium) placitum Cresson, 1879
Anthidium (Anthidium) punctatum Latreille, 1809Apache bush
Anthidium (Anthidium) septemspinosum Lepeletier, 1841
Anthidium (Proanthidium) oblongatum Illiger, 1806Oblong wool carder bee
Ashmeadiella (Arogochila) australis Cockerell, 1902
Ashmeadiella (Ashmeadiella) bigeloviae Cockerell, 1897
Ashmeadiella (Ashmeadiella) bucconis Say, 1837
Ashmeadiella (Ashmeadiella) prosopidis Cockerell, 1897
Ashmeadiella clypeodentata Michener, 1936
Chalicodoma strangei Gonzalez & E..., 2012
Chelostoma (Chelostoma) florisomne (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chelostoma campanularum Kirby, 1802
Chelostoma (Foveosmia) campanularum Kirby, 1802Carpenter bee
Chelostoma (Gyrodromella) rapunculi Lepeletier, 1841Rampion Scissor Bee
Chelostoma distinctum Stoeckhert, 1929
Chelostoma grande Nylander, 1852
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) afra Lepeletier, 1841Short Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) brevis (Eversmann, 1852)⇒ Coelioxys octodentata Say, 1824
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) coturnix Perez, 1884Red-tailed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) echinata Förster, 1853
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) haemorrhoa Förster, 1853
Coelioxys (Argcoelioxys) argentea Lepeletier, 1841
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) octodentata Say, 1824Eight-toothed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) aurolimbata Förster, 1853
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) caffra Friese, 1904
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 (Cyrtocoelioxys) gilensis Cockerell, 1896
Coelioxys alata Förster, 1853
Coelioxys bruneipes Pasteels, 1968
Coelioxys coeruleipennis Friese, 1904
Coelioxys tridentata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Aglaoapis tridentata Nylander, 1848
Dioxys tridentata (Nylander, 1848)⇒ Aglaoapis tridentata Nylander, 1848
Epanthidium (Epanthidium) bicoloratum Smith, 1879
Euaspis erythros Meunier, 1890
Heriades (Heriades) crenulatus (Nylander, 1856)⇒ Heriades crenulata Nylander, 1856
Heriades (Heriades) truncorum Linnaeus, 1758Large-headed Resin Bee
Heriades rubicolus Perez, 1890
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) claviventris Thomson, 1872Welted lesser mason bee
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) leucomelana Kirby, 1802Black and white lesser mason bee
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) pilosifrons Cresson, 1864Hairy-Fronted Small-Mason
Hoplitis (Alcidamea) truncata Cresson, 1878Truncate Small-Mason
Hoplitis (Anthocopa) cristatula van der Zanden, 1990
Hoplitis (Anthocopa) papaveris Latreille, 1799Canada Whiteface
Hoplitis (Dasyosmia) biscutellae Cockerell, 1897
Hoplitis (Formicapis) robusta Nylander, 1848
Hoplitis (Hoplitis) adunca Panzer, 1798Viper's Bugloss Mason Bee
Hoplitis (Hoplitis) anthocopoides Schenck, 1853Mason Bee
Hoplitis (Hoplitis) lepeletieri Perez, 1879
Hoplitis brachypogon Perez, 1879
Hoplitis brachypogon brachypogon Perez, 1879
Hoplitis mitis Nylander, 1852
Hoplitis ravouxi Perez, 1902
Hoplosmia (Hoplosmia) spinulosa (Kirby, 1802)⇒ Osmia spinulosa Kirby, 1802
Lithurgus (Lithurgus) chrysurus Fonscolombe, 1834Mediterranean Wood-boring Bee
Megachile (Amegachile) nasalis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Argyropile) parallela Smith, 1853Parallel Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Argyropile) townsendiana Cockerell, 1898
Megachile (Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith, 1853Giant resin bee
Megachile (Chalicodoma) orthostoma Cockerell, 1925
Megachile (Chalicodoma) parietina Geoffroy, 1785Black Mud Bee
Megachile (Chalicodoma) pyrenaica Lepeletier, 1841
Megachile (Chalicodoma) rufescens Perez, 1879
Megachile (Chalicodoma) sicula (Rossi, 1792)⇒ Megachile nasidens Friese, 1898
Megachile (Chelostomoides) chilopsidis Cockerell, 1900Desert-willow Resin Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) discorhina Cockerell, 1924
Megachile (Chelostomoides) odontostoma Cockerell, 1924
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis (Spinola, 1808)⇒ Megachile analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Eutricharaea) chrysopyga Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) dorsalis (Perez, 1879)⇒ Megachile leachella Curtis, 1828
Megachile (Eutricharaea) pilidens Alfken, 1924
Megachile (Eutricharaea) venusta Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Hackeriapis) rhodura Cockerell, 1906
Megachile (Hackeriapis) tosticauda Cockerell, 1912
Megachile (Litomegachile) coquilletti Cockerell, 1915
Megachile (Litomegachile) gentilis Cresson, 1872Leafcutter bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) lippiae Cockerell, 1900
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) montivaga Cresson, 1878Silver-tailed Petal-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) relativa Cresson, 1878Golden-Tailed Leafcutter
Megachile (Megachile) versicolor Smith, 1844Brown-Footed Leaf-Cutter
Megachile (Megachiloides) fucata Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Neocressoniella) anthracina Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Pseudocentron) sidalceae Cockerell, 1897
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841Banded Mud Bee
Megachile (Rhodomegachile) abdominale Smith, 1853
Megachile (Rhodomegachile) abdominalis (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile abdominale Smith, 1853
Megachile (Sayapis) newberryae Cockerell, 1900Newberry´s leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Sayapis) policaris Say, 1831
Megachile (Xanthosarus) circumcincta Kirby, 1802Black-headed leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) fortis Cresson, 1872
Megachile (Xanthosarus) lagopoda Linnaeus, 1761
Megachile (Xanthosarus) maritima Kirby, 1802Coast Leaf-Cutter
Megachile (Xanthosarus) willughbiella (Kirby, 1802)⇒ Megachile willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Megachile albisecta Klug, 1817
Megachile albonotata Radoszkowski, 1886
Megachile alpicola Alfken, 1924
Megachile astragali Mitchell, 1938
Megachile bishoppi Cockerell, 1915
Megachile chrysorrhea Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile dorsata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile flabellipes Perez, 1895Chrysanthemum gall midge
Megachile marginata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile octosignata Nylander, 1852
Megachile opacifrons Perez, 1897
Megachile pyrenaea Perez, 1890
Megachile rhyssalus Wu, 2005
Megachile villosa (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hoplitis villosa Schenck, 1853
Osmia (Allosmia) rufohirta Latreille, 1811
Osmia (Helicosmia) aurulenta Panzer, 1799Gold-Fringed Mason Bee
Osmia (Helicosmia) caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Osmia caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Helicosmia) latreillei Spinola, 1806
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 (Helicosmia) signata Erichson, 1835
Osmia (Melanosmia) atrocyanea Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Melanosmia) bruneri Cockerell, 1897
Osmia (Melanosmia) distincta Cresson, 1864Distinct Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) exigua Cresson, 1878
Osmia (Melanosmia) parietina (Curtis, 1828)⇒ Osmia inermis Zetterstedt, 1838
Osmia (Melanosmia) tersula Cockerell, 1912Wide-Banded Mason Bee
Osmia (Melanosmia) uncinata (Gerstäcker, 1869)⇒ Osmia unca Michener, 1937
Osmia (Melanosmia) xanthomelana Kirby, 1802Cliff Mason Bee
Osmia (Neosmia) bicolor Schrank, 1781Red-tailed Mason Bee
Osmia (Nothosmia) latisulcata Michener, 1936
Osmia (Osmia) cornuta Latreille, 1805Mason bee
Osmia (Osmia) lignaria Say, 1837Blue orchard bee
Osmia (Osmia) rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Osmia bicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Osmia (Osmia) tricornis Latreille, 1811
Osmia (Pyrosmia) gallarum Spinola, 1808
Osmia (Pyrosmia) submicans Morawitz, 1870
Osmia (Pyrosmia) versicolor Latreille, 1811
Osmia andrenoides Spinola, 1808
Osmia cephalotes Morawitz, 1870
Osmia laticeps Thomson, 1872Alfilaree
Osmia mustelina Gerstäcker, 1869
Osmia niveocincta Perez, 1879
Protosmia minutula Perez, 1896
Pseudoanthidium (Pseudoanthidium) scapulare Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Rhodanthidium (Rhodanthidium) infuscatum Erichson, 1835
Rhodanthidium (Rhodanthidium) septemdentatum Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Rhodanthidium (Rhodanthidium) sticticum Fabricius, 1787
Rhodanthidium caturigense Giraud, 1863
Stelis (Dolichostelis) laticincta Cresson, 1878
Stelis (Stelidium) ashmeadiella
Stelis (Stelis) callura Cockerell, 1925
Stelis (Stelis) lateralis Cresson, 1864Spot-Sided Dark Bee
Stelis (Stelis) montana Cresson, 1864
Stelis breviuscula Nylander, 1848Little dark bee
Stelis nasuta Latreille, 1809Cancellate semele
Stelis punctulatissima Kirby, 1802Banded dark bee
Trachusa (Heteranthidium) larreae Cockerell, 1897
Trachusa (Heteranthidium) zebrata Cresson, 1872
Trachusa (Paranthidium) interrupta Fabricius, 1781
Trachusa (Trachusa) byssina Panzer, 1798

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

Taxom

SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
19
171
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOsmiinae
Panzer, 1806
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)
Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)


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