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Checklist of Family Megachilidae Schenk, 1860 (And Resin Bees)
for Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
434
4744
11078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
432
4729
11035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
411
4620
10820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
261
3767
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
51
599
1880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
49
593
1866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
23
378
1610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
172
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
38
233
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namibia
38 Genera with 233 Species
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Afranthidium Michener, 193625SpeciesTaxom
Afroheriades Peters, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Afrostelis Cockerell, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Anthidiellum Cockerell, 19048SpeciesTaxom
Anthidioma Pasteels, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Anthidium Fabricius, 1937Carder Bees11SpeciesTaxom
Aspidosmia Brauns, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Ausanthidium Pasteels, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Branthidium Pasteels, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 020SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1922Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees22SpeciesTaxom
Cyphanthidium Pasteels, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Eoanthidium Popov, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Euaspis Gerstäcker, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Eutricharaea Thomson, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Fidelia Friese, 201612SpeciesTaxom
Fideliopsis Engel, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Heriades Spinola, 1908Armored-Resin Bees9SpeciesTaxom
Hoplitis Klug, 1913Lesser Masons1SpeciesTaxom
Icteranthidium Michener, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Lithurgus Berthold, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1965And Resin Bees86SpeciesTaxom
Noteriades Cockerell, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Ochreriades Mavromoustakis, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Oranthidium Pasteels, 01SpeciesTaxom
Osmia Panzer, 1926Mason bee2SpeciesTaxom
Othinosmia Michener, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Pachyanthidium Friese, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Parafidelia Brauns, 19355SpeciesTaxom
Plesianthidium Cameron, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoanthidium Friese, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoheriades Peters, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Serapista Cockerell, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Stelis Sw., 1799Cuckoo Carder Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Stenoheriades Tkalcu, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Trachusa Panzer, 20184SpeciesTaxom
Tuberanthidium Pasteels, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Wainia Tkalcu, 19362SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
233 Species and 5 Subspecies
Afranthidium (Immanthidium) junodi Friese, 1904
Afranthidium (Immanthidium) repetitum Schulz, 1906Carder bee
Afranthidium (Immanthidium) sjoestedti Friese, 1909
Afranthidium (Nigranthidium) willowmorensis Brauns, 1926
Afranthidium abdominale Friese, 1904
Afranthidium biangulatum Pasteels, 1984
Afranthidium braunsi Friese, 1904
Afranthidium capicola Brauns, 1905
Afranthidium concolor Friese, 1913
Afranthidium folliculosum Buysson, 1897
Afranthidium hamaticauda Pasteels, 1984
Afranthidium haplogastrum Mavromoustakis, 1951
Afranthidium herbsti Pasteels, 1984
Afranthidium hypocapicola Mavromoustakis, 1936
Afranthidium jocosum Pasteels, 1984
Afranthidium karooense Brauns, 1905
Afranthidium micrurum Cockerell, 1935
Afranthidium minutulum Brauns, 1905
Afranthidium murinum Pasteels, 1984
Afranthidium nigronitens Pasteels, 1984
Afranthidium odonturum Cockerell, 1932
Afranthidium polyacanthum Mavromoustakis, 1938
Afranthidium rubellulum Cockerell, 1932
Afranthidium sakaniense Cockerell, 1936
Afroheriades (Archeriades) dolichocephala Friese, 1925
Afrostelis otavica Cockerell, 1937
Anthidiellum (Eoanthidium) turnericum Mavromoustakis, 0
Anthidiellum (Pycnanthidium) otavicum Cockerell, 1936
Anthidiellum apicatum Smith, 1879
Anthidiellum bipectinatum Pasteels, 1984
Anthidiellum eritrinum Friese, 1915
Anthidiellum flavescens Friese, 1925
Anthidiellum polyochrum Mavromoustakis, 1937
Anthidiellum zebra Friese, 1904
Anthidioma murinum (Pasteels, 1984)⇒ Afranthidium murinum Pasteels, 1984
Anthidioma obibense Griswold & G..., 2013
Anthidium bechualandicum Mavromoustakis, 1939
Anthidium bechuanalandicum Mavromoustakis, 1939
Anthidium cinctum bennigseni Strand, 1914
Anthidium cordiforme Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Anthidium flaviventre (Friese, 1925)⇒ Pseudoanthidium flaviventre Cameron, 1897
Anthidium niveocinctum Gerstäcker, 1857
Anthidium opacum Friese, 1904
Anthidium platyscepum (Mavromoustakis, 1934)⇒ Afranthidium minutulum Brauns, 1905
Anthidium pontis Cockerell, 1933
Anthidium severini Vachal, 1903
Anthidium soni Mavromoustakis, 1937
Aspidosmia arnoldi Brauns, 1926
Aspidosmia volkmanni Friese, 1909
Ausanthidium ausense (Mavromoustakis, 1934)⇒ Pachyanthidium ausense Mavromoustakis, 1934
Branthidium minutulum Friese, 0
Branthidium nigronitens (Pasteels, 1984)⇒ Afranthidium nigronitens Pasteels, 1984
Chalicodoma (Callomegachile) chrysorrhoea Gerstaecker, 0
Chalicodoma (Callomegachile) perniciosa Friese, 0
Chalicodoma (Chalicodoma) bipunctulata Pasteels, 1965
Chalicodoma (Chalicodoma) insolita Pasteels, 1965
Chalicodoma (Chalicodoma) pseudofulva (Pasteels, 1965)⇒ Megachile pseudofulva Pasteels, 1965
Chalicodoma (Dinavis) leucospilura (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile leucospilura Cockerell, 1937
Chalicodoma (Gronoceras) felina
Chalicodoma felina cerberus Friese, 0
Chalicodoma felina kerenensis Friese, 0
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) atripes Friese, 0
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) bullata (Friese, 1911)⇒ Megachile bullata Friese, 1911
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) cradockensis Pasteels, 1970
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) marchalli
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) mossambica Gribodo, 0
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) nasicornis Friese, 0
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Pasteels, 1970
Chalicodoma sinuata sinuata
Chalicodoma atopognatha Cockerell, 0
Chalicodoma niveofasciata Friese, 0
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) afra Lepeletier, 1841Short Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) caffra Friese, 1904
Coelioxys (Liothyrapis) rotundicauda (Cockerell, 1935)⇒ Coelioxys umbripennis Friese, 1922
Coelioxys (Torridapis) torrida Smith, 1854
Coelioxys analis Friese, 1911
Coelioxys barkeri Cockerell, 1920
Coelioxys bifoveolata Pasteels, 1968
Coelioxys bifoveolatus Pasteels, 1968
Coelioxys bulbosa Pasteels, 1985
Coelioxys bulbosus Pasteels, 1985
Coelioxys caeruleipennis Friese, 1904
Coelioxys coeruleipennis Friese, 1904
Coelioxys dereptans (Cockerell, 1935)⇒ Coelioxys squamosa Friese, 1922
Coelioxys genalis (Cockerell, 1916)⇒ Coelioxys concavogenalis Wu, 2006
Coelioxys pruinosa Smith, 1854
Coelioxys somalicus Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Coelioxys spilaspis Cockerell, 1932
Coelioxys squamosa Friese, 1922
Coelioxys squamosus Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Coelioxys truncaticauda Cockerell, 1932
Coelioxys umbripennis Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Cyphanthidium intermedium Pasteels, 1969
Eoanthidium turnericum Mavromoustakis, 1934
Euaspis erythros Meunier, 1890
Fidelia (Fidelia) paradoxa Friese, 1899
Fidelia (Fidelia) villosa Brauns, 1902
Fidelia borearipa Whitehead & ..., 2003
Fidelia braunsiana Friese, 1905
Fidelia fasciata Whitehead & ..., 2003
Fidelia friesei Brauns, 1926
Fidelia hessei Whitehead & ..., 2003
Fidelia kobrowi Brauns, 1905
Fidelia major (Friese, 1911)⇒ Fideliopsis major Friese, 1911
Fidelia ornata (Cockerell, 1932)⇒ Fideliopsis ornata Cockerell, 1932
Fidelia pallidula Cockerell, 1935
Fidelia whiteheadi Litman & Kuh..., 2016
Fideliopsis major Friese, 1911
Fideliopsis ornata Cockerell, 1932
Heriades (Neotrypetes) pellucidus Cockerell, 1920
Heriades (Noteriades) ekuivensis (Cockerell, 1906)⇒ Noteriades argentata Gerstäcker, 1857
Heriades impressus Schletterer, 1889
Heriades multistriatus (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Othinosmia namana Strand, 1912
Heriades otavica Eardley & R...., 2006
Heriades sulcatifrons Cockerell, 1936
Heriades swarzi Griswold, 1998
Heriades usakensis (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Pseudoheriades pellucida Cockerell, 1920
Heriades wellmani Cockerell, 1908
Hoplitis namaquaensis Friese, 1913
Lithurgus (Lithurgus) spiniferus Cameron, 1905
Megachile (Amegachile) fimbriata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Amegachile) nasalis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 1793
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Megachile (Chalicodoma) murina Friese, 1913
Megachile (Chalicodoma) niveofasciata Friese, 1904
Megachile (Creightonella) adeloptera Schletterer, 1891
Megachile (Creightonella) cognata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) discolor Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) frontalis Fabricius, 1804Hairy cockle
Megachile (Creightonella) funebris Radoszkowski, 1874
Megachile (Cressoniella) veterna Vachal, 1908
Megachile (Eurymella) vittatula (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Megachile riggenbachiana Strand, 1911
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apostolica Cockerell, 1937
Megachile (Eutricharaea) basalis Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) eurymera (Smith, 1854)⇒ Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854
Megachile (Eutricharaea) gobabebensis Eardley, 2013
Megachile (Eutricharaea) gratiosa Smith, 1853
Megachile gratiosa marusa Cameron, 1905
Megachile (Eutricharaea) lydenburgiana (Strand, 1911)⇒ Megachile semierma Vachal, 1903
Megachile (Eutricharaea) meadewaldoi Brauns, 1912
Megachile (Eutricharaea) microxanthops Cockerell, 1937
Megachile (Eutricharaea) patellimana Spinola, 1838
Megachile (Eutricharaea) rudihirta (Cockerell, 1931)⇒ Megachile malangensis Friese, 1904
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semierma Vachal, 1903
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semiflava (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) stellarum (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Megachile malangensis Friese, 1904
Megachile (Eutricharaea) venusta Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Gronoceras) felina Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Megachile) cerberus (Friese, 1903)⇒ Megachile felina Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Megachile) damarensis
Megachile (Megachile) flava (Friese, 1903)⇒ Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854
Megachile (Paracella) chrysopogon Vachal, 1910
Megachile (Paracella) coelostoma (Cockerell, 1932)⇒ Megachile barbata Smith, 1853
Megachile (Paracella) ungulata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) cradockensis Friese, 1909
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) fulva Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile aculeata Vachal, 1910
Megachile admixta Cockerell, 1931
Megachile atopognatha Cockerell, 1933
Megachile atripes Friese, 1904
Megachile aurifera Cockerell, 1935
Megachile barbata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile bipunctulata Pasteels, 1965
Megachile bullata Friese, 1911
Megachile caerulea (Friese, 1901)⇒ Megachile fimbriata Smith, 1853
Megachile chrysognatha Cockerell, 1943
Megachile chrysorrhea Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile cordata Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile cornigera Friese, 1904
Megachile cyanescens Friese, ., 1904
Megachile dorsata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854Stout tagelus
Megachile flavipollex
Megachile fulvitarsis Friese, 1909
Megachile gessi Eardley, 2012
Megachile gessorum Eardley, 2012
Megachile haematognatha Cockerell, 1937
Megachile insolita Pasteels, 1965
Megachile karooensis Brauns, 1912
Megachile konowiana Friese, 1903
Megachile leucospila Cockerell, 1933
Megachile leucospilura Cockerell, 1937
Megachile malangensis Friese, 1904
Megachile maxillosa Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Megachile meesi Pasteels, 1966
Megachile mossambica Gribodo, 1895
Megachile muansae Friese, 1911
Megachile namibensis Eardley, 2012
Megachile nasicornis Friese, 1903
Megachile okahandjica Strand, 1911
Megachile perniciosa (Friese, 1903)⇒ Megachile rufiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Megachile pseudofulva Pasteels, 1965
Megachile regina Cheesman, 1938
Megachile riggenbachiana Strand, 1911
Megachile saigonensis Cockerell, 1920
Megachile sarahae Eardley, 2012
Megachile seewaldi Strand, 1911
Megachile serraticauda Cockerell, 1938
Megachile spinarum Cockerell, 1937
Megachile spinosiventris Pasteels, 1965
Megachile venustella Smith, 1853
Megachile wahlbergi Friese, 1901
Megachile waterbergensis Strand, 1911
Megachile zambesica Pasteels, 1965
Noteriades argentata Gerstäcker, 1857
Noteriades argentatus (Gerstäcker, 1857)⇒ Noteriades argentata Gerstäcker, 1857
Ochreriades rozeni Griswold, 1994
Oranthidium folliculosum du Buysson, 0
Osmia capicola (Friese, 1906)⇒ Dasypoda comberi Cockerell, 1911
Osmia karooensis (Brauns, 1926)⇒ Hoplitis karooensis Brauns, 1926
Othinosmia braunsiana Friese, 1909
Othinosmia globicola Stadelmann, 1892
Othinosmia namana Strand, 1912
Pachyanthidium ausense Mavromoustakis, 1934
Pachyanthidium benguelense Vachal, 1903
Parafidelia friesei (Brauns, 1926)⇒ Fidelia friesei Brauns, 1926
Parafidelia major Friese, 0
Parafidelia ornata (Cockerell, 1932)⇒ Fideliopsis ornata Cockerell, 1932
Parafidelia pallidula (Cockerell, 1935)⇒ Fidelia pallidula Cockerell, 1935
Plesianthidium richtersveldense Eardley & Gr..., 2015
Plesianthidium volkmanni Friese, 1909
Pseudoanthidium damaraense Mavromoustakis, 1936
Pseudoanthidium tuberculiferum Brauns, 1905
Pseudoheriades moricei Friese, 1897
Pseudoheriades pellucida Cockerell, 1920
Pseudoheriades pellucidus (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Pseudoheriades pellucida Cockerell, 1920
Serapista denticulata Smith, 1854
Serapista rufipes Friese, 1904
Stenoheriades truncaticeps Friese, 1922
Trachusa (Paraanthidium) aquifilum
Trachusa aquiphila Strand, 1912
Trachusa namibiensis Kasparek, 2018
Tuberanthidium tuberculiferum (Brauns, 1905)⇒ Pseudoanthidium tuberculiferum Brauns, 1905
Wainia gessorum Kuhlmann, 2011
Wainia sakaniensis Cockerell, 1936

Subnodes of Megachilidae with occurrences in Namibia
SubfamilyAnthidiinae
Fabricius, 1775
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyFideliinae
Cockerell, 1932
3
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLithurginae
Newman, 1834
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
30
209
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)
Megachilidae (Schenk 1860)


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