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English species names of Subfamily Megachilinae Latreille, 1802


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		4179
190570
2444470		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps		319
21125
328720		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees		348
10542		Genera
Species
SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
113
9769		Genera
Species


A
Alfafa leafcutting beeMegachile rotundata Fabricius, 1787
Alfalfa leaf-cutter beeMegachile rotundata Fabricius, 1793
Alfalfa leaf-cutting beeMegachile rotundata Fabricius, 1793
Alfalfa leafcutter beeMegachile rotundata Fabricius, 1787
Alfalfa leafcutter beeMegachile rotundata Fabricius, 1793
Alfalfa leafcutting beeMegachile rotundata Fabricius, 1793
Alfalfa leafcutting beeMegachile rotundata Fabricius, 1787
Alternate Cuckoo-leaf-cutterCoelioxys alternata Say, 1837
Alternate Cuckoo-Leaf-CutterCoelioxys alternatus Say, 1837
And Resin BeesMegachile Latreille, 1802
Apical Leafcutter BeeMegachile apicalis Spinola, 1808
Armored-Resin BeesHeriades Spinola, 1808


B
Bahama Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile bahamensis Mitchell, 1927
Banded dark beeStelis punctulatissima Kirby, 1802
Banded Dark-BeeStelis punctulatissima Kirby, 1802
Banded Mud BeeMegachile ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841
Banded Mud-BeeMegachile ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841
BeeAnthidium nanum Mocsáry, 1879
Bellflower resin beeMegachile campanulae Robertson, 1903
Black and white lesser mason beeHoplitis leucomelana Kirby, 1802
Black Mud BeeMegachile parietina Geoffroy, 1785
Black-and-gray Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile melanophaea Smith, 1853
Black-And-Gray Leafcutter BeeMegachile melanophaea Smith, 1853
Black-headed leaf-cutter beeMegachile circumcincta Kirby, 1802
Black-headed Leafcutter BeeMegachile circumcincta Kirby, 1802
Blue Calamintha beeOsmia calaminthae Rightmyer, Deyrup, Ascher & Griswold, 2011
Blue Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
Blue orchard beeOsmia lignaria Say, 1837
Blue Orchard Mason BeeOsmia lignaria Say, 1837
Blueberry beeOsmia ribifloris Cockerell, 1900
Bramble Carpenter BeeHeriades rubicola Perez, 1890
Broad-handed Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile latimanus Say, 1823
Broad-Handed LeafcutterMegachile latimanus Say, 1823
Brown-Footed Leaf-CutterMegachile versicolor Smith, 1844
Brown-footed leaf-cutter beeMegachile versicolor Smith, 1844
Brown-footed Leafcutter BeeMegachile versicolor Smith, 1844
Bufflehead Mason BeeOsmia bucephala Cresson, 1864


C
Calamintha OsmiaOsmia calaminthae Rightmyer, Deyrup, Ascher & Griswold, 2011
California leafcutting beeTrachusa perdita Cockerell, 1904
Carder beeAfranthidium repetitum Schulz, 1906
Carder BeesAnthidium (Anthidium) byssinum Panzer, 1798
Carder BeesAnthidium Fabricius, 1805
Carinate Armored-Resin BeeHeriades carinata Cresson, 1864
Carpenter beeChelostoma campanularum Kirby, 1802
Carpenter-mimic Cuckoo-leaf-cutterCoelioxys dolichos Fox, 1890
Carpenter-mimic Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile xylocopoides Smith, 1853
Carpenter-mimic leafcutterMegachile xylocopoides Smith, 1853
ChelostomopsisProtosmia Ducke, 1900
ChelostomopsisProtosmia (Protosmia) Ducke, 1900
Cliff Mason BeeOsmia xanthomelana Kirby, 1802
Coast Leaf-CutterMegachile maritima Kirby, 1802
Coast Leafcutter BeeMegachile maritima Kirby, 1802
Coastal Leaf-Cutter BeeMegachile maritima Kirby, 1802
Collinsia MasonOsmia collinsiae Robertson, 1905
Colorado OsmiaOsmia coloradensis Cresson, 1878
Common leaf-cutter beeMegachile centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758
Common Little Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile brevis Say, 1837
Comrade Cuckoo Leafcutter BeeCoelioxys sodalis Cresson, 1878
Constrained Cuckoo Carder BeeStelis coarctatus Crawford, 1916
Continental Wool-carder BeeAnthidium manicatum Linnaeus, 1758
Cranberry LeafcutterMegachile addenda Cresson, 1878
Cuckoo Carder BeesStelis Sw., 1799
Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter BeesCoelioxys Latreille, 1809
Cuckoo Leaf-Cutting BeesStelis (Stelis) breviuscula Nylander, 1848
Cuckoo Leaf-Cutting BeesCoelioxys (Coelioxys) Latreille, 1809
Cuckoo Leaf-Cutting BeesStelis Sw., 1799
Cuckoo Leaf-Cutting BeesCoelioxys Latreille, 1809
Cuckoo-leaf-cutter BeesCoelioxys (Coelioxys) Latreille, 1809
Cuckoo-leaf-cutter BeesCoelioxys Latreille, 1809


D
Dark BeesStelis Sw., 1799
Desert-willow Resin BeeMegachile chilopsidis Cockerell, 1900
Dilated-Horned Small-MasonHoplitis spoliata Provancher, 1888
Distinct Mason BeeOsmia distincta Cresson, 1864
Dull-Vented Sharp-TailCoelioxys elongata Lepeletier, 1841
Dull-vented Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys elongatus Lepeletier, 1841
Dull-vented sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys elongata Lepeletier, 1841
Dwarf bee of FloreanaAnthidium vigintiduopunctatum Friese, 1904
Dwarf Mason BeeOsmia pumila Cresson, 1864


E
Eastern Rotund-Resin BeeAnthidiellum notatum notatum Latreille, 1809
Edwards´ Wool-carder BeeAnthidium edwardsii Cresson, 1878
Eight-Toothed Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter BeeCoelioxys octodentatus Say, 1824
Eight-toothed Cuckoo-leaf-cutterCoelioxys octodentata Say, 1824
Elegant leaf-cutter beeMegachile concinna Smith, 1853
European wool carder beeAnthidium manicatum Linnaeus, 1758
European Wool-carder BeeAnthidium manicatum Linnaeus, 1758


F
Faithful leafcutting beeMegachile fidelis Cresson, 1878
Federal Cuckoo Carder BeeStelis foederalis Smith, 1854
Fire-tailed Resin BeeMegachile mystaceana Michener, 1962
Flat-tailed Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile mendica Cresson, 1878
Flat-Tailed LeafcutterMegachile mendica Cresson, 1878
Flat-Tailed Leafcutter BeeMegachile mendica Cresson, 1878
Four-toothed sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys quadridentata Linnaeus, 1758
Frigid Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile frigida Smith, 1853
Frigid LeafcutterMegachile frigida Smith, 1853
Frigid Leafcutter BeeMegachile frigida Smith, 1853
Fringe Horned Mason BeeOsmia pilicornis Smith, 1846
Fringe-horned mason beeOsmia pilicornis Smith, 1846
Furry Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile perihirta Cockerell, 1898


G
Georgia MasonOsmia georgica Cresson, 1878
Georgia Mason BeeOsmia georgica Cresson, 1878
Giant resin beeMegachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853
Gold-Fringed Mason BeeOsmia aurulenta Panzer, 1799
Golden-eardrops Resin BeeMegachile davidsoni Cockerell, 1902
Golden-Tailed LeafcutterMegachile relativa Cresson, 1878
Golden-Tailed Leafcutter BeeMegachile relativa Cresson, 1878
Grooved Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys quadridentata Linnaeus, 1758


H
Hairy-Fronted Small-MasonHoplitis pilosifrons Cresson, 1864
Harebell Carpenter BeeChelostoma campanularum Kirby, 1802
Hoary Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile pruina Smith, 1853
Horn-faced beeOsmia cornifrons Radoszkowski, 1887
Horn-faced Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile fidelis Cresson, 1878
Horn-Faced MasonOsmia cornifrons Radoszkowski, 1887
Horn-faced mason beeOsmia cornifrons Radoszkowski, 1887
Horned-face beeOsmia cornifrons Radoszkowski, 1887
Hornfaced beeOsmia cornifrons Radoszkowski, 1887
Hostile Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile inimica Cresson, 1872
Hunter´s Cuckoo-leaf-cutterCoelioxys hunteri Crawford, 1914


J
Jersey mason beeOsmia niveata Fabricius, 1804


K
Kirby's Lesser Mason BeeHoplitis leucomelana Kirby, 1802
Kirby's Mason BeeHoplitis leucomelana Kirby, 1802
Kissing Cuckoo Carder BeeStelis labiata Provancher, 1888


L
Large Leaf-Cutting BeesMegachile (Megachile) alpicola Alfken, 1924
Large Leaf-Cutting BeesMegachile Latreille, 1802
Large mason beeOsmia xanthomelana Kirby, 1802
Large scissor beeChelostoma florisomne Linnaeus, 1758
Large Scissor Bee Sleepy Carpenter BeeChelostoma florisomne Linnaeus, 1758
Large Scissor-BeeChelostoma florisomne Linnaeus, 1758
Large Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys conicus Linnaeus, 1758
Large Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys conoideus Illiger, 1806
Large sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys conoidea Illiger, 1806
Large Welted Lesser-MasonOsmia leucomelana Kirby, 1802
Large-headed Resin BeeHeriades truncorum Linnaeus, 1758
Large-headed Resin-BeeHeriades truncorum Linnaeus, 1758
Leach OrchidsStelis Sw., 1799
Leaf-cutter and Resin BeesMegachile (Megachile) alpicola Alfken, 1924
Leaf-cutter and Resin BeesMegachile Latreille, 1802
Leaf-cutter BeeDianthidium (Dianthidium) curvatum Smith, 1854
Leaf-cutter beeMegachile timberlakei Cockerell, 1920
Leaf-cutter BeeDianthidium Cockerell, 1900
LeafcutterMegachile Latreille, 1802
Leafcutter beeMegachile diligens Smith, 1879
Leafcutter beeMegachile fullawayi Cockerell, 1914
Leafcutter beeMegachile gentilis Cresson, 1872
Leafcutter beeMegachile chlorura Cockerell, 1918
Leafcutter beeMegachile ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841
Leafcutter beesMegachile (Megachile) alpicola Alfken, 1924
Leafcutter beesMegachile Latreille, 1802
Leafcutting beeMegachile latimanus Say, 1823
Leavitt'S Armored-Resin BeeHeriades leavitti Crawford, 1913
Lesser MasonsHoplitis Klug, 1807
Little dark beeStelis breviuscula Nylander, 1848
Lucerne leafcutter beeMegachile rotundata Fabricius, 1793
Lucerne leafcutter beeMegachile rotundata Fabricius, 1787
Lucerne leafcutting beeMegachile rotundata Fabricius, 1793
Lucerne leafcutting beeMegachile rotundata Fabricius, 1787


M
Maine blueberry beeOsmia atriventris Cresson, 1864
MasonAnthidium Fabricius, 1805
MasonAnthidium (Anthidium) byssinum Panzer, 1798
Mason BeeAnthidium Fabricius, 1805
Mason beeChalicodoma muraria Friese, 1913
Mason BeeHoplitis anthocopoides Schenck, 1853
Mason beeOsmia cornuta Latreille, 1805
Mason BeeOsmia caerulescens Linnaeus, 1758
Mason beeOsmia (Osmia) acuticornis Dufour & Perris, 1840
Mason beeOsmia Panzer, 1806
Mason BeesOsmia Panzer, 1806
Mason BeesOsmia (Osmia) acuticornis Dufour & Perris, 1840
Megachile dorsalisMegachile leachella Curtis, 1828
Megachilid beeMegachile nigripes Spinola, 1838
Mexican Cuckoo-leaf-cutterCoelioxys mexicana Cresson, 1878
Mock-Orange Scissor BeeChelostoma philadelphi Robertson, 1891
Modest Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter BeeCoelioxys modestus Smith, 1854
Modest Cuckoo-leaf-cutterCoelioxys modesta Smith, 1854
Modest SharptailCoelioxys modestus Smith, 1854
MortarMegachile Latreille, 1802
Mountain mason beeOsmia inermis Zetterstedt, 1838


N
Narrow-bodied sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys brevis Eversmann, 1852
Newberry´s leaf-cutter BeeMegachile newberryae Cockerell, 1900
Northeastern Pebble BeeDianthidium simile Cresson, 1864
Northern Rotund-Resin BeeAnthidiellum notatum Latreille, 1809


O
Oblong wool carder beeAnthidium oblongatum Illiger, 1806
Oblong Wool-Carder BeeAnthidium oblongatum Illiger, 1806
Oblong Woolcarder BeeAnthidium oblongatum Illiger, 1806
Orange-vented mason beeOsmia leaiana Kirby, 1802
Orange-Vented Mason-BeeOsmia leaiana Kirby, 1802
Orchard mason beeOsmia lignaria Say, 1837


P
Pale leaf-cutting beeMegachile concinna Smith, 1853
Pale leafcutting beeMegachile concinna Smith, 1853
Parallel Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile parallela Smith, 1853
Patchwork Leaf-Cutter BeeMegachile centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758
Patchwork Leafcutter BeeMegachile centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758
Petulant Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile petulans Cresson, 1878
Pinewood mason beeOsmia uncinata Gerstäcker, 1869
Plain dark beeStelis phaeoptera Kirby, 1802
Plain Dark-beeStelis phaeoptera Kirby, 1802
Porter'S Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter BeeCoelioxys porterae Cockerell, 1900
Porter´s Cuckoo-leaf-cutterCoelioxys porterae Cockerell, 1900
Porter´s Wool-carder BeeAnthidium porterae Cockerell, 1900
Potter beesAnthidium Fabricius, 1805
Potter beesAnthidium (Anthidium) byssinum Panzer, 1798
Produced Small-MasonHoplitis producta Cresson, 1864
Pugnacious Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile pugnata Say, 1837
Pugnacious Leafcutter BeeMegachile pugnata Say, 1837


R
Rampion Scissor BeeChelostoma rapunculi Lepeletier, 1841
Red mason beeOsmia bicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Red mason beeOsmia rufa Linnaeus, 1758
Red Mason-BeeOsmia bicornis Linnaeus, 1758
Red-Footed Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter BeeCoelioxys rufitarsis Smith, 1854
Red-footed Cuckoo-leaf-cutterCoelioxys rufitarsis Smith, 1854
Red-footed sharptailCoelioxys rufitarsus Smith, 1854
Red-Footed SharptailCoelioxys rufitarsis Smith, 1854
Red-legged Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys brevis Eversmann, 1852
Red-tailed Cuckoo-leaf-cutterCoelioxys coturnix Perez, 1884
Red-tailed cuckoo-leaf-cutter beeCoelioxys coturnix Perez, 1884
Red-tailed Mason BeeOsmia bicolor Schrank, 1781
Red-Tailed Mason-BeeOsmia bicolor Schrank, 1781
Resin BeesHeriades Spinola, 1808
Ridge-saddled carpenter beeHeriades truncorum Linnaeus, 1758
Ridge-Saddled Carpenter-BeeHeriades truncorum Linnaeus, 1758
Rose leaf-cutting beeMegachile centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758
Rosecutter-beeMegachile willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Rufescent Sharp-TailCoelioxys rufescens Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825
Rufescent Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys rufescens Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825
Rufescent sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys rufescens Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825
Rugose-Fronted Resin BeeMegachile rugifrons Smith, 1854


S
Sad Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter BeeCoelioxys moestus Cresson, 1864
Say'S Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter BeeCoelioxys sayi Robertson, 1897
Say'S SharptailCoelioxys sayi Robertson, 1897
Say´s Cuckoo-leaf-cutterCoelioxys sayi Robertson, 1897
Scissor BeesChelostoma Latreille, 1809
Sculptured Resin BeeMegachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853
Shadow-winged Resin BeeMegachile umbripennis Smith, 1853
Sharp-tail BeesCoelioxys Latreille, 1809
Shiny-Faced Mason BeeOsmia inspergens Lovell & Cockerell, 1907
Shiny-Vented Sharp-TailCoelioxys inermis Kirby, 1802
Shiny-vented Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys inermis Kirby, 1802
Shiny-vented sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys inermis Kirby, 1802
Short Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys afra Lepeletier, 1841
Short sharp-tailed beeCoelioxys afra Lepeletier, 1841
Silver-tailed Petal-cutter BeeMegachile montivaga Cresson, 1878
Silver-Tailed Petalcutter BeeMegachile montivaga Cresson, 1878
Silvery Leaf Cutter BeeMegachile leachella Curtis, 1828
Silvery leaf-cutter beeMegachile dorsalis Perez, 1879
Silvery Leaf-Cutter BeeMegachile leachella Curtis, 1828
Silvery Leafcutter BeeMegachile leachella Curtis, 1828
Similar Mason BeeOsmia simillima Smith, 1853
Sixteen-Spotted Cuckoo Carder BeeStelis permaculata Cockerell, 1898
Sleepy Carpenter BeeChelostoma florisomne Linnaeus, 1758
Slender Resin BeeMegachile exilis Cresson, 1872
Small Black-Bellied Mason BeeOsmia atriventris Cresson, 1864
Small Dark-beeStelis breviuscula Nylander, 1848
Small leaf-cutter cuckoo beeCoelioxys mandibularis Nylander, 1848
Small Leaf-Cutting Bees & Mason BeesOsmia Panzer, 1806
Small Leaf-Cutting Bees & Mason BeesOsmia (Osmia) acuticornis Dufour & Perris, 1840
Small Mason BeesHoplitis Klug, 1807
Small scissor beeChelostoma campanularum Kirby, 1802
Small Scissor-BeeChelostoma campanularum Kirby, 1802
Small-handed Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile gemula Cresson, 1878
Small-headed Resin BeeHeriades rubicola Perez, 1890
Southeastern Little Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Spined mason beeHoplitis spinulosa Kirby, 1802
Spined Mason BeeOsmia spinulosa Kirby, 1802
Spined Mason-BeeOsmia spinulosa Kirby, 1802
Spot-fronted Wool-carder BeeAnthidium maculifrons Smith, 1854
Spot-Sided Dark BeeStelis lateralis Cresson, 1864
Spotted dark beeStelis ornatula Klug, 1807
Spotted Dark-beeStelis ornatula Klug, 1807
Square-jawed Sharp-tail BeeCoelioxys mandibularis Nylander, 1848
Stalk Wool-carder BeeAnthidium nanum Mocsáry, 1879
Stelidine BeesStelis (Stelis) breviuscula Nylander, 1848
Stelidine BeesStelis Sw., 1799
Sunflower Burrowing-Resin BeeParanthidium jugatorium Say, 1824


T
Taurus Mason BeeOsmia taurus Smith, 1873
Texas Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile texana Cresson, 1878
Texas LeafcutterMegachile texana Cresson, 1878
Texas Mason BeeOsmia texana Cresson, 1872
Texas OsmiaOsmia texana Cresson, 1872
Truncate Small-MasonHoplitis truncata Cresson, 1878
Twig Mason BeeOsmia virga Sandhouse, 1939
Two Coloured Mason BeeOsmia bicolor Schrank, 1781
Two-coloured Mason BeeOsmia bicolor Schrank, 1781


U
Unarmed Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile inermis Provancher, 1888
Unarmed Leafcutter BeeMegachile inermis Provancher, 1888
Utah Wool-carder BeeAnthidium utahense Swenk, 1914


V
Viper's Bugloss Mason BeeHoplitis adunca Panzer, 1798
Viper'S Bugloss Small-MasonHoplitis anthocopoides Schenck, 1853


W
Wall mason beeOsmia parietina Curtis, 1828
Wallace's Giant BeeMegachile pluto Smith, 1860
Wallace´s Giant BeeMegachile pluto Smith, 1860
Welted lesser mason beeHoplitis claviventris Thomson, 1872
Welted Mason BeeHoplitis claviventris Thomson, 1872
Western leafcutterMegachile perihirta Cockerell, 1898
Western leafcutting beeMegachile perihirta Cockerell, 1898
Western Little Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile onobrychidis Cockerell, 1908
White-faced Mason BeeOsmia cornuta Latreille, 1805
White-footed Leaf-cutter BeeMegachile albitarsis Cresson, 1872
White-Fronted Small-MasonHoplitis albifrons Kirby, 1837
Wide-Banded Mason BeeOsmia tersula Cockerell, 1912
Willow-beeMegachile willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Willowherb leaf-cutter beeMegachile lapponica Thomson, 1872
Willowherb Leafcutter BeeMegachile lapponica Thomson, 1872
Willughby's leaf-cutter beeMegachile willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Willughby's Leafcutter BeeMegachile willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Willughby´s Leaf-Cutter BeeMegachile willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Willughby´s LeafcutterMegachile willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Willughby´s leafcutter beeMegachile willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Wood-Carving Leaf-Cutter BeeMegachile ligniseca Kirby, 1802
Wood-carving Leafcutter BeeMegachile ligniseca Kirby, 1802
Wool carder beeAnthidium florentinum Fabricius, 1775
Wool Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum Linnaeus, 1758
Wool CardersAnthidium Fabricius, 1805
Wool-Carder BeeAnthidium manicatum Linnaeus, 1758
Wooly Wall BeeMegachile lanata Fabricius, 1775
World largest beeMegachile pluto Smith, 1860


Y
Yellow Dark-BeeStelis signata Latreille, 1809


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