Checklist for Tribe Megachilini Latreille, 1802
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 29
170
314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 27
166
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 12
98
250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 6
38
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Megachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees | 6
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Megachilinae
Latreille, 1802
| 6
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Megachilini
Latreille, 1802
| 3
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
3 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for Benin
16 Species and 1 Subspecies | Chalicodoma (Callomegachile) mephistolica | | | Chalicodoma cincta cincta | | | Megachile (Amegachile) bituberculata Ritsema, 1880 | | | Megachile (Callomegachile) torrida Smith, 1853 | Stout tagelus | | Megachile (Eutricharaea) eurymera (Smith, 1854) | ⇒ Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854 | | Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 1781 | | | Megachile (Paracella) semivenusta (Cockerell, 1931) | ⇒ Megachile venustella Smith, 1853 | | Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata Say, 1837 | Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee | | Megachile bucephala (Fabricius, 1793) | ⇒ Megachile pugnatus Say, 1837 | | Megachile derelictula Cockerell, 1937 | | | Megachile eupyrrha Cockerell, 1937 | | | Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854 | Stout tagelus | | Megachile nigripollex Vachal, 1910 | | | Megachile pugnatus Say, 1837 | | | Megachile septentrionella Pasteels, 1965 | | | Megachile venustella Smith, 1853 | |
Links, sources and further information Megachilini at itis.gov
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