AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Tribe Megachilini Latreille, 1802
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
73
1215
4847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
63
1129
4697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
24
474
3451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
238
2504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
24
488
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
20
485
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegachilini
Latreille, 1802
3
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
3 Genera with 118 Species
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1975Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees23SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1944And Resin Bees97SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
118 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chalicodoma davidsoni Cockerell, 1902
Chalicodoma subexilis Cockerell, 1908
Coelioxys (Acrocoelioxys) producta Cresson, 1865
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) banksi Crawford, 1914
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) moesta Cresson, 1864
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) octodentata Say, 1824Eight-toothed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) porterae Cockerell, 1900Porter'S Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) rufitarsis Smith, 1854Red-Footed Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) sayi Robertson, 1897Say'S Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) hirsutissima Cockerell, 1912
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) serricaudata Baker, 1975
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) sodalis Cresson, 1878Comrade Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
Coelioxys (Cyrtocoelioxys) deani Cockerell, 1909
Coelioxys (Cyrtocoelioxys) gilensis Cockerell, 1896
Coelioxys (Cyrtocoelioxys) gonaspis Cockerell, 1924
Coelioxys (Synocoelioxys) apacheorum Cockerell, 1900
Coelioxys (Synocoelioxys) texana Cresson, 1872
Coelioxys (Xerocoelioxys) edita Cresson, 1872
Coelioxys (Xerocoelioxys) grindeliae Cockerell, 1900
Coelioxys coquilletti Crawford, 1914
Coelioxys erysimi Cockerell, 1912
Coelioxys mitchelli Baker, 1975
Coelioxys novomexicana Cockerell, 1909
Coelioxys serricauda Baker, 1975
Megachile (Argyropile) parallela Smith, 1853Parallel Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Argyropile) rossi Mitchell, 1943
Megachile (Argyropile) sabinensis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Argyropile) townsendiana Cockerell, 1898
Megachile (Austromegachile) trigonaspis Schrottky, 1913
Megachile (Chalicodoma) sicula (Rossi, 1792)⇒ Megachile nasidens Friese, 1898
Megachile (Chelostomoides) angelarum Cockerell, 1902
Megachile (Chelostomoides) armaticeps Cresson, 1869
Megachile (Chelostomoides) browni Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Chelostomoides) chilopsidis Cockerell, 1900Desert-willow Resin Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) davidsoni Cockerell, 1902Golden-eardrops Resin Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) discorhina Cockerell, 1924
Megachile (Chelostomoides) lobatifrons Cockerell, 1924
Megachile (Chelostomoides) occidentalis Fox, 1894
Megachile (Chelostomoides) odontostoma Cockerell, 1924
Megachile (Chelostomoides) prosopidis (Cockerell, 1900)⇒ Megachile occidentalis Fox, 1894
Megachile (Chelostomoides) spinotulata Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Chelostomoides) subexilis Cockerell, 1908
Megachile (Chelostomoides) texensis Mitchell, 1956
Megachile (Cressoniella) zapoteca Cresson, 1878
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis (Spinola, 1808)⇒ Megachile analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1787Alfafa leafcutting bee
Megachile (Leptorachis) petulans Cresson, 1878Petulant Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Litomegachile) coquilletti Cockerell, 1915
Megachile (Litomegachile) gentilis Cresson, 1872Leafcutter bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) lippiae Cockerell, 1900
Megachile (Litomegachile) mendica Cresson, 1878Flat-tailed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) onobrychidis Cockerell, 1908Western Little Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) snowi (Mitchell, 1927)⇒ Megachile mendica Cresson, 1878
Megachile (Litomegachile) texana Cresson, 1878Texas Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758Common leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Megachile) inermis Provancher, 1888Freckled milkvetch
Megachile (Megachile) montivaga Cresson, 1878Silver-tailed Petal-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) relativa Cresson, 1878Golden-Tailed Leafcutter
Megachile (Megachiloides) alata Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Megachiloides) anograe Cockerell, 1908
Megachile (Megachiloides) casadae Cockerell, 1898
Megachile (Megachiloides) fucata Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Megachiloides) gravita Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Megachiloides) legalis Cresson, 1879
Megachile (Megachiloides) manifesta Cresson, 1878
Megachile (Megachiloides) nevadensis Cresson, 1879
Megachile (Megachiloides) pascoensis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Megachiloides) subnigra Cresson, 1879
Megachile (Megachiloides) wheeleri Mitchell, 1927
Megachile (Megachiloides) xerophila Cockerell, 1933
Megachile (Melanosarus) xylocopoides Smith, 1853Carpenter-mimic Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Pseudocentron) azteca Cresson, 1878
Megachile (Pseudocentron) sidalceae Cockerell, 1897
Megachile (Sayapis) fidelis Cresson, 1878Faithful leafcutting bee
Megachile (Sayapis) frugalis Cresson, 1872
Megachile (Sayapis) inimica Cresson, 1872Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile inimica sayi Cresson, 1878
Megachile (Sayapis) newberryae Cockerell, 1900Newberry´s leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Sayapis) policaris Say, 1831
Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata Say, 1837Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) addenda Cresson, 1878Cranberry Leafcutter
Megachile (Xanthosarus) agustini Cockerell, 1905
Megachile (Xanthosarus) cochisiana Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Xanthosarus) frigida Smith, 1853Frigid Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) gemula Cresson, 1878Small-handed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) melanophaea Smith, 1853Black-and-gray Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) perihirta Cockerell, 1898Furry Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile angelica Mitchell, 1933
Megachile angularis Mitchell, 1930
Megachile astata Mitchell, 1933
Megachile astragali Mitchell, 1938
Megachile bakeri (Cockerell, 1918)⇒ Megachile pascoensis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile binominata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile bradleyi Mitchell, 1934
Megachile bruneri Mitchell, 1934
Megachile chelostomoides Gribodo, 1894
Megachile dulciana Mitchell, 1934
Megachile fuerteventurae Tkalcu, 1993
Megachile gabrielensis Mitchell, 1933
Megachile hilata Mitchell, 1934
Megachile howardi Cockerell, 1919
Megachile impartita Mitchell, 1934
Megachile instita Mitchell, 1934
Megachile maurata Mitchell, 1936
Megachile melanogaster Eversmann, 1852
Megachile mellitarsis Cresson, 1878
Megachile mojavensis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile moschata Mitchell, 1933
Megachile pacifica (Panzer, 1798)⇒ Megachile rotundata Fabricius, 1787
Megachile palmensis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile pseudonigra Mitchell, 1927
Megachile pusilla Perez, 1884
Megachile redlandica Mitchell, 1933
Megachile smithi Mitchell, 1933
Megachile subanograe Mitchell, 1934
Megachile yumensis Mitchell, 1944


Links, sources and further information
Megachilini at itis.gov