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Checklist for Tribe Megachilini Latreille, 1802
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
46
519
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
468
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
146
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
72
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
10
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
10
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegachilini
Latreille, 1802
3
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Alberta
3 Genera with 23 Species
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1854Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1894And Resin Bees19SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
23 Species
Coelioxys (Acrocoelioxys) producta Cresson, 1865
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) funeraria Smith, 1854
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) octodentata Say, 1824Eight-toothed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) rufitarsis Smith, 1854Red-Footed Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bee
Megachile (Argyropile) parallela Smith, 1853Parallel Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) angelarum Cockerell, 1902
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis (Spinola, 1808)⇒ Megachile analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Litomegachile) gentilis Cresson, 1872Leafcutter bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) mendica Cresson, 1878Flat-tailed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) inermis Provancher, 1888Freckled milkvetch
Megachile (Megachile) nivalis (Friese, 1903)⇒ Megachile lapponica Thomson, 1872
Megachile (Megachile) relativa Cresson, 1878Golden-Tailed Leafcutter
Megachile (Megachiloides) subnigra Cresson, 1879
Megachile (Megachiloides) wheeleri Mitchell, 1927
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata Say, 1837Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) circumcincta Kirby, 1802Black-headed leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) frigida Smith, 1853Frigid Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) latimanus Say, 1823Broad-handed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) melanophaea Smith, 1853Black-and-gray Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) perihirta Cockerell, 1898Furry Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile chelostomoides Gribodo, 1894


Links, sources and further information
Megachilini at itis.gov