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Checklist for Tribe Megachilini Latreille, 1802
and region Contra Costa County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2134
3367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2132
3365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
337
2081
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
1782
2903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
47
363
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
41
338
799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
209
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
123
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
15
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
14
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegachilini
Latreille, 1802
3
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Contra Costa County
3 Genera with 46 Species
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1975Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees10SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1934And Resin Bees36SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Contra Costa County
46 Species
Coelioxys (Acrocoelioxys) producta Cresson, 1865
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) octodentata Say, 1824Eight-toothed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
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 (Synocoelioxys) texana Cresson, 1872
Coelioxys (Xerocoelioxys) edita Cresson, 1872
Coelioxys (Xerocoelioxys) grindeliae Cockerell, 1900
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 (Chelostomoides) angelarum Cockerell, 1902
Megachile (Chelostomoides) chilopsidis Cockerell, 1900Desert-willow Resin Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) davidsoni Cockerell, 1902Golden-eardrops Resin Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) spinotulata Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis (Spinola, 1808)⇒ Megachile analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant 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) texana Cresson, 1878Texas Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758Common leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Megachile) montivaga Cresson, 1878Silver-tailed Petal-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) relativa Cresson, 1878Golden-Tailed Leafcutter
Megachile (Megachiloides) nevadensis Cresson, 1879
Megachile (Megachiloides) pascoensis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Pseudocentron) sidalceae Cockerell, 1897
Megachile (Sayapis) fidelis Cresson, 1878Faithful leafcutting bee
Megachile (Sayapis) inimica Cresson, 1872Hostile Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Sayapis) policaris Say, 1831
Megachile (Xanthosarus) agustini Cockerell, 1905
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 astragali Mitchell, 1938
Megachile bradleyi Mitchell, 1934
Megachile chelostomoides Gribodo, 1894
Megachile subanograe Mitchell, 1934


Links, sources and further information
Megachilini at itis.gov