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Checklist for Tribe Megachilini Latreille, 1802
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
45
439
1153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
42
435
1149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
18
235
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
77
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
14
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
13
80
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegachilini
Latreille, 1802
4
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
4 Genera with 64 Species
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 178114SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1903Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees7SpeciesTaxom
Eutricharaea Thomson, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1853And Resin Bees46SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
64 Species and 3 Subspecies
Chalicodoma (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 0
Chalicodoma (Carinella) decemsignata Radoszkowski, 1881
Chalicodoma (Carinella) torrida
Chalicodoma (Gronoceras) africanibia Strand, 0
Chalicodoma (Gronoceras) armipygata Strand, 0
Chalicodoma (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 0
Chalicodoma cincta cincta
Chalicodoma cincta nigrocincta
Chalicodoma cincta tricolor
Chalicodoma (Gronoceras) cinctum
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) nigrocaudata (Friese, 1903)⇒ Megachile nigrocaudata Friese, 1903
Chalicodoma gibbsi Gonzalez & E..., 2012
Chalicodoma kanouricum
Chalicodoma rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Coelioxys (Acrocoelioxys) producta Cresson, 1865
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) afra Lepeletier, 1841Short Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys (Liothyrapis) scioensis Gribodo, 1879
Coelioxys aurifrons Smith, 1854
Coelioxys heterozona Cockerell, 1939
Coelioxys indica Friese, 1925
Coelioxys nigripes Vachal, 1903
Megachile (Amegachile) bicolor Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Amegachile) bituberculata Ritsema, 1880
Megachile (Amegachile) fimbriata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Amegachile) nasalis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Amegachile) sanguinea (Friese, 1911)⇒ Megachile fimbriata Smith, 1853
Megachile (Callomegachile) mephistophelica Gribodo, 1894
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 1793
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) torrida Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) angulata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) discolor Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) basalis Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) eurymera (Smith, 1854)⇒ Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854
Megachile (Eutricharaea) patellimana Spinola, 1838
Megachile (Eutricharaea) pyrrhothorax Schletterer, 1891
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semierma Vachal, 1903
Megachile (Gronoceras) bombiformis Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Paracella) curtula Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Paracella) semivenusta (Cockerell, 1931)⇒ Megachile venustella Smith, 1853
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) schulthessi Friese, 1903
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata Say, 1837Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile africanibia Strand, 1912
Megachile armipygata Strand, 1911
Megachile azarica Cockerell, 1945
Megachile brochidens Vachal, 1903
Megachile bucephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megachile pugnatus Say, 1837
Megachile cyanipennis (Guérin-Ménev..., 1845)⇒ Megachile mefistofelica Gribodo, 1894
Megachile derelictula Cockerell, 1937
Megachile digiticauda Cockerell, 1937
Megachile edwardsi Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854Stout tagelus
Megachile geoffrei Cockerell, 1920
Megachile malimbana Strand, 1911
Megachile manguna Strand, 1911
Megachile mimetica Cockerell, 1933
Megachile mimeticana Eardley & R...., 2006
Megachile nigeriensis Cockerell, 1937
Megachile nigrocaudata Friese, 1903
Megachile pugnatus Say, 1837
Megachile rubrigena Pasteels, 1965
Megachile stefenellii Friese, 1903
Megachile sternintegra Pasteels, 1965
Megachile trichroma Friese, 1922Malheur Cave amphipod
Megachile venustella Smith, 1853


Links, sources and further information
Megachilini at itis.gov