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Checklist for Tribe Megachilini Latreille, 1802
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
287
2180
4314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2178
4312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2122
4231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1642
3307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
38
308
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
37
305
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
14
122
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
7
58
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
14
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
13
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegachilini
Latreille, 1802
4
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tamil Nadu
4 Genera with 27 Species
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1897Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees10SpeciesTaxom
Eutricharaea Thomson, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1903And Resin Bees17SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamil Nadu
27 Species
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) capitata Smith, 1854
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) coturnix Perez, 1884Red-tailed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) fuscipennis Smith, 1854
Coelioxys apicata Smith, 1854
Coelioxys confusa Smith, 1875
Coelioxys dormitans Cockerell, 1919
Coelioxys minuta Smith, 1879
Coelioxys pachyrhina Cockerell, 1919
Coelioxys ramakrishnae Cockerell, 1919
Coelioxys sexmaculata Cameron, 1897
Megachile (Amegachile) bicolor Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) cephalotes Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Callomegachile) disjuncta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apostolica Cockerell, 1937
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) hera Bingham, 1897
Megachile (Litomegachile) onobrychidis Cockerell, 1908Western Little Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Neocressoniella) anthracina Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Neocressoniella) carbonaria (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile gemula Cresson, 1878
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) lanata Fabricius, 1775Wooly Wall Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) perihirta Cockerell, 1898Furry Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile bellula (Bingham, 1897)⇒ Megachile binghami Meade-Waldo, 1912
Megachile conjuncta Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile devadatta Cockerell, 1907
Megachile laticeps Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile perniciosa (Friese, 1903)⇒ Megachile rufiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1834


Links, sources and further information
Megachilini at itis.gov