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Checklist for Tribe Megachilini Latreille, 1802
and region Tucson (Pima County, Arizona, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
210
1134
1886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
210
1134
1886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
203
1113
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
902
1545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
27
165
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
26
162
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
15
145
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
8
86
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
13
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
12
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegachilini
Latreille, 1802
3
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tucson
3 Genera with 27 Species
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1909Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees4SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1957And Resin Bees23SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tucson
27 Species
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) octodentata Say, 1824Eight-toothed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Neocoelioxys) menthae Cockerell, 1897
Coelioxys (Synocoelioxys) texana Cresson, 1872
Coelioxys novomexicana Cockerell, 1909
Megachile (Argyropile) parallela Smith, 1853Parallel Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) chilopsidis Cockerell, 1900Desert-willow Resin Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) discorhina Cockerell, 1924
Megachile (Chelostomoides) odontostoma Cockerell, 1924
Megachile (Chelostomoides) spinotulata Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) brevis (Say, 1837)⇒ Megachile pseudobrevis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Litomegachile) gentilis Cresson, 1872Leafcutter bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) lippiae Cockerell, 1900
Megachile (Litomegachile) onobrychidis Cockerell, 1908Western Little Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Litomegachile) texana Cresson, 1878Texas Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachiloides) fucata Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Pseudocentron) sidalceae Cockerell, 1897
Megachile (Sayapis) frugalis Cresson, 1872
Megachile (Sayapis) newberryae Cockerell, 1900Newberry´s leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Sayapis) policaris Say, 1831
Megachile (Sayapis) pugnata Say, 1837Pugnacious Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) gemula Cresson, 1878Small-handed Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile boharti Mitchell, 1942
Megachile chelostomoides Gribodo, 1894
Megachile mojavensis Mitchell, 1934
Megachile stoddardensis Mitchell, 1957


Links, sources and further information
Megachilini at itis.gov