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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
498
13287
62755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
83
2226
11049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
69
2049
9859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
25
740
4875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
9
287
2515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMegachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees
36
413
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMegachilinae
Latreille, 1802
32
407
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMegachilini
Latreille, 1802
3
175
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
3 Genera with 175 Species
Chalicodoma Lepeletier, 20124SpeciesTaxom
Coelioxys Latreille, 1831Cuckoo Leaf-Cutter Bees40SpeciesTaxom
Megachile Latreille, 1896And Resin Bees132SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
175 Species
Chalicodoma (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum (Lepeletier, 1841)⇒ Megachile ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841
Chalicodoma parietina (Geoffroy, 1785)⇒ Megachile parietina Geoffroy, 1785
Chalicodoma pyrenaica Lepeletier, 1841
Chalicodoma strangei Gonzalez & E..., 2012
Coelioxys (Acrocoelioxys) producta Cresson, 1865
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) acanthura Illiger, 1806
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) afra Lepeletier, 1841Short Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) brevis (Eversmann, 1852)⇒ Coelioxys octodentata Say, 1824
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) coturnix Perez, 1884Red-tailed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) echinata Förster, 1853
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) emarginata Förster, 1853
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) haemorrhoa Förster, 1853
Coelioxys (Allocoelioxys) obtusa Perez, 1884
Coelioxys (Argcoelioxys) argentea Lepeletier, 1841
Coelioxys (Boreocoelioxys) octodentata Say, 1824Eight-toothed Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) aurolimbata Förster, 1853
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) caffra Friese, 1904
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) conoidea (Illiger, 1806)⇒ Coelioxys inermis Kirby, 1802
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) elongata Lepeletier, 1841Dull-Vented Sharp-Tail
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) inermis Kirby, 1802Shiny-Vented Sharp-Tail
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) lanceolata Nylander, 1852
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) mandibularis Nylander, 1848Blue Ridge Mountain amphipod
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) quadridentata Linnaeus, 1758Four-toothed sharp-tailed bee
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) rufescens Lepeletier &..., 1825Rufescent Sharp-Tail
Coelioxys (Coelioxys) sodalis Cresson, 1878Comrade Cuckoo Leafcutter Bee
Coelioxys (Cyrtocoelioxys) gilensis Cockerell, 1896
Coelioxys (Cyrtocoelioxys) modesta Smith, 1854Modest Cuckoo-leaf-cutter
Coelioxys afer Lepeletier, 1841
Coelioxys alata Förster, 1853
Coelioxys alatus Förster, 1853
Coelioxys aurifrons Smith, 1854
Coelioxys aurolimbatus Förster, 1853Southwestern Virginia cave amphipod
Coelioxys bruneipes Pasteels, 1968
Coelioxys coeruleipennis Friese, 1904
Coelioxys conoideus Illiger, 1806Large Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys elongatus Lepeletier, 1841Dull-vented Sharp-tail Bee
Coelioxys patula (Perez, 1884)⇒ Coelioxys lanceolata Nylander, 1852
Coelioxys polycentris Förster, 1853
Coelioxys pruinosa Smith, 1854
Coelioxys setosa Friese, 1904
Coelioxys squamosissima Pasteels, 1968
Coelioxys tridentata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Aglaoapis tridentata Nylander, 1848
Coelioxys vectis Curtis, 1831
Megachile (Amegachile) bituberculata Ritsema, 1880
Megachile (Amegachile) nasalis Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Argyropile) parallela Smith, 1853Parallel Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Argyropile) townsendiana Cockerell, 1898
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipennis Fabricius, 1793
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufipes Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Callomegachile) rufiventris Guérin-Ménev..., 1834
Megachile (Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith, 1853Giant resin bee
Megachile (Callomegachile) torrida Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Callomegachile) umbripennis Smith, 1853Shadow-winged Resin Bee
Megachile (Chalicodoma) lefebvrei Lepeletier, 1841
Megachile (Chalicodoma) orthostoma Cockerell, 1925
Megachile (Chalicodoma) parietina Geoffroy, 1785Black Mud Bee
Megachile (Chalicodoma) pyrenaica Lepeletier, 1841
Megachile (Chalicodoma) rufescens Perez, 1879
Megachile (Chalicodoma) sicula (Rossi, 1792)⇒ Megachile nasidens Friese, 1898
Megachile (Chelostomoides) campanulae Robertson, 1903Bellflower resin bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) chilopsidis Cockerell, 1900Desert-willow Resin Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) discorhina Cockerell, 1924
Megachile (Chelostomoides) exilis Cresson, 1872Slender Resin Bee
Megachile (Chelostomoides) georgica Cresson, 1878
Megachile (Chelostomoides) odontostoma Cockerell, 1924
Megachile (Creightonella) cognata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Creightonella) ianthoptera Smith, 1853Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Delomegachile) willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Megachile (Eutricharaea) albomarginata Smith, 1879Bunchberry dogwood
Megachile (Eutricharaea) apicalis (Spinola, 1808)⇒ Megachile analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Eutricharaea) argentata Fabricius, 1793
Megachile (Eutricharaea) australis Lucas, 1876
Megachile (Eutricharaea) basalis Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) chrysopyga Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna Smith, 1853Elegant leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) deceptoria Perez, 1890
Megachile (Eutricharaea) dorsalis (Perez, 1879)⇒ Megachile leachella Curtis, 1828
Megachile (Eutricharaea) ekuivella (Cockerell, 1909)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) gratiosa Smith, 1853
Megachile (Eutricharaea) leachella Curtis, 1828Megachile dorsalis
Megachile (Eutricharaea) leucomalla Gerstäcker, 1869
Megachile (Eutricharaea) meadewaldoi Brauns, 1912
Megachile (Eutricharaea) patellimana Spinola, 1838
Megachile (Eutricharaea) pilidens Alfken, 1924
Megachile (Eutricharaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1787Alfafa leafcutting bee
Megachile (Eutricharaea) semiflava (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile (Eutricharaea) stellarum (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Megachile malangensis Friese, 1904
Megachile (Eutricharaea) venusta Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Gronoceras) bombiformis Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Gronoceras) cincta Fabricius, 1781
Megachile (Gronoceras) felina Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile (Hackeriapis) monkmani Rayment, 1935
Megachile (Hackeriapis) rhodura Cockerell, 1906
Megachile (Hackeriapis) tosticauda Cockerell, 1912
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) texana Cresson, 1878Texas Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) centuncularis Linnaeus, 1758Common leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Megachile) lapponica Thomson, 1872Alfilaree
Megachile (Megachile) ligniseca Kirby, 1802Wood-Carving Leaf-Cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) melanopyga Cockerell, 1909
Megachile (Megachile) montivaga Cresson, 1878Silver-tailed Petal-cutter Bee
Megachile (Megachile) pilicrus Morawitz, 1877
Megachile (Megachile) relativa Cresson, 1878Golden-Tailed Leafcutter
Megachile (Megachile) versicolor Smith, 1844Brown-Footed Leaf-Cutter
Megachile (Megachiloides) fucata Mitchell, 1934
Megachile (Melanosarus) xylocopoides Smith, 1853Carpenter-mimic Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Neocressoniella) anthracina Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Neoeutrichaea) rotundata Fabricius, 1793Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Paracella) chrysopogon Vachal, 1910
Megachile (Paracella) coelostoma (Cockerell, 1932)⇒ Megachile barbata Smith, 1853
Megachile (Paracella) semivenusta (Cockerell, 1931)⇒ Megachile venustella Smith, 1853
Megachile (Paracella) ungulata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile (Pseudocentron) sidalceae Cockerell, 1897
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841Banded Mud Bee
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) flavipes Spinola, 1838
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) sinuata Friese, 1903
Megachile (Rhodomegachile) abdominale Smith, 1853
Megachile (Rhodomegachile) abdominalis (Smith, 1853)⇒ Megachile abdominale Smith, 1853
Megachile (Sayapis) newberryae Cockerell, 1900Newberry´s leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Sayapis) policaris Say, 1831
Megachile (Xanthosarus) analis Nylander, 1852
Megachile (Xanthosarus) circumcincta Kirby, 1802Black-headed leaf-cutter bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) fortis Cresson, 1872
Megachile (Xanthosarus) giliae (Cockerell, 1906)⇒ Megachile circumcincta Kirby, 1802
Megachile (Xanthosarus) lagopoda Linnaeus, 1761
Megachile (Xanthosarus) maritima Kirby, 1802Coast Leaf-Cutter
Megachile (Xanthosarus) melanophaea Smith, 1853Black-and-gray Leaf-cutter Bee
Megachile (Xanthosarus) willughbiella (Kirby, 1802)⇒ Megachile willughbiella Kirby, 1802
Megachile albisecta Klug, 1817
Megachile albocincta Radoszkowski, 1874
Megachile albonotata Radoszkowski, 1886
Megachile alpicola Alfken, 1924
Megachile anatolica Rebmann, 1968
Megachile aridissima Cockerell, 1937
Megachile astragali Mitchell, 1938
Megachile atratula (Rebmann, 1968)⇒ Megachile concinna Smith, 1853
Megachile aurantiaca Friese, 1905
Megachile benitocola (Strand, 1912)⇒ Megachile curtula Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile bishoppi Cockerell, 1915
Megachile bucephala (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Megachile pugnatus Say, 1837
Megachile chrysognatha Cockerell, 1943
Megachile chrysorrhea Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile corsica Benoist, 1935
Megachile dorsata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile eurimera Smith, 1854Stout tagelus
Megachile fertoni Perez, 1896Chrysanthemum gall midge
Megachile flabellipes Perez, 1895Chrysanthemum gall midge
Megachile flammicauda (Cockerell, 1937)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile foersteri Gerstäcker, 1869
Megachile fulvitarsis Friese, 1909
Megachile genalis Morawitz, 1880
Megachile giraudi Gerstäcker, 1869
Megachile granulicauda (Cockerell, 1931)⇒ Megachile curtula Gerstäcker, 1857
Megachile maackii Radoszkowski, 1874
Megachile marginata Smith, 1853Stout tagelus
Megachile maxillosa Guérin-Ménev..., 1845
Megachile melanogaster Eversmann, 1852
Megachile natalica (Cockerell, 1920)⇒ Megachile cordata Smith, 1879
Megachile nigriventris Schenck, 1870
Megachile nigrocaudata Friese, 1903
Megachile niveascopa Ferton, 1908
Megachile octosignata Nylander, 1852
Megachile opacifrons Perez, 1897
Megachile perplexa Smith, 1853
Megachile pyrenaea Perez, 1890
Megachile rhyssalus Wu, 2005
Megachile rubrimana Morawitz, 1893
Megachile rufigaster Cockerell, 1945
Megachile schmiedeknechti Costa, 1884
Megachile villosa (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Hoplitis villosa Schenck, 1853
Megachile walkeri Dalla Torre, 1896


Links, sources and further information
Megachilini at itis.gov