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Checklist for Family Melittidae Schenk, 1860 (Melittid bees)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
94
4161
35080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
81
3910
33631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
29
1198
15006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
11
523
8827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelittidae
Schenk, 1860
Melittid bees, Melittids
5
52
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
5 Genera with 52 Species
Dasypoda Latreille, 1780Pantaloon Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Hesperapis Cockerell, 191734SpeciesTaxom
Macropis Panzer, 1891Oil-Collecting Bees6SpeciesTaxom
Meganomia Cockerell, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Melitta Kirby, 1909Blunt-Horn Bees12SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
52 Species and 2 Subspecies
Dasypoda altercator (Harris, 1780)⇒ Dasypoda hirtipes Harris, 1780
Hesperapis (Amblyapis) arida Michener, 1936
Hesperapis (Amblyapis) ilicifoliae Cockerell, 1910
Hesperapis (Amblyapis) larreae Cockerell, 1907
Hesperapis (Amblyapis) leucura Cockerell, 1916
Hesperapis (Carinapis) carinata Stevens, 1919
Hesperapis (Carinapis) fulvipes Crawford, 1917
Hesperapis (Carinapis) oraria Snelling & S..., 1997
Hesperapis (Carinapis) rhodocerata Cockerell, 1897
Hesperapis (Disparapis) arenicola Crawford, 1917
Hesperapis (Hesperapis) elegantula Cockerell, 1898
Hesperapis (Panurgomia) fuchsi Viereck, 1909
Hesperapis (Panurgomia) pellucida Cockerell, 1925
Hesperapis (Panurgomia) regularis Cresson, 1878
Hesperapis (Xeralictoides) laticeps Crawford, 1917
Hesperapis (Zacesta) rufipes Ashmead, 1899
Hesperapis cockerelli
Hesperapis eumarpha Cockerell, 1898
Hesperapis infuscata Engel & Michez, 2020
Hesperapis leucurus Cockerell, 1916
Hesperapis macrocephala Cockerell, 1924
Hesperapis morongo
Hesperapis nitidula Cockerell, 1916
Hesperapis nitidulus Cockerell, 1916
Hesperapis oliviae Cockerell, 1897
Hesperapis parva Michener, 1937
Hesperapis pellucidus Cockerell, 1925
Hesperapis rhodoceratus Cockerell, 1897
Hesperapis rodecki (Cockerell, 1934)⇒ Hesperapis carinata Stevens, 1919
Hesperapis rufiventris Friese, 1912
Hesperapis semirudis Cockerell, 1910
Hesperapis trochanterata Snelling, 1987
Hesperapis willmattae Cockerell, 1933
Hesperapis wilmattae Cockerell, 1933
Hesperapis xeralictoides Crawford, 1917
Macropis (Macropis) ciliata Patton, 1880
Macropis (Macropis) nuda Provancher, 1882Dark-Legged Yellow Loosestrife Bee
Macropis (Macropis) patellata Patton, 1880
Macropis (Macropis) steironematis Robertson, 1891
Macropis steironematis opaca (Michener, 1938)⇒ Macropis steironematis Robertson, 1891
Macropis steironematis steironematis Robertson, 1891
Meganomia binghami Cockerell, 1909
Melitta (Cilissa) americana Smith, 1853Neighbor tagelus
Melitta (Cilissa) californica Viereck, 1909
Melitta (Cilissa) cameroni Cockerell, 1910
Melitta (Cilissa) melittoides Viereck, 1909
Melitta (Melitta) leporina Panzer, 1799Clover blunthorn bee
Melitta aegyptiaca Radoszkowski, 1891
Melitta americaniformis (Viereck, 1909)⇒ Melitta americana Smith, 1853
Melitta dimidiata Morawitz, 1876Sainfoin blunthorn bee
Melitta eickworti Snelling & S..., 1995
Melitta guichardi Michez, 2007
Melitta haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1775Bellflower blunthorn bee
Melitta willardi Cockerell, 1909

Subnodes of Melittidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyDasypodainae
Latreille, 1802
Hairy-footed Bees
2
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMeganomiinae
Michener, 1981
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMelittinae
Kirby, 1802
2
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Melittidae at artfakta.se
Melittidae at dyntaxa.se
Melittidae at gbif.org
Melittidae at irmng.org
Melittidae at itis.gov