Taxonomy of Genus Stelis Sw., 1799
Cuckoo Carder Bees, Cuckoo Leaf-Cutting Bees, Dark Bees, Leach Orchids, Stelidine Bees
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps | 319
21125
328720 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps | 165
17348
314830 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps | 62
6400
167168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Apoidea
Latreille, 1802
Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees | 23
2371
70836 | Families
Genera
Species | | Group | Apiformes
Brothers, 1975
Bees | 11
1621
47904 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Megachilidae
Schenk, 1860
And Resin Bees, Carder, Carder bees, Leaf cutting bees | 348
10542 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Megachilinae
Latreille, 1802
| 113
9769 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Anthidiini
Fabricius, 1775
| 50
2326 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Stelis
Sw., 1799
Cuckoo Carder Bees, Cuckoo Leaf-Cutting Bees, Dark Bees | 237 | Species |
Subnodes of Stelis Sw., 1799 | Subgenus | Stelis (Chelynia)
Provancher, 1888
| 0 | Species | | Subgenus | Stelis (Dolichostelis)
Parker & Bohart, 1979
| 9 | Species | | Subgenus | Stelis (Heterostelis)
Timberlake, 1941 ⇒ Protostelis
| 3 | Species | | Subgenus | Stelis (Leucostelis)
Noskiewicz, 1961
| 0 | Species | | Subgenus | Stelis (Melanostelis)
Ashmead, 1898 ⇒ Stelis
| 0 | Species | | Subgenus | Stelis (Microstelis)
Robertson, 1903 ⇒ Stelis
| 1 | Species | | Subgenus | Stelis (Pavostelis)
Sladen, 1916 ⇒ Stelis
| 0 | Species | | Subgenus | Stelis (Protostelis)
Friese, 1895
| 4 | Species | | Subgenus | Stelis (Stelidina)
Timberlake, 1941 ⇒ Stelis
| 0 | Species | | Subgenus | Stelis (Stelidium)
Robertson, 1902 ⇒ Sphecodes
| 1 | Species | | Subgenus | Stelis (Stelis)
breviuscula Nylander, 1848
Cuckoo Leaf-Cutting Bees, Stelidine Bees | 19 | Species | | Species | Stelis 6-maculata
| | | | Species | Stelis abdominalis Smith, 1858
| | | | Species | Stelis abnormis Friese, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis aculeata Morawitz, 1880
| | | | Species | Stelis acutiventris Linsley, 1939
| | | | Species | Stelis aegyptiaca Radoszkowski, 1876
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Stelis aethiopica Friese, 1925 ⇒ Afrostelis aethiopica
| | | | Species | Stelis alata
| | | | Species | Stelis aliena Cockerell, 1919
| | | | Species | Stelis alta Parker & Griswold, 2013
| | | | Species | Stelis anasazi Parker & Griswold, 2013
| | | | Species | Stelis annulata Lepeletier, 1841
| | | | Species | Stelis anthidioides Timberlake, 1941
| | | | Species | Stelis anthocopae Parker & Griswold, 2013
| | | | Species | Stelis argentata
| | | | Species | Stelis argentina Friese, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis arizonensis Swenk, 1915
| | | | Species | Stelis ashmeadiellae Timberlake, 1941
| | | | Species | Stelis ater Mitchell, 1962
| | | | Species | Stelis aterrima Panzer, 1798
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Stelis aviceps
| | | | Species | Stelis barbata Rolfe, 1913
| | | | Species | Stelis beaumonti Noskiewicz, 1962
| | | | Species | Stelis bengala Warncke, 1992
| | | | Species | Stelis bicornuta Pasteels, 1969
| | | | Species | Stelis bidentata Schltr., 1912 ⇒ Ensliniana bidentata
| | | | Species | Stelis birkmanni Cockerell, 1909
| | | | Species | Stelis bonaventura Friese, 1925 ⇒ Austrostelis bonaventura
| | | | Species | Stelis breviuscula Nylander, 1848
Little dark bee, Small Dark-bee | | | | Species | Stelis broemelingi Parker & Griswold, 2013
| | | | Species | Stelis calcarata Friese, 1921
| | | | Species | Stelis calliphorina Cockerell, 1911
| | | | Species | Stelis carbonaria Smith, 1854
| | | | Species | Stelis carniflex
| | | | Species | Stelis cassiopaea Saunders, 1908
| | | | Species | Stelis chlorocyanea Cockerell, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis chlorocyania
| | | | Species | Stelis chlorocyonia
| | | | Species | Stelis ciliaris Lindl., 1836
| | | | Species | Stelis cockerelli Hicks, 1933
| | | | Species | Stelis cognata Kohl, 1892
| | | | Species | Stelis cornuta Bingham, 1897
| | | | Species | Stelis crassiceps Cockerell, 1926
| | | | Species | Stelis crescentiicola Schltr., 1920
| | | | Species | Stelis cusackae Cockerell, 1910
| | | | Species | Stelis denticulata Friese, 1899
| | | | Species | Stelis depressa Timberlake, 1941
| | | | Species | Stelis dimidiatus Walker, 1871
| | | | Species | Stelis elegans Cresson, 1864
| | | | Species | Stelis elongativentris Parker, 1987
| | | | Species | Stelis flava Friese, 1925 ⇒ Austrostelis flava
| | | | Species | Stelis flavofuscinular Nalinrachatakan & Warrit, 2021
| | | | Species | Stelis flexuosa
| | | | Species | Stelis floridana Graenicher, 1928
| | | | Species | Stelis foederalis Smith, 1854
Federal Cuckoo Carder Bee | | | | Species | Stelis fossulata Mocsáry, 1883 ⇒ Hoplitis fossulata
| | | | Species | Stelis fragariella Cockerell, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis franciscana Cockerell, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis franconica Blüthgen, 1930
| | | | Species | Stelis fremonti Cockerell, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis freygessneri Friese, 1885
| | | | Species | Stelis gemma
| | | | Species | Stelis genalis Pasteels, 1969
| | | | Species | Stelis gigantea Friese, 1921
Pickle Springs amphipod, Pickle Springs stygobromid | | | | Species | Stelis glomerosa
| | | | Species | Stelis grossa Mitchell, 1962
| | | | Species | Stelis guatemalensis
| | | | Species | Stelis hellenica Mavromoustakis, 1959
| | | | Species | Stelis hemirhoda Linsley, 1939
| | | | Species | Stelis herberti Cockerell, 1916
| | | | Species | Stelis hispanica Dusmet y Alonso, 1921
| | | | Species | Stelis holocyanea Cockerell, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis hungarica Noskiewicz, 1962 ⇒ Stelis annulata
| | | | Species | Stelis hurdi Thorp, 1966
| | | | Species | Stelis idahoensis Swenk, 1914
| | | | Species | Stelis iheringi Friese, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis imperialis Parker & Griswold, 2013
| | | | Species | Stelis intermedia
| | | | Species | Stelis iugae Noskiewicz, 1962
| | | | Species | Stelis japonica Cameron, 1889
| | | | Species | Stelis joanae Parker & Griswold, 2013
| | | | Species | Stelis kigonserana Friese, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis lamelliterga Parker & Griswold, 2013
| | | | Species | Stelis laverna Baker, 1999
| | | | Species | Stelis leinigii
| | | | Species | Stelis leucostoma Costa, 1884
| | | | Species | Stelis leucotricha Cockerell, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis linsleyi Timberlake, 1941
| | | | Species | Stelis maculata Provancher, 1888
| | | | Species | Stelis maculatum Provancher, 1888
| | | | Species | Stelis magna Friese, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis malaccensis Friese, 1914
| | | | Species | Stelis malaisei Popov, 1941
| | | | Species | Stelis manni Crawford, 1917
| | | | Species | Stelis maroccana Warncke, 1992
| | | | Species | Stelis megachiloides Alfken, 1942
| | | | Species | Stelis megantha
| | | | Species | Stelis melanotricha Cockerell, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis melanura Cockerell, 1924
| | | | Species | Stelis micheneri Linsley, 1939
| | | | Species | Stelis michiganensis Mitchell, 1962
| | | | Species | Stelis minima Schenck, 1861
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Stelis minuta Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825
| | | | Species | Stelis modesta Alfken, 1931
| | | | Species | Stelis moravica Tkalcu, 1970
| | | | Species | Stelis murina Perez, 1884 ⇒ Stelis (Stelis) phaeoptera
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Stelis nana Schenck, 1853
| | | | Species | Stelis nasuta Latreille, 1809
Cancellate semele | | | | Species | Stelis nectarinoda Moure, 1942
| | | | Species | Stelis nemorosa Gistel, 1857
| | | | Species | Stelis nigrita Fabricius, 1775
| | | | Species | Stelis nigriventris Timberlake, 1941
| | | | Species | Stelis nitida Cresson, 1878
| | | | Species | Stelis nitidula Cockerell, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis nyssonoides Brues, 1903
| | | | Species | Stelis obesa Say, 1837
| | | | Species | Stelis occidentalis Parker & Griswold, 2013
| | | | Species | Stelis octomaculata Smith, 1843
| | | | Species | Stelis odontopyga Noskiewicz, 1926
| | | | Species | Stelis ontariana Sladen, 1916 ⇒ Stelis (Stelis) permaculata
| | | | Species | Stelis oreophila Popov, 1935
| | | | Species | Stelis orientalis Warncke, 1992
| | | | Species | Stelis ornatula Klug, 1807
Spotted dark bee, Spotted Dark-bee | 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Stelis ortizi M.Schwarz & Gusenleitner, 2010
| | | | Species | Stelis paiute Parker & Griswold, 2013
| | | | Species | Stelis palmarum Timberlake, 1941
| | | | Species | Stelis palmeiraensis
| | | | Species | Stelis pardita Parker & Griswold, 1993
| | | | Species | Stelis parvula Cameron, 1897
| | | | Species | Stelis pavonina Cockerell, 1908
| | | | Species | Stelis pentelica Mavromoustakis, 1963
| | | | Species | Stelis perpusilliflora
| | | | Species | Stelis plena Provancher, 1888
| | | | Species | Stelis plenum Provancher, 1888
| | | | Species | Stelis porschiana
| | | | Species | Stelis pulchra Crawford, 1902
| | | | Species | Stelis punctulatissima Kirby, 1802
Banded dark bee, Banded Dark-Bee | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Stelis purpurea
| | | | Species | Stelis pusilla Morawitz, 1867
| | | | Species | Stelis pygmaea Schenck, 1853 ⇒ Stelis breviuscula
| | | | Species | Stelis rhodia Mavromoustakis, 1960 ⇒ Stelis denticulata
| | | | Species | Stelis ricardonis Cockerell, 1912
| | | | Species | Stelis robertsoni Timberlake, 1941
| | | | Species | Stelis rozeni Griswold & Parker, 2003
| | | | Species | Stelis rubi Cockerell, 1898
| | | | Species | Stelis ruficornis Morawitz, 1872
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Stelis rufiventris Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1828
| | | | Species | Stelis saxicola Warncke, 1992
| | | | Species | Stelis schmidti Friese, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis scutellaris Morawitz, 1894
California jackknife | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Stelis semenovi Popov, 1933
California jackknife | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Stelis semirubra Timberlake, 1941
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Stelis seneciophila Cockerell, 1908
| | | | Species | Stelis sexsignata A. Costa, 1858 ⇒ Stelis ornatula
| | | | Species | Stelis shattucki Cockerell, 1931
| | | | Species | Stelis shoshone Parker & Griswold, 2013
| | | | Species | Stelis siamensis Friese, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis simillima Morawitz, 1876
| | | | Species | Stelis spec Warncke, 1992
| | | | Species | Stelis strandi Popov, 1935
| | | | Species | Stelis strigata Kriechbaumer, 1874
| | | | Species | Stelis subglauca Cockerell, 1925
| | | | Species | Stelis tegularis Cockerell, 0
| | | | Species | Stelis texana Thorp, 1966
| | | | Species | Stelis thebaidis Friese, 1899
| | | | Species | Stelis triangulisepala
| | | | Species | Stelis trichopyga Timberlake, 1941
| | | | Species | Stelis tricornis Dominique, 1898
| | | | Species | Stelis tridentata Schimmel, 1829
| | | | Species | Stelis trypetinum Robertson, 1902 ⇒ Stelis (Stelis) permaculata
| | | | Species | Stelis tuberculata Cockerell, 1919
| | | | Species | Stelis vachali Pérez, 1895
| | | | Species | Stelis vallenata Gonzalez, Ascher & Engel, 2012
| | | | Species | Stelis veraecrucis Cockerell, 1917
| | | | Species | Stelis vernalis Mitchell, 1962
| | | | Species | Stelis verticalis Wu, 1992
| | | | Species | Stelis vidalesi Cockerell, 1949
| | | | Species | Stelis vinosa
| | | | Species | Stelis wahrmani Mavromoustakis, 1953
| | | | Species | Stelis wettsteiniana
| | | | Species | Stelis yucatanica Cockerell, 1931
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Synonyms | Ceraplastes (Gistel, 1848) | | Chelynia (Provancher, 1888) | | Gymnus (Spinola, 1808) | | Gyrodroma (Klug, 1807) | | Melanostelis (Ashmead, 1898) | | Microstelis (Robertson, 1903) | | Pavostelis (Sladen, 1916) | | Pseudostelis (Popov, 1956) | | Stelidella (Timberlake, 1941) | | Stelidina (Timberlake, 1941) | | Stelidium (Robertson, 1902) | | Stelis (Melanostelis) (Ashmead, 1898) | | Stelis (Microstelis) (Robertson, 1903) | | Stelis (Pavostelis) (Sladen, 1916) | | Stelis (Stelidina) (Timberlake, 1941) | | Trachusa (Jurine, 1807) |
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Stelis | German | Düsterbienen | | English | Cuckoo Carder Bees, Cuckoo Leaf-Cutting Bees, Dark Bees, Leach Orchids, Stelidine Bees | | Dutch | Tubebijen | | Danish | Panserbier | | Swedish | Pansarbin |
Distribution of Stelis Sw., 1799 Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic South Africa, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA, Zimbabwe
Found in fossile formations Florissant Fossil Beds, Green River Formation
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