Megachilinae

Megachilinae

Stelis labiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Megachilidae
Subfamily:	Megachilinae

Megachilinae is a subfamily of bees, the largest subfamily in the family Megachilidae, the mason bees.^[1]

Subfamily Megachilinae
- Tribe Lithurgini
  - Lithurgus
  - Microthurge
  - Trichothurgus
- Tribe Osmiini
  - Afroheriades
  - Ashmeadiella
  - Atoposmia
  - Bekilia
  - Chelostoma
  - Haetosmia
  - Heriades have narrow abdominal bands. They resemble small Osmia, but they are oligolectic (specialized on a few subfamilies of Asteraceae) and use resin from conifers, as well as plant fibers and sand, as cell wall material.
  - Hofferia
  - Hoplitis
  - Hoplosmia
  - Noteriades
  - Ochreriades
  - Osmia
  - Othinosmia
  - Protosmia
  - Pseudoheriades
  - Stenoheriades
  - Stenosmia
  - Wainia
  - Xeroheriades
- Tribe Anthidiini
  - Acedanthidium
  - Afranthidium
  - Afrostelis
  - Anthidiellum
  - Anthidioma
  - Anthidium
  - Anthodioctes
  - Apianthidium
  - Aspidosmia
  - Austrostelis
  - Aztecanthidium
  - Bathanthidium
  - Benanthis
  - Cyphanthidium
  - Dianthidium
  - Duckeanthidium
  - Eoanthidium
  - Epanthidium
  - Euaspis
  - Gnathanthidium
  - Hoplostelis
  - Hypanthidioides
  - Hypanthidium
  - Icteranthidium
  - Indanthidium
  - Larinostelis
  - Neanthidium
  - Notanthidium
  - Pachyanthidium
  - Paranthidium
  - Plesianthidium
  - Pseudoanthidium
  - Rhodanthidium
  - Serapista
  - Stelis Panzer and related genera (stelidine bees) are cleptoparasites on other Megachilidae. Subgenus Heterostelis is parasitic on Trachusa.
  - Trachusa
  - Trachusoides
  - Xenostelis
- Tribe Dioxyini
  - Aglaoapis
  - Allodioxys
  - Dioxys is a brood parasites of Megachile, Anthidium and Osmia.
  - Ensliniana
  - Eudioxys
  - Metadioxys
  - Paradioxys
  - Prodioxys
- Tribe Megachilini
  - Coelioxys is a brood parasites of Megachile. Females have a pointed conic abdominal apex (tip); males have several spikes on their apex.
  - Megachile
  - Radoszkowskiana
- Incertae Sedis
  - Neochalicodoma
  - Stellenigris

References

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↑ Pascarella, J. B. Megachilinae. The Bees of Florida. Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida.

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