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Mason Bees (Osmia)
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Subgenus Cephalosmia (Osmia Subgenus Cephalosmia)
Subgenus Cephalosmia
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon
(Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon
(Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family
Megachilidae (Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies)
Subfamily
Megachilinae (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives)
Tribe
Osmiini (Mason bees and relatives)
Genus
Osmia
(Mason Bees)
No Taxon
Subgenus Cephalosmia
Numbers
5 spp., all in our area
(
1
)
Range
across NA, all spp. in the west, with one (
O. marginipennis
) ranging far north and northeast
(
1
)
Print References
key to species
(
2
)
Works Cited
1.
Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
2.
The systematics and biology of the genus Osmia, subgenera Osmia, Chalcosmia and Cephalosmia
R. W. Rust. 1974. Wasmann Journal of Biology 32(1):1-93.
Contributed by
Ted Kropiewnicki
on 17 March, 2008 - 9:45pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
,
Edward Ruden
Last updated 15 February, 2022 - 6:58pm