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Subgenus Dolichostelis

Wasp ID Request - Stelis louisae Bee (Stelis?) ID Request - Stelis louisae Stelis louisae? - Stelis costalis Bee - Stelis louisae Stelis louisae Bee ID - Stelis louisae Louisiana Painted-Dark Bee - Stelis louisae Resin bee - Stelis perpulchra
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 Anthidiini (Wool-carder, Resin, Pebble, and Allied Bees)
Genus Stelis
No Taxon Subgenus Dolichostelis
Numbers
5 spp. in our area (only S. louisae ranges into Canada), 6 spp. total(1)
Range
se. Canada & most of the US to Costa Rica(1)