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Subgenus Dolichostelis

Bee - Stelis costalis Small Wasp - Stelis laticincta small wasp - Stelis louisae - female Louisiana Painted-Dark Bee - Stelis louisae Anthidiellum notatum - Stelis louisae Bee or wasp - Stelis louisae Bee - Stelis costalis Stelis? - Stelis
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)
Works Cited
1.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 28 April, 2009 - 12:24pm
Additional contributions by John S. Ascher, v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 19 August, 2021 - 11:55am

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