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Leafcutter and Resin Bees (Megachile)
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Subgenus Litomegachile (Megachile Subgenus Litomegachile)
Subgenus Litomegachile
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
Megachilini (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, and Sharptail bees)
Genus
Megachile
(Leafcutter and Resin Bees)
No Taxon
Subgenus Litomegachile
Numbers
6 spp. total, all in our area
(
1
)
Range
NA (Canada to Costa Rica); Hawaii; all 6 spp. in the US, all but
M. gentilis
reach Canada
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Contributed by
Ted Kropiewnicki
on 24 March, 2008 - 2:44pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 2 December, 2010 - 11:29pm