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Genus Trachusa

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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 Trachusa
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Trachusa Panzer 1804
Numbers
15 spp. in 4 subgenera in our area, >50 spp. in 11 subgenera worldwide(1)
Range
Holarctic, Oriental, Afrotropical; in our area, across the US(1)
Internet References
Discover Life
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 13 June, 2008 - 2:51pm
Additional contributions by John S. Ascher, v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 4 June, 2021 - 6:01pm

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