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Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees
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
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes bees may have arisen from within Crabronidae rather than being sister to Crabronidae (1); it's unclear which crabronid lineage is sister to bees Numbers ~3,500 spp. in our area; >20,000 described spp. worldwide (2)(3)Identification A distinctive feature of bees is that their hairs (at least some of them, particularly on the thorax) are branched or plumose. The hairs of bees collect pollen. Only females have pollen transporting apparatus:
Scopae, brushes of hairs on the hind legs. In Megachilidae the scopa is on the abdomen.
Corbiculae, basket-like structures on metatibia, as in the honey bee and related groups, (corbiculate Apidae).
Bees that lay eggs in other bees' nests, “cuckoo bees", look wasplike; they have less hair and lack pollen transporting apparatus.
Key to e. US spp. in (4) ∙ to e. Canada genera in (5) ∙ to cleptoparasitic larvae in (6)Range Worldwide. A few Bombus spp. live within the Arctic Circle Food Primarily nectar and pollen from flowers. A few collect floral oils. Species that collect pollen from a wide range of plants are called polylectic; from plants of the same family, mesolectic; of a single genus, oligolectic; from just one species, monolectic (rare case) Remarks Non-native Bees
Andrena wilkella, No common name. From Europe
Anthophora villosula, no common name. From the Palaearctic, 1980s/'90s
Apis mellifera, Honey Bee. From Europe, centuries ago
Centris nitida, No common name. From the Neotropics, very recently
Ceratina dallatorreana, No common name. From w Palaearctic
Euglossa dilemma, Dilemma Orchid Bee. From the Neotropics, very recently
Xylocopa appendiculata, no common name. From E Asia, 2012
Hylaeus communis, no common name. Very recently, 2010s
Hylaeus hyalinatus, No common name. From W.Palaearctic
Hylaeus leptocephalus, No common name. From the
Hylaeus pictipes, no common name. Very recently, 2010s
Hylaeus punctatus, No common name. From Europe, 1980s
Halictus tectus, No common name. From Europe, recently
Lasioglossum leucozonium, No common name. From the Palaearctic
Lasioglossum zonulum, No common name. From the Palaearctic
Anthidium manicatum, Wool Carder Bee. From Europe
Anthidium oblongatum, No common name. From Europe, 1995
Chelostoma campanularum , No common name. From Europe
Chelostoma rapunculi, No common name. From the Palaearctic
Coelioxys coturnix, No common name. From Europe, very recently
Hoplitis anthocopoides, No common name. From Europe
Lithurgus chrysurus, Mediterranean Wood Boring Bee. From Europe in 1978
Megachile apicalis, No common name. From Europe and the Middle East
Megachile concinna, Pale leafcutting bee. From Africa
Megachile lanata, No common name. From Ethiopian/Oriental regions
Megachile rotundata, Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee. From the Old World
Megachile sculpturalis, Giant Resin Bee. From Asia, 1990s
Megachile umbripennis, No common name. From Asia
Osmia caerulescens, No common name. From the Palaearctic
Osmia cornifrons, Hornfaced Bee. From Japan, 1977
Osmia taurus, No common name. From SE Asia, recently
Pseudoanthidium nanum, No common name. From Europe, very recently
Print References History of early bee diversification ( Danforth et al. 2006) Works Cited | 3. | The bees of Colorado (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
V.L. Scott, J.S. Ascher, T. Griswold, C.R. Nufio. 2011. Natural History Inventory of Colorado 23: vi+100 pp. | |
| 4. | Bees of the eastern United States
Mitchell T.B. 1962. Tech. Bull. (NC Agric. Exp. Sta.): No. 141 (538 pp.), 1960; and No. 152 (557 pp.). | |
| 5. | The bee genera of Eastern Canada
L. Packer, J.A. Genaro, C.S. Sheffield. 2007. Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification 3. | |
| 7. | The Bees of the World, 2nd edition
Charles D. Michener. 2007. The Johns Hopkins University Press. | |
| 8. | Bees of the World
C. O'Toole & A. Raw. 1999. Blandford. 192 pp. | |
| 9. | Bees of Wisconsin (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
A.T. Wolf & J.S. Ascher. 2009. The Great Lakes Entomologist 41: 129-168. | |
| 12. | Family-group names for bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)
Engel M.S. 2005. Am. Mus. novitates 3476, 33 pp. | |
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 27 October, 2004 - 12:57pm Additional contributions by cotinis, Hannah Nendick-Mason, john and jane balaban, Joel Kits, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, Graham M, John S. Ascher, ceiseman, v belov, PaleoJon, Nathaniel GreenLast updated 31 January, 2025 - 12:11pm |
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