Megachilinae

Megachilinae
Temporal range:
Stelis labiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Subfamily: Megachilinae
Tribes

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Megachilinae is the largest subfamily of bees in the family Megachilidae.[1] It includes mason bees, leafcutter bees, and carder bees.

References

  1. ↑ Pascarella, J. B. Megachilinae. The Bees of Florida. Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida.
  2. 1 2 Geier, C.; Engel, M. S.; Nel, A.; Bouchal, J. M.; Ulrich, S.; Gourdet, G.; Ngô Muller, V.; Grímsson, F. (2026). "Earliest fossil record of pollen-foraging megachiline bees". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 114152. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2026.114152.
  3. ↑ Gonzalez, V. H.; Engel, M. S. (2011). "A new species of the bee genus Ctenoplectrella in middle Eocene Baltic amber (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)". ZooKeys (111): 41–49. doi:10.3897/zookeys.111.1593. PMC 3142689. PMID 21852938.
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  • Michener, C. D. (2000). "77. Subfamily Megachilinae". Bees of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 424–569. ISBN 0801861330.
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