- legs as in
other bee families), and
their typically elongated labrum.
Megachilid genera are most
commonly known as
mason bees and
leafcutter bees, reflecting...
- ribifloris, one of
several species referred to as a
blueberry bee, is a
megachilid bee
native to
western North America,
including Oregon, California, Nevada...
- lignaria,
commonly known as the
orchard mason bee or blue
orchard bee, is a
megachilid bee that
makes nests in
natural holes and reeds,
creating individual cells...
- Gasteruptiidae, Leucospidae, Sapygidae, and
various kleptoparasitic megachilids, such as the
closely related genus Coelioxys. M.
rotundata and M. campanulae...
-
Palearctic species of bee in the
genus Osmia. It is
outstanding amongst other megachilid bees in that it
nests in
empty snail s****.
Osmia bicolor females are...
-
Fossil from the
Middle Eocene of Patagonia, Argentina, and a
Review of
Megachilid (Hymenoptera) Ichnology". Palaeontology. 51 (4): 933–994. Bibcode:2008Palgy...
-
Leucospis affinis is a
species of
parasitic wasp of
megachilid bees. The
species Ancistrocerus antilope is also a host. It can be
found in
North America...
- a
Discussion of the
Significance of Soil
Nesting in the
Evolution of
Megachilid Bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)".
Journal of the
Kansas Entomological...
-
females larger than the males.
Pollen mites are a
kleptoparasitic pest of
Megachilid solitary bees, with Ch.
krombeini found with
Osmia lignaria of
North America...
- is on the hind legs of most bees, and/or the
lower abdomen (e.g., of
megachilid bees), made up of thick,
plumose setae.
Honey bees, bumblebees, and their...