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| Description | Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees whose pollen-carrying structure (called a scopa) is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families). Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells (soil or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called carder bees, while others use plant resins in nest construction and are correspondingly called resin bees. All species feed on nectar and pollen, but a few are kleptoparasites (informally called "cuckoo bees"), feeding on pollen collected by other megachilid bees. Parasitic species do not possess scopae. The motion of Megachilidae in the reproductive structures of flowers is energetic and swimming-like; this agitation releases large amounts of pollen. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachilidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 4.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Megachilidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | mason bee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Megachilidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 18 (29%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | terrestrial (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | chitin (based on Insecta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. A. Latreille. 1802. Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Mason Bee, Buksamlarbin, Leafcutting Bees | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachilidae |
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| 👁 Image Lithurginae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| 👁 Image Megachilinae subfamily | listed (PBDB) | Mason Bee | 68 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant |
| Acedanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afranthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afroheriades genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Afrostelis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aglaoapis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Alcidamea genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Allodioxys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anthidiellum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anthidioma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Anthodioctes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Apianthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ashmeadiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aspidosmia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Atoposmia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Austrostelis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aztecanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bathanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bekilia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Benanthis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chalicodoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chelostoma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Coelioxys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ctenanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Ctenoplectrella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Cyphanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Dianthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Dicranthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Dioxys genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Duckeanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ensliniana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eoanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Epanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Euaspis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eudioxys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Eumegachile genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Fidelia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Friccomelissa ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
| 👁 Image Glaesosmia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| 👁 Image Glyptapis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Gnathanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gronoceras genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Haetosmia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Heriades genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hofferia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hoplitis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hoplosmia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hoplostelis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypanthidioides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hypanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Icteranthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Indanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ketianthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Larinostelis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Lithanthidium ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
| 👁 Image Lithurge genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 12.7 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Lithurgopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lithurgus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Megachile genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Metadioxys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Microthurge genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neofidelia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Notanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Noteriades genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ochreriades genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oligotropus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Osmia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Othinosmia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pachyanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paradioxys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paranthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pararhophites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parevaspis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Plesianthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Probombus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
| Prodioxys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Protolithurgus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Protosmia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudoanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudoheriades genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Radoszkowskiana genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rhodanthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Saranthidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Serapista genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Stelis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Stenoheriades genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Stenosmia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| 👁 Image Thaumatosoma genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 20.4 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Thynnus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trachusa genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trachusoides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trichothurgus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Wainia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xenostelis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Xeroheriades genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Creightoniella aurivillii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Creightoniella sternintegra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hoplitella pentamera species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Apiaria dubia Germar, 1849 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Megachilidae : Apiaria dubia |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1802 | Megachilidae Latreille p. 381 |
| 1849 | Apiaria dubia Germar p. 66 figs. Pl 2, fig 8 |
| 1906 | Megachilidae Cockerell p. 37 |
| 1976 | Megachilidae Zeuner and Manning p. 175 |
| 1992 | Megachilidae Carpenter |
| 2001 | Megachilidae Engel p. 50 |
| 2003 | Megachilidae Wappler p. 120 |
| 2007 | Megachilidae Sharkey |
| 2012 | Megachilidae Engel et al. |
| 2018 | Megachilidae Sann et al. |
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| Carpenter F. M. (1992) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part R, Arthropoda 4: Superclass Hexapoda 3/4, 1-655 |
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