Carpenter bees are species in the genus Xylocopa of the subfamily Xylocopinae. The genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera. The common name "carpenter bee" derives from their nesting behavior; nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead wood or bamboo. The main exceptions are species in the subgenus Proxylocopa, which dig nesting tunnels in suitable soil.
Ptiloglossa is a small genus of bees within the family Colletidae, endemic to the Americas. Ptiloglossa is one of the most common nocturnal groups of colletids.
Diadasia is a genus of bees in family Apidae. Species of Diadasia are oligolectic, specialized on a relatively small number of plant species.
Svastra sabinensis is a species of long-horned bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Triopasites penniger is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Anthidiini is a tribe of insects in the family Megachilidae. There are at least 40 genera and 840 described species in Anthidiini. There is strong evidence that the tribe is monophyletic.
Holcopasites calliopsidis is a species of cuckoo bee in the genus Holcopasites in the family Apidae. It is found from Mexico to Canada.
Ammobatoidini is a tribe of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 4 genera and 30 described species in Ammobatoidini.
Svastra is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 20 described species in Svastra.
Triopasites is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least two described species in Triopasites.
Nomada superba is a species of nomad bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.
Habropoda depressa is a species of anthophorine bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. It nests in hard-packed soils.
Melitoma taurea, the mallow bee, is a species of chimney bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. It has strong white bands on its abdomen, but is not as hairy as the genera Melissodes and Eucera. Uniquely, the species has a long tongue that, even when folded, reaches all the way to the abdomen.
Melitoma is a genus of chimney bees in the family Apidae. There are about 13 described species in Melitoma. Found in the Nearctic and Neotropics.
Melissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae. There are 129 described species in Melissodes.
Brachymelecta is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae, formerly known by the name Xeromelecta.
Epeolus mesillae is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae.
Brachymelecta californica, also known as the California digger-cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae, found in Central America and North America.
Xylocopa tabaniformis, the horsefly-like carpenter bee or mountain carpenter bee is a species of carpenter bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America. It is 12–18 millimetres long and black. Males have yellow hair on the thorax.
Peponapis is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae.
