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Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Characteristic traits of this family are the restriction of their pollen-carrying structure to the ventral surface of the abdomen, and their typically elongated labrum. Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells ; 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, 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.
The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees, often called leafcutter bees or leafcutting bees; it also includes the called resin bees and mortar bees. While other genera within the family Megachilidae may chew leaves or petals into fragments to build their nests, certain species within Megachile neatly cut pieces of leaves or petals, hence their common name. This is one of the largest genera of bees, with more than 1500 species in over 50 subgenera. The alfalfa leafcutter bee is managed on a commercial scale for crop pollination, and has been introduced by humans to various regions around the world.
Coelioxys, common name leaf-cutting cuckoo bees or sharp-tailed bees, is a genus of solitary kleptoparasitic cuckoo bees belonging to the family Megachilidae.
Megachile melanophaea is a species of leaf-cutter bee in the family Megachilidae. It was first described by the British zoologist Frederick Smith in 1853. It is native to North America.
Triepeolus grandis is a species of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Triepeolus is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 140 described species in Triepeolus. The majority of species whose life history is known are kleptoparasitic in the nests of bees in the tribe Eucerini, especially the genera Melissodes and Svastra.
Epeolus scutellaris is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Epeolus pusillus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. The species is a parasite of Colletes compactus and Colletes ciliatoides.
Epeolus mesillae is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae.
Epeolus howardi, or Howard's cellophane-cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.
Epeolus canadensis is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.
Epeolus lectoides, the cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America. Hosts include Colletes latitarsis and Colletes nudus.
Epeolus compactus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. It is a parasite of Colletes kincaidii, with females laying eggs in the host species' nest.
Epeolus carolinus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.
Epeolus zonatus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.
Epeolus glabratus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.
Epeolus olympiellus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.
Epeolus autumnalis, the cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in North America.
Epeolus bifasciatus is a species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is a parasite of Colletes latitarsis.
Coelioxys coturnix is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae.
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