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.
Melipona is a genus of stingless bees, widespread in warm areas of the Neotropics, from Sinaloa and Tamaulipas (México) to Tucumán and Misiones (Argentina). About 70 species are known. The largest producer of honey from Melipona bees in Mexico is in the state of Yucatán where bees are studied at an interactive park called "Bee Planet" which is within the Cuxtal Ecological Reserve.
Eufriesea is a genus of euglossine bees. Like all orchid bees, they are restricted to the Neotropics.
Thyreus is an Old World genus of bees, one of many that are commonly known as cuckoo bees, and are kleptoparasites of other species of bees, mostly in the genus Amegilla. They all have strongly contrasting patterns of coloration – three species from the Sydney region, Thyreus nitidulus, T. lugubris, and T. caeruleopunctatus are bright blue and black.
Epeolus is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. They are often known as variegated cuckoo-bees.
Sphecodes is a genus of cuckoo bees from the family Halictidae, the majority of which are black and red in colour and are colloquially known as blood bees. Sphecodes bees are kleptoparasitic on other bees, especially bees in the genera Lasioglossum, Halictus and Andrena. The adults consume nectar, but because they use other bees' provisions to feed their offspring they do not collect pollen.
Partamona is a genus of stingless bees in the family Apidae. Herbert Ferlando Schwarz in 1938 described the genus. The genus is found from Mexico to Brazil.
Scaptotrigona is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae.
Trigonisca is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae.
Tetragona is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae.
Scaura is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae.
Rhathymus is a genus of cuckoo bees belonging to the family Apidae.
Paratrigona is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae.
Oxytrigona is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae.
Geotrigona is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae.
