Megachile - Wikipedia
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.
Genus Megachile - Leafcutter and Resin Bees - BugGuide.Net
2023年9月11日 · In Megachile, the “corner” where the forward side and the top side meet is severe. It creates a flat or concave appearance like a circular shelf.
Megachilidae - Wikipedia
Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Characteristic traits of this family are the restriction of their pollen-carrying structure (called a scopa) to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families), and their typically elongated labrum. [1] .
Leafcutter Bees - NC State Extension Publications
3 天之前 · Leafcutter bees, genus Megachile, are solitary insects that construct nests in narrow cavities. Females find a cavity and then construct of a series of cells made of pieces of leaves and petals that they cut with their mandibles.
leafcutting bees - Megachilidae - Entomology and Nematology …
In Florida there are approximately 63 different species (plus five subspecies) within seven genera of leafcutter bees: Ashmeadiella, Heriades, Hoplitis, Coelioxys, Lithurgus, Megachile, and Osmia. Most leafcutting bees are moderately-sized (around the size of a honey bee, ranging from 5 mm to 24 mm), stout-bodied, black bees.
Leaf-cutter bee | Description, Life Cycle, & Facts | Britannica
Leaf-cutter bee, (family Megachilidae), any of a group of bees (order Hymenoptera), particularly genus Megachile, that differ from most other bees in that they collect pollen on their abdomens rather than on their hind legs. The solitary female, after mating, makes a …
Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies - BugGuide
2023年10月18日 · No common name, Megachile pusilla. Probably from southern Europe or North Africa
Megachilidae Bee Family: Get The Essential Facts - Bee Professor
2023年6月8日 · The largest bee in the world is the Megachile pluto, or Wallace’s giant bee. It was thought to be extinct until 1981 when it was found in Indonesia. Unlike most bees that carry pollen on their hind legs, Megachilid bees have a specialized structure on the underside of their abdomen called the scopa.
Megachile - Animalia
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.
Megachile -- Discover Life
Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of non-metallic, usually robust, black bees. The basal abdominal tergum is concave anteriorly, but not carinate. The posterior face of the propodeum and the metanotum are nearly perpendicular, with no dorsal pitted area.