Classification and checklist of Afrotropical Megachilidae

• Subfamily Fideliinae

  • Tribe Fideliini

    • Genus Fidelia

• Subfamily Megachilinae

  • Tribe Anthidiini

    • Genus Afranthidium

    • Genus Afrostelis

    • Genus Anthidiellum

    • Genus Anthidioma

    • Genus Anthidium

    • Genus Aspidosmia

    • Aspidosmia arnoldi (Brauns, 1926) (South Africa).

    • Aspidosmia volkmanni (Friese, 1909) Namibia)

    • Genus Atropium

    • Genus Benanthis

    • Genus Cyphanthidium

    • Genus Dianthidium

    • Genus Eoanthidium

    • Genus Euaspis

    • Genus Gnathanthidium

    • Genus Icteranthidium

    • Genus Lariostelis

    • Genus Pachyanthidium

    • Genus Pleisianthidium

    • Genus Pseudoanthidium

    • Genus Serapista

    • Genus Stelis

    • Genus Trachusa

  • Tribe Dioxyini

    • Genus Agaoapis

  • Tribe Lithurgini

    • Genus Lithurgua

  • Tribe Megachilini

    • Genus Coelioxys

    • Genus Megachile

  • Tribe Osmiini

    • Genus Afroheriades

    • Genus Bekilia

    • Genus Heriades

    • Genus Hoplitis

    • Genus Noteriades

    • Genus Ochreriades

    • Genus Othinosmia

    • Genus Pseudoheriades

    • Genus Stenoheriades

    • Genus Wainia

References

Eardley, C & Urban, R. 2010. Catalogue of Afrotropical bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes). Zootaxa 2455: 1-548.

Eardley, C, Finnamore, A.T. & Michener, C.D. 1993. Superfamily Apoidea (pp. 279-357). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp.

Michener, C.D. 2000. The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. 953 pp.

Credits

Photograph by Sheila Dumesh (PCYU - Packer Collection York University) © Laurence Packer's website: Bee Tribes of the World