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Megachilidae (mason bee)
Taxonomy
Megachilidae was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant. Its type is Megachile.
It was assigned to Apocrita by Carpenter (1992); to Apoidea by Cockerell (1906), Zeuner and Manning (1976), Engel (2001), Wappler (2003) and Sharkey (2007); and to Anthophila by Engel et al. (2012), Sann et al. (2018) and Engel (2021).
It was assigned to Apocrita by Carpenter (1992); to Apoidea by Cockerell (1906), Zeuner and Manning (1976), Engel (2001), Wappler (2003) and Sharkey (2007); and to Anthophila by Engel et al. (2012), Sann et al. (2018) and Engel (2021).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1802 | Megachilidae Latreille p. 381 |
| 1849 | Apiaria dubia Germar p. 66 figs. Pl 2, fig 8 |
| 1906 | Megachilidae Cockerell p. 37 |
| 1976 | Megachilidae Zeuner and Manning p. 175 |
| 1992 | Megachilidae Carpenter |
| 2001 | Megachilidae Engel p. 50 |
| 2003 | Megachilidae Wappler p. 120 |
| 2007 | Megachilidae Sharkey |
| 2012 | Megachilidae Engel et al. |
| 2018 | Megachilidae Sann et al. |
| 2021 | Megachilidae Engel |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Megachilidae Latreille 1802 [mason bee]
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Subfm. Megachilinae Latreille 1802 [mason bee]
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Tr. Anthidiini Ashmead 1899
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G. Anthidium Fabricius 1805
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†Anthidium basalticum Zhang 1989
†Anthidium exhumatum Cockerell 1906
†Anthidium mortuum Meunier 1920
†Anthidium scudderi Cockerell 1906
Invalid names: Anthidiina Ashmead 1899 [invalid subgroup]
Tr. †Ctenoplectrellini Engel 2001
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G. †Ctenoplectrella Cockerell 1909
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†Ctenoplectrella cockerelli Engel 2001
†Ctenoplectrella eocenica Michez et al. 2007
†Ctenoplectrella gorskii Engel 2008
†Ctenoplectrella grimaldii Engel 2001
†Ctenoplectrella phaeton Gonzalez and Engel 2011
†Ctenoplectrella viridiceps Cockerell 1909
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Invalid names: Ctenoplectrella dentata Salt 1931 [synonym], Ctenoplectrella splendens Kelner-Pillault 1970 [synonym]
†Ctenoplectrella zherikhini Engel and Perkovsky 2006
Invalid names: Palaeomacropis Michez et al. 2007 [synonym]
Tr. Dioxyini Cockerell 1902
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Tr. †Glyptapini Cockerell 1909
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G. †Glyptapis Cockerell 1909
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†Glyptapis densopunctata Engel 2001
†Glyptapis disareolata Engel 2001
†Glyptapis fuscula Cockerell 1909
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Invalid names: Glyptapis neglecta Salt 1931 [synonym], Glyptapis reducta Cockerell 1909 [synonym], Glyptapis reticulata Cockerell 1909 [synonym]
†Glyptapis mirabilis Cockerell 1909
Tr. Megachilini Latreille 1802
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G. Megachile Latreille 1802
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†Megachile amaguensis Cockerell 1925
†Megachile praedicta Cockerell 1908
†Megachile shanwangae Zhang 1989
G. Thaumatosoma Smith 1865
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Subg. †Thaumatosoma (Chalicodomopsis) Engel 1999
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†Thaumatosoma (Chalicodomopsis) glaesaria Engel 1999
Tr. Osmiini Newman 1834
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G. Heriades Spinola 1808
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†Heriades bowditchi Cockerell 1906
†Heriades halictinus Cockerell 1906
†Heriades laminarum Cockerell 1906
†Heriades mersatus Cockerell 1923
†Heriades mildredae Cockerell 1925
†Heriades priscus Cockerell 1917
†Heriades saxosus Cockerell 1913
G. Osmia Panzer 1806
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†Osmia antiqua Heer 1849
Osmia bruneri Cockerell 1897
†Osmia carbonum von Heyden 1862
Osmia gaudiosa Cockerell 1907
†Osmia nigra Zeuner and Manning 1976
Invalid names: Apiaria dubia Germar 1849 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available