Family
Megachilidae (Mason, leafcutter, carder, and resin bees)
Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees whose pollen-carrying structure (called a scopa) is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families). Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells (soil or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called…
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
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Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
- Family: Megachilidae (Mason, leafcutter, carder, and resin bees)
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Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
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Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
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Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
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Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
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Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)