Bee Tribes of the World

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Family: Stenotritidae

Ctenocolletes smaragdinus Female
Ctenocolletes smaragdinus Male

Family: Colletidae

Subfamily: Colletinae

Tribe: Paracolletini

Neopasiphae mirabilis Female
Neopasiphae mirabilis Male

Tribe: Colletini

Colletes atripes Female
Colletes atripes Male

Tribe: Scraptrini

Scrapter calx Female
Scrapter bicolor Male

Subfamily: Diphaglossinae

Tribe: Caupolicanini

Caupolicana fulvicollis Female
Caupolicana gayi Male

Tribe: Diphaglossini

Cadeguala occidentalis Female
Cadeguala occidentalis Male

Tribe: Dissoglottini

Mydrosoma micheneri Female
Mydrosoma sp. Male

Subfamily: Xeromelissinae

Geodiscelis sp. Male
Geodiscelis sp. Female
Geodiscelis sp. Male

Subfamily: Hylaeinae

Hylaeus affinis Female
Hylaeus alcyoneus Male

Subfamily: Euryglossinae

Euryglossina leyburnensis Male
Pachyprosopis cornuta Female
Euryglossina leyburnensis Male

Family: Andrenidae

Subfamily: Alocandreninae

Alocandrena sp. Female
Alocandrena sp. Male

Subfamily: Andreninae

Ancylandrena sp. Female
Ancylandrena sp. Male

Subfamily: Panurginae

Tribe: Protandrenini

Pseudopanurgus rudbeckiae Female
Pseudopanurgus rudbeckiae Male

Tribe: Panurgini

Panurginus beardsleyi Female
Panurginus beardsleyi Male

Tribe: Nolanomelissini

Nolanomelissa toroi Female
Nolanomelissa toroi Female
Nolanomelissa sp. Male

Tribe: Melitturgini

Borgatomelissa sp. Female
Melitturga sp. Male

Tribe: Protomeliturgini

Protomeliturga sp. Female
Protomeliturga sp. Male

Tribe: Perditini

Perdita octomaculata Female
Perdita bequaerti Male

Tribe: Calliopsini

Acamptopoeum prinii Female
Acamptopoeum prinii Male

Subfamily: Oxaeinae

Oxea flavescens Female
Oxea flavescens Male

Family: Halictidae

Subfamily: Rophitinae

Xeralictus bicuspidariae Female
Xeralictus bicuspidariae Male

Subfamily: Nomiinae

Dieunomia heteropoda Female
Dieunomia heteropoda Male

Subfamily: Nomioidinae

Nomioides chalybeatus Female
Ceylalictus congoensis Male

Subfamily: Halictinae

Tribe: Halictini

Agapostemon sericeus Female
Agapostemon sericeus Male

Tribe: Augochlorini

Augochlora pura Female
Augochlora pura Male

Family: Melittidae

Subfamily: Dasypodainae

Tribe: Dasypodaini

Eremaphanta sp. Female
Dasypoda visnaga Male

Tribe: Promelittini

Promelitta sp. Female
Promelitta sp. Male

Tribe: Sambini

Haplomelitta ogilviei Female
Haplomelitta ogilviei Male

Subfamily: Meganomiinae

Meganomia gigas Female (confirm species!)
Meganomia gigas Male

Subfamily: Melittinae

Macropis nuda Female
Macropis nuda Male

Family: Megachilidae

Subfamily: Fideliinae

Tribe: Pararhophitini

Pararhophites orobinus Female
Pararhophites sp. Male

Tribe: Fideliini

Neofidelia profuga Female
Neofidelia profuga Male

Subfamily: Megachilinae

Tribe: Lithurgini

Lithurgus sp. Female
Trichothurgus dubius Male

Tribe: Osmiini

Hoplitis fulgida Female
Hoplitis fulgida Male

Tribe: Anthidiini

Anthidiellum notatum Female
Dianthidium macrurum Male

Tribe: Dioxyini

Dioxys aureifuscus Female
Dioxys aurifuseus Male

Tribe: Megachilini

Megachile semirufa Female
Megachile centuncularis Male

Family: Apidae

Subfamily: Xylocopinae

Tribe: Manueliini

Manuelia postica Female
Manuelia gayi Male

Tribe: Xylocopini

Xylocopa caffra Female
Xylocopa caffra Male

Tribe: Ceratinini

Ceratina calcarata Female
Ceratina calcarata Male

Tribe: Allodapini

Halterapis rufa Female
Macrogalea sp. Male

Subfamily: Nomadinae

Tribe: Hexepeolini

Hexepeolus rhodogyne Female
Hexepeolus sp. Male

Tribe: Brachynomadini

Kelita sp. Female
Kelita toroi Male

Tribe: Nomadini

Nomada sayi Female
Nomada illinoensis Male

Tribe: Epeolini

Triepeolus pectoralis Female
Triepeolus pectoralis Male

Tribe: Ammobatoidini

Holcopasites insoletus Female
Holcopasites stevensi Male

Tribe: Biastini

Neopasites sp. Female
Biastes brevicornis Male

Tribe: Townsendiellini

Townsendiella pulchra Female
Townsendiella rufiventris Male

Tribe: Neolarrini

Neolarra pruinosa Female
Neolarra mallochi Male

Tribe: Ammobatini

Melanempis scoliiformis Female
Melanempis sp. Male

Tribe: Caenoprosopidini

Caenoprosopina holmbersi Female
Caenoprosopis crabronina Male

Subfamily: Apinae

Tribe: Isepeolini

Isepeolus wagenknechti Female
Isepeolus sp Male

Tribe: Osirini

Epeoloides pilosula Female
Epeoloides pilosula Male

Tribe: Protepeolini

Leiopodus singilarus Female
Leiopodus singularis Male

Tribe: Exomalopsini

Exomalopsis mellipes Female
Anthophorula compactula Male

Tribe: Ancylini

Ancyla sp. Female
Tarsalia ancyliformis Male

Tribe: Tapinotaspidini

Caenonomada unicalcarata Female
Caenonomada sp. Male

Tribe: Tetrapediini

Tetrapedia sp. Female
Coelioxoides sp. Male

Tribe: Ctenoplectrini

Ctenoplectra sp. Female
Ctenoplectra terminalis Male

Tribe: Emphorini

Diadasia diminuta Female
Diadasia diminuta Male

Tribe: Eucerini

Melissodes sp. Female
Melissodes sp. Male

Tribe: Anthophorini

Anthophora montana Female
Anthophora montana Male

Tribe: Centridini

Centris nitida Female
Centris nitida Male (check species!)

Tribe: Rhathymini

Rhathymus sp. Female
Rhathymus sp. Male

Tribe: Ericrocidini

Ericrocis pintada Female
Mesonychium garleppi Male

Tribe: Melectini

Zacosmia maculata Female
Zacosmia maculata Male

Tribe: Euglossini

Eulaema sp. Female
Euglossa analis Male

Tribe: Bombini

Bombus pensylvanicus Female
Bombus bimaculatus Male

Tribe: Meliponini

Melipona sp. Female
Melipona sp. Male

Tribe: Apini

Apis mellifera Female
Apis mellifera Male