BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
APOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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| Family | ANDRENIDAE (a family of solitary bees) | 5 | 40 | 23 | 3 | |
| Family | ANTHOPHORIDAE (flower and nomad beeds) | 7 | ||||
| Genus | Anthophora (flower bees) | 1 | 5 | |||
| Genus | Nomada (nomad bees) | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 | |
| Family | APIDAE (bees) | 17 | 177 | 37 | 25 | |
| Family | COLLETIDAE (a family of solitary bees) | 2 | ||||
| Genus | Colletes (a genus of solitary bees) | 1 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Genus | Hylaeus (a genus of solitary bees) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | |
| Family | HALICTIDAE (a family of solitary bees) | 9 | ||||
| Genus | Halictus (a genus of solitary bees) | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Genus | Lasioglossum (a genus of mining bees) | 5 | 96 | 12 | 3 | |
| Genus | Sphecodes (a genus of solitary bees) | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
| Family | MEGACHILIDAE (a family of bees) | 7 | ||||
| Genus | Coelioxys (a genus of solitary bees) | 1 | ||||
| Genus | Megachile (leaf-cutter bees) | 3 | 11 | 20 | 2 | |
| Genus | Osmia (mason bees) | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Family | MELITTIDAE (a family of solitary bees) | 1 | 4 | |||
| Family | XYLOCOPIDAE (carpenter bees) | 1 | ||||
| Species | Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Violet Carpenter Bee) | 2 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Identification key to the European genera of bees (Insecta:Apoidea): http://alarm.myspecies.info/content/identification-european-bee-genera | Identification key to the European genera of bees (Insecta:Apoidea) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 12 general literature references to APOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
APOIDEA may also be covered by literature listed under:
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 392 feeding and other relationships of APOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
