Eutricharaea
| Eutricharaea | |
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| A female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Megachile |
| Subgenus: | Eutricharaea Thomson, 1872[1] |
Eutricharaea is the largest subgenus of the bee genus Megachile, comprising approximately 240 species.[1][2] They are native to Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.[3] Several species have been introduced to the Americas and New Zealand.[3] They range from 5 – 16 mm in length.[3] Many species are black, with pale hair bands on the abdomen.[1] Nesting usually takes place in pre-existing cavities, and the females use leaf discs and pieces of petal to construct the brood cells.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Megachile (Eutricharaea) | Exotic Bee ID". idtools.org. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- ↑ "Megachile (Eutricharaea)". ausemade.com.au. Retrieved 2026-01-04.
- 1 2 3 Michener, Charles (2007). The Bees of the World (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 573–574. ISBN 978-0-8018-8573-0.