Tribes of Megachilidae
Big-lipped bees
Tribes of Megachilidae
Wool-carder bees
Tribe Anthidini
Relatively large, stout bees with pale abdominal spots or bands, generally gregarious and in some species, such as the introduced bee A. Manicatum collectively defend flower patches.
Leaf-cutter bees
Tribe Megachilini
Relatively large stout bees with broad oval abdomens, conspicuously dense abdominal rugs of pollen-collecting hairs, and big thick toothy mandibles for snipping leaves.
Mason bees
Tribe Osmini
Small, stubby, usually dark metallic bees with proportionally large heads and mandibles. Quiet, inconspicuous and usually associated with trees and shrubs in which they nest.
