Family Melittid Bees (Melittidae)
Melittidae is a family in the order Hymenoptera. Browse 23 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Melittidae (23)
Hairy Legged Mining Bee
Dasypoda hirtipes
Females are pretty unmistakeable due to the oversized, bright yellow pollen baskets on the hind legs and the banded abdomen. They are fairly large with a body length of about 13mm. Males resemble oversized Melitta leporina males but have two rather t
Macropis nuda
Macropis nuda
Somewhat painful sting - not quite as bad as a honey bee. --Graham Montgomery (personal experience)
Silvery Pantaloon Bee
Dasypoda argentata
Dasypoda braccata
Dasypoda braccata
Chinese Pantaloon Bee
Dasypoda chinensis
Japanese Pantaloon Bee
Dasypoda japonica
Dasypoda morawitzi
Dasypoda morawitzi
Dasypoda sinuata
Dasypoda sinuata
Hesperapis fuchsi
Hesperapis fuchsi
Creosote Evening Bee
Hesperapis larreae
Hesperapis oraria
Hesperapis oraria
Hesperapis regularis
Hesperapis regularis
Hesperapis rufipes
Hesperapis rufipes
European Yellow Loosestrife Bee
Macropis europaea
Macropis fulvipes
Macropis fulvipes
Egyptian Blunt-horn
Melitta aegyptiaca
Blueberry Blunt-horn
Melitta americana
Melitta eickworti
Melitta eickworti
Golden-tailed Blunt-horn
Melitta haemorrhoidalis
Clover Blunt-horn
Melitta leporina
Melitta melittoides
Melitta melittoides
Blackish Blunt-horn
Melitta nigricans
Red Bartsia Blunt-horn
Melitta tricincta