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Mason Bees
Osmia
Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus Osmia, of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other “masonry” products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally occurring gaps such as between cracks in stones or other small dark cavities; when available some species preferentially use hollow stems or holes in wood made by wood-boring insects.
25 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Osmia
subgenusOsmia
Helicosmia
subgenusHelicosmia
Melanosmia
subgenusMelanosmia
Neosmia
subgenusNeosmia
Cephalosmia
subgenusCephalosmia
Hoplosmia
subgenusHoplosmia
Diceratosmia
subgenusDiceratosmia
Pyrosmia
subgenusPyrosmia
Metallinella
subgenusMetallinella
Allosmia
subgenusAllosmia
Erythrosmia
subgenusErythrosmia
Hemiosmia
subgenusHemiosmia
Euthosmia
subgenusEuthosmia
Tergosmia
subgenusTergosmia
Osmia microdonta
speciesOsmia microdonta
Osmia subtersa
speciesOsmia subtersa
Osmia maxillaris
speciesOsmia maxillaris
Nasutosmia
subgenusNasutosmia
Osmia angustipes
speciesOsmia angustipes
Osmia caraformis
speciesOsmia caraformis
Osmia gulmargensis
speciesOsmia gulmargensis
Osmia interrupta
speciesOsmia interrupta
Osmia kashmirensis
speciesOsmia kashmirensis
Hapsidosmia
subgenusHapsidosmia
Trichinosmia
subgenusTrichinosmia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57674.