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Osmiini is a tribe of leafcutter, mason, and resin bees in the family
Megachilidae Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Both that their pollen-carrying structure (called a ''scopa'') is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other b ...
. There are about 19 genera and at least 1,000 described species in Osmiini.


Genera

* '' Afroheriades'' Peters, 1970 * '' Ashmeadiella'' Cockerell, 1897 * '' Atoposmia'' Cockerell, 1935 * '' Chelostoma'' Latreille, 1809 * '' Haetosmia'' Popov, 1952 * '' Heriades'' Spinola, 1808 * '' Hofferia'' Tkalcu, 1984 * ''
Hoplitis ''Hoplitis'' is a genus of bees in the family Megachilidae Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Both that their pollen-carrying structure (called a '' scopa'') is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen ( ...
'' Klug, 1807 * '' Hoplosmia'' Thomson, 1872 * '' Noteriades'' Cockerell, 1931 * ''
Ochreriades Ochreriades is a suprageneric lineage within Megachilidae. This genus can be considered the sister lineage "to a clade consisting of the “core” Osmiini, the tribe Megachilini and the genera ''Pseudoheriades''and ''Afroheriades."''Litman, Jess ...
'' Mavromoustakis, 1956 * ''
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 ...
'' Panzer, 1806 (mason bees) * '' Othinosmia'' Michener, 1943 * ''
Protosmia ''Protosmia'' is a genus of subgenus ''Chelostomopsis'' in the family Megachilidae. There are more than 30 described species in ''Protosmia''. Species These 31 species belong to the genus ''Protosmia'': * ''Protosmia asensioi'' Griswold & Parke ...
'' Ducke, 1900 * '' Pseudoheriades'' Peters, 1970 * '' Stenoheriades'' Tkalcu, 1984 * '' Stenosmia'' Michener, 1941 * '' Wainia'' Tkalcu, 1980 * '' Xeroheriades'' Griswold, 1986


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Further reading

* * * * * * Megachilidae {{Megachilidae-stub