Genus Megachile Latreille

Taxonomy: Mitchell (1934, 1935a; b, 1936a; b, 1937a; b; c, 1962); Parker (1978); Ivanochko (1979); Sheffield et al. (2011b)

Biology. Solitary leaf-cutting bees, including both ground and cavity-nesters. Summarized in Sheffield et al. (2011b), Ivanochko (1979) and Hobbs & Lilly (1954).