Trachusa Panzer, 1864

Nalinrachatakan, Pakorn, Ascher, John S., Kasparek, Max, Traiyasut, Prapun, Thanoosing, Chawatat & Warrit, Natapot, 2023, A review of the anthidiine bees (Apoidea, Megachilidae) in Thailand, ZooKeys 1186, pp. 235-284 : 235

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Trachusa Panzer, 1804: 14-15. Type species: Trachusa serratulae Panzer, 1804 = Apis byssina Panzer, 1798, by designation of Sandhouse 1943: 605.

Diphysis Lepeletier, 1841: 307. Type species: Diphysis pyrenaica Lepeletier, 1841 = Apis byssina Panzer, 1798, monobasic.

Megachileoides Radoszkowski, 1874: 132. Type species: Trachusa serratulae Panzer, 1804 = Apis byssina Panzer, 1798, by designation of Michener 1995: 375.

Megachiloides Saussure, 1890: 35, incorrect spelling of Megachileoides Radoszkowski, 1874; see Michener 1995.

Note.

A medium to large, robust, round-edged species, genus Trachusa appears to be sister to the remainder of the tribe Anthidiini ( Litman et al. 2016). Recently, Kasparek (2017, 2019a) reviewed the old-world Trachusa and described new Malaysian species, respectively.