wildebijen.nl - Metselbijen

Beeguide Search on bees Next family Previous genus	genus: family: sub-family: genus: number: number of species: in survey: flying period: on Red List:	Metselbijen Panzer, 1806 Megachilidae Megachilinae Osmia 067 20 20 March till August 16 species (80%)	*Osmia aurulenta* © photo: Huib Koel
	description: Mason bees nests in all sorts of holes: from holes in wood or thick stems (hogwood or bramble), empty snailhouses, holes in a brick wall, even in a keyhole. This type of bee can be found everywhere, even in the citycenter. Mason bees belong to the sub-family: Megachilinae, they transport the pollen not at the legs but between long hairs at the abdomen. Masonbees can be divided into Osmia or Hoplitis species. Sixteen mason bees are listed on the Red List (RL). * = no further details yet.

	Dutch name	Scientific name	Rareness	Number
RL	Slangenkruidbij	Osmia/Hoplitis adunca	very rare	067001
RL	Zwaluwbij	Osmia/Hoplitis anthocopoides	disappeared	067002
RL	Gouden slakkenhuisbij	Osmia aurulenta	rare	067003
RL	Tweekleurige slakkenhuisbij	Osmia bicolor	very rare	067004
RL	Blauwe metselbij	Osmia caerulescens	not common	067005
	Geelgespoorde houtmetselbij	Osmia/Hoplitis claviventris	not common	067006
RL	Gehoornde metselbij	Osmia cornuta	rare	067007
RL	Kauwende metselbij	Osmia leaiana	rare	067008
	Zwartgespoorde houtmetselbij	Osmia/Hoplitis leucomelana	rare	067009
RL	Waddenmetselbij	Osmia maritima	very rare	067010
RL	Zwartbronzen metselbij	Osmia niveata	rare	067011
RL	Papaverbij	Osmia papaveris	disappeared	067012
RL	Boommetselbij	Osmia parietina	rare	067013
RL	Klavermetselbij	Osmia/Hoplitis ravouxi	very rare	067014
	Rosse metselbij	Osmia rufa (Osmia bicornis)	very common	067025
RL	Gedoornde slakkenhuisbij	Osmia spinulosa	very rare	067016
RL	Driedoornige metselbij	Osmia/Hoplitis tridentata	very rare	067017
	Bosmetselbij	Osmia uncinata	rare	067018
RL	Rotsmetselbij	Osmia/Hoplitis villosa	very rare	067019
RL	Grote metselbij	Osmia xanthomelana	disappeared	067020

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