Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (MCZ-ENT)

This collection is a snapshot of an external collection database where only the Bee (Apoidea:Anthophila) records are included.

Contacts: Naomi Pierce, npierce@oeb.harvard.edu (ORCID #: 0000-0003-3366-1625)
Collection Manager: Crystal Maier, cmaier@fas.harvard.edu (ORCID #: 0000-0001-6435-2775)
Collection Type: Preserved Specimens
Management: Data snapshot of local collection database
Last Update: 25 April 2023
Digital Metadata: EML File
Rights Holder: President and Fellows of Harvard College
Collection Statistics
  • 22,020 specimen records
  • 21,099 (96%) georeferenced
  • 11,595 (53%) with images (18,394 total images)
  • 16,133 (73%) identified to species
  • 7 families
  • 130 genera
  • 1,029 species
  • 1,084 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)
Extra Statistics
Taxon Distribution
Taxon Distribution
  • Allodape (2)
  • Alloscirtetica (4)
  • Amegilla (31)
  • Anthophora (25)
  • Anthophorula (1)
  • Apis (225)
  • Bombus (455)
  • Centris (11)
  • Ceratina (615)
  • Crocisa (1)
  • Diadasia (3)
  • Emphoropsis (3)
  • Epeolus (10)
  • Epicharis (2)
  • Euglossa (1)
  • Exomalopsis (2)
  • Florilegus (8)
  • Habropoda (2)
  • Leptometria (1)
  • Melecta (1)
  • Melipona (9)
  • Melissodes (237)
  • Mesonychium (2)
  • Mesoplia (3)
  • Nomada (214)
  • Odyneropsis (1)
  • Paratetrapedia (2)
  • Peponapis (1)
  • Psithyrus (2)
  • Rhathymus (1)
  • Tetralonia (3)
  • Tetrapedia (1)
  • Thyreus (3)
  • Triepeolus (110)
  • Trigona (64)
  • Xeromelecta (1)
  • Xylocopa (83)
  • Xylocopinae (2)