Megachile circumcincta (Kirby, 1802)
(Black-headed Leafcutter Bee)

Interactions where Megachile circumcincta is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season	Summary
		pollen store is kleptoparasitised by larva			Coelioxys elongata	Dull-vented Sharp-tail Bee	Hymenoptera: Megachilidae	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Coelioxys elongata/	Coelioxys elongata	dull-vented sharp-tail bee				larva	Animal / kleptoparasite		UK and/or Eire	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile circumcincta/	Megachile circumcincta	black-headed leafcutter bee				pollen store				larva kleptoparasitises pollen store
		pollen store is kleptoparasitised by larva			Coelioxys mandibularis	Square-jawed Sharp-tail Bee	Hymenoptera: Megachilidae	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Coelioxys mandibularis/	Coelioxys mandibularis	square-jawed sharp-tail bee				larva	Animal / kleptoparasite			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile circumcincta/	Megachile circumcincta	black-headed leafcutter bee				pollen store				larva kleptoparasitises pollen store
		pollen store is kleptoparasitised by larva			Coelioxys quadridentata	Grooved Sharp-tail Bee	Hymenoptera: Megachilidae	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Coelioxys quadridentata/	Coelioxys quadridentata	grooved sharp-tail bee				larva	Animal / kleptoparasite			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile circumcincta/	Megachile circumcincta	black-headed leafcutter bee				pollen store				larva kleptoparasitises pollen store
		pollen store is kleptoparasitised by larva			Coelioxys rufescens	Rufescent Sharp-tail Bee	Hymenoptera: Megachilidae	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Coelioxys rufescens/	Coelioxys rufescens	rufescent sharp-tail bee				larva	Animal / kleptoparasite			/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Megachile circumcincta/	Megachile circumcincta	black-headed leafcutter bee				pollen store				larva kleptoparasitises pollen store

Author & Year	Title	Source
Macdonald, M.A., 2007	Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Megachile circumcincta (Black-headed Leafcutter Bee) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Megachile
(leaf-cutter and mud bees)

APOIDEA
(solitary and hive bees)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

Megachile circumcincta (Black-headed Leafcutter Bee) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Megachile
(leaf-cutter and mud bees)

MEGACHILIDAE
(a family of solitary bees)

APOIDEA
(solitary and hive bees)

Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Megachile circumcincta (Black-headed Leafcutter Bee)
Genus	Megachile (leaf-cutter and mud bees)
Family	MEGACHILIDAE (a family of solitary bees)
Superfamily	APOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
Infraorder	Aculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
Suborder	APOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
Order	HYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Megachile circumcincta is also a member of:
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Megachile circumcincta (Black-headed Leafcutter Bee)

Megachile circumcincta (Black-headed Leafcutter Bee) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Megachile
(leaf-cutter and mud bees)

APOIDEA
(solitary and hive bees)

Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Megachile circumcincta (Black-headed Leafcutter Bee):

Megachile
(leaf-cutter and mud bees)

APOIDEA
(solitary and hive bees)

Aculeata
(aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)

APOCRITA
(bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)

HYMENOPTERA
(ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)

PTERYGOTA
(bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

EUMETAZOA
(metazoans)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Invertebrates
(Invertebrates)

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