Osmia xanthomelana (Kirby, 1802)
(Large Mason Bee, Cliff Mason Bee)

Interactions where Osmia xanthomelana is the dominant partner and gains from the process

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

Stage 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
female female provisions nest with pollen UK/IrelandRestricted Lotus corniculatus Common Bird’s-foot-trefoil, Eggs-and-bacon Fabales: Fabaceae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Megachilidae/Osmia xanthomelana/Osmia xanthomelanalarge mason bee, cliff mason beefemale Foodplant / nestUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Lotus corniculatus/Lotus corniculatuscommon bird's-foot-trefoil, eggs-and-baconpollenSole

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

Osmia xanthomelana (Large Mason Bee, Cliff Mason Bee) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Osmia xanthomelana (Large Mason Bee, Cliff Mason Bee) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOsmia xanthomelana (Large Mason Bee, Cliff Mason Bee)
GenusOsmia (mason bees)
FamilyMEGACHILIDAE (a family of solitary bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Osmia xanthomelana (Large Mason Bee, Cliff Mason Bee)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Howe, M. 2003 Coastal soft cliffs and their importance for invertebrates British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 5: 323-331.

Osmia xanthomelana (Large Mason Bee, Cliff Mason Bee) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Osmia xanthomelana (Large Mason Bee, Cliff Mason Bee):

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