BHAT, N. S.NAYANA, E. D.2017-07-122017-07-122008-07-02Th-9179http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810025106The study on faunal diversity o f Non- Apis bees (Super family: Apoidea) in and around western gnat region from places like Shimoga, Chikkamagalur, and Kodagu Districts revealed 47 species in 13 genera under 4 families viz., Apidae, Halictidae, Meghachilidae, and Collitidae and 6 sub-families viz., Apinae, Xylocopinae, Halictinae, Nominae, Meghachilinae, and Hylaeinae. The genera included under the study are Braunsapis Michener, Heriades Spinola and Anthidellum Cockerell one species each, Thyreus Jurine and Halictus Latreille two species each, Amegilla Friese, Ceratina Latreille and Meghachile Latreille. five species each, Lassioglosum Curtis and Nomia Latreille 4 species each, Coelioxys Latreille 3 species and Xylocopa Latreille 10 species. All these species were collected while foraging on 22 different plant species. Each o f the specimens are described and illustrated. Keys are also given for their identification. All these species are useful to mankind as pollinators. Amegilla Friese pollinates Thumbe, Adathoda, Balsam; Cerantina Latreille pollinates cucumber, ridge guard and bitter guard and Xylocopa Latreille pollinates beans, ridge guard, glyricidia and ankola. Meghachile Latreille pollinates datura, kuphia, lakki, techoma and pongamia. The bee diversity was higher at Shimoga dist followed by Chikkamagalore and Kodagu dists.ennullThesis