''Lithurgopsis'' is a genus of northern cactus woodborers in the family
Megachilidae
Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Both that their pollen-carrying structure (called a ''scopa'') is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other b ...
. There are at least nine described species in ''Lithurgopsis''.
[Sharkey M.J. (2007). ''Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera''.]["Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. ''Cladistics'' 28(1): 80-112.]
Species
These species belong to the genus ''Lithurgopsis''.
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Lithurgopsis antilleorum
''Lithurgopsis'' is a genus of northern cactus woodborers in the family Megachilidae
Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Both that their pollen-carrying structure (called a ''scopa'') is restricted to the ventral s ...
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(Michener, 1988)
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Lithurgopsis apicalis''
(Cresson, 1875)
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Lithurgopsis bitorulosa
''Lithurgopsis'' is a genus of northern cactus woodborers in the family Megachilidae. There are at least nine described species in ''Lithurgopsis''.Sharkey M.J. (2007). ''Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera''."Phylogenetic relationships am ...
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(Snelling, 1986)
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Lithurgopsis echinocacti
''Lithurgopsis'' is a genus of northern cactus woodborers in the family Megachilidae. There are at least nine described species in ''Lithurgopsis''.Sharkey M.J. (2007). ''Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera''."Phylogenetic relationships am ...
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(Cockerell, 1898)
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Lithurgopsis gibbosa
''Lithurgopsis'' is a genus of northern cactus woodborers in the family Megachilidae. There are at least nine described species in ''Lithurgopsis''.Sharkey M.J. (2007). ''Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera''."Phylogenetic relationships am ...
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(Smith, 1853)
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Lithurgopsis listrota
''Lithurgopsis'' is a genus of northern cactus woodborers in the family Megachilidae. There are at least nine described species in ''Lithurgopsis''.Sharkey M.J. (2007). ''Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera''."Phylogenetic relationships am ...
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(Snelling, 1983)
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Lithurgopsis littoralis
''Lithurgopsis'' is a genus of northern cactus woodborers in the family Megachilidae. There are at least nine described species in ''Lithurgopsis''.Sharkey M.J. (2007). ''Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera''."Phylogenetic relationships am ...
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(Cockerell, 1917)
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Lithurgopsis planifrons''
(Friese, 1908)
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Lithurgopsis rufiventris''
(Friese, 1908)
References
* Hinojosa-Díaz I (2008). "The giant resin bee making its way west: First record in Kansas (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)". ''ZooKeys'' 1: 67–71.
Further reading
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Megachilidae
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