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 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. Lithurgopsis antilleorum (Michener, 1988) Lithurgopsis apicalis (Cresson, 1875) Lithurgopsis bitorulosa (Snelling, 1986) Lithurgopsis echinocacti (Cockerell, 1898) Lithurgopsis gibbosa (Smith, 1853) Lithurgopsis listrota (Snelling, 1983) Lithurgopsis littoralis (Cockerell, 1917) Lithurgopsis planifrons (Friese, 1908) 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.
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