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Genus Lithurgus

Lithurgus chrysurus - female Lithurgus chrysurus - male Lithurgus chrysurus - female Lithurgus chrysurus - male Lithurgus chrysurus Lithurgus chrysurus - male Megachilidae? - Lithurgus chrysurus Megachilidae? - Lithurgus chrysurus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family Megachilidae (Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies)
Subfamily Lithurginae (Woodborer Bees)
Genus Lithurgus
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
=Lithurge
Numbers
7 spp. (incl. one of w. Palaearctic origin) in 2 subgenera in our area, spp. worldwide(1)
Range
much of the world; in the northern hemisphere, absent north of the warm temperate regions; in NA, more diverse in the south and the west (none reaches Canada)(1)
Food
Mainly cactus flowers
Internet References
Discover Life
Works Cited
1.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 4 June, 2006 - 1:06pm
Additional contributions by ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 5 December, 2010 - 2:38am

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