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Subfamily Lithurginae - Woodborer Bees

Hymenoptera-Megachile sp? - Lithurgopsis apicalis bee - Lithurgopsis bee - Lithurgopsis Native Bee - Lithurgopsis Cactus bee - Lithurgopsis gibbosa? - Lithurgopsis littoralis - male Megachilid - Lithurgopsis apicalis - male Megachilid - Lithurgopsis - male Leaf cutter bee - Lithurgopsis echinocacti
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)
Numbers
7 spp. in 2 genera in our area, >60 spp. in 3 genera worldwide(1)
Range
much of the world(1)
Print References
Rozen J.G. (1973) Immature stages of lithurgine bees with descriptions of the Megachilidae and Fideliidae based on mature larvae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). American Museum novitates 2527: 12 pp. (Full text)