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Genus Lithurgopsis

Family Megachilidae, Unknown Species - Lithurgopsis gibbosa Mason Bee In Cactus Flower - Lithurgopsis apicalis - female Mason Bee - CAT EARS - Lithurgopsis - female Mason Bee - CAT EARS - Lithurgopsis - female Native ? Bee - Lithurgopsis Megachilid - Lithurgopsis - male Solitary bee - Lithurgopsis gibbosa unknown bee - Lithurgopsis apicalis
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 Lithurgopsis
Numbers
6 spp. in our area, 9 total(1)
Identification
Female clypeus

is extremely bulbous with a raised ridge at the top. This is a good example.

The tibia

has lots of dull spines and bumps on the outer surface as shown here . More pronounced in females. (2)
Habitat
North and South America
Internet References
Discover Life
The Bees of the World
Works Cited
1.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
2.The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees.
Joseph S. Wilson & Olivia J. Messinger Carril. 2015. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by John S. Ascher on 2 February, 2014 - 6:46am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, Marci Hess, PaleoJon
Last updated 6 May, 2021 - 3:17am

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