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Lithurgopsis apicalis

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Lithurgopsis apicalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Genus: Lithurgopsis
Species:
L. apicalis
Binomial name
Lithurgopsis apicalis
(Cresson, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Lithurgus apicalis Cresson, 1875
  • Lithurgus apicalis var. opuntiae Cockerell, 1902
  • Lithurgus arizonensis Cockerell, 1937

Lithurgopsis apicalis, the orange-tipped woodborer, is a species of woodborer bee in the family Megachilidae.[1][2][3] Adults commonly visit flowers of Cactaceae, Malvaceae, and Asteraceae, with nests built in stalks of Agave.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Lithurgopsis apicalis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ Sharkey M.J. (2007). Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera.
  3. ^ "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28(1): 80-112.
  4. ^ Rozen, Jerome G.; Hall, H. Glenn (2014). "Nest Site Selection and Nesting Behavior of the Bee Lithurgopsis apicalis (Megachilidae: Lithurginae)". American Museum Novitates (3796): 1–24. doi:10.1206/3796.1.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.