Lithurginae
Appearance
Lithurginae | |
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Lithurgus chrysurus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Megachilidae |
Subfamily: | Lithurginae Newman, 1834 |
Lithurginae is a subfamily of woodborer bees in the family Megachilidae.[1]
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Genera
These genera belong to the subfamily Lithurginae:
- Austrothurgus[2]
- Lithurgopsis b (northern cactus woodborers)
- Lithurgus Berthold, 1827 i c g b
- Microthurge Michener, 1983 i c g
- Trichothurgus Moure, 1949 i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net
References
- ^ "Lithurginae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ Victor Gonzalez; Terry Griswold. "The lithurgine bees of Australia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), with a note on Megachile rotundipennis". Journal of Melittology. 11 (11). doi:10.17161/jom.v0i11.4520.
- ^ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- Majka, C. (2009). "Thomas L. Casey and Rhode Island". ZooKeys. 22. doi:10.3897/zookeys.22.93.
External links
Media related to Lithurginae at Wikimedia Commons