Lithurginae
| Lithurginae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Lithurgus chrysurus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Subfamily: | Lithurginae Newman, 1834 |
Lithurginae is a subfamily of woodborer bees in the family Megachilidae.[1]
Genera
These extant genera belong to the subfamily Lithurginae:
- Lithurgini
- 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
The extinct genus Protolithurgus Engel, 2001 is placed in its own tribe Protolithurgiini, sister to Lithurgini within Lithurginae.[6]
References
- ↑ "Lithurginae Subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ↑ Victor Gonzalez; Terry Griswold (2013). "The lithurgine bees of Australia (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), with a note on Megachile rotundipennis". Journal of Melittology. 11 (11): 1. doi:10.17161/jom.v0i11.4520. hdl:1808/14446.
- ↑ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ↑ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ↑ "GBIF". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ↑ Woodrow, C.; Von Allmen, R.; Baird, E.; Vallejo-Marin, M. (2026). "Insights into the ecology of early leaf-cutter bees revealed through synchrotron X-ray tomography". iScience. 29 (8) 116813. Bibcode:2026iSci...2916813W. doi:10.1016/j.isci.2026.116813. PMC 13400859. PMID 42502401.
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): 267–283. doi:10.3897/zookeys.22.93.
External links
Media related to Lithurginae at Wikimedia Commons