Lithurgopsis apicalis

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]

Lithurgopsis apicalis
Scientific classification
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

References
  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.

Further reading
  • 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.


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