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Microthurge Michener, 1983
Microthurge Michener, C. D. (1983). The classification of the Lithurginae (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 59 (1-4): 176-187 [181] .
Type species: Lithurgus pharcidonotus Moure, 1948 by original designation.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Córdoba, Entre Rios, Formosa, Jujuy, Mendoza, Misiones, Salta, Tucumán), Bolivia (Cochabamba), Brazil (Bahia, Ceará [Baturité, Quixadá], Maranhão [Codó], Mato Grosso do Sul [Corumbá], Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Norte [Serra Negra Do Norte], Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo), Paraguay (Guairá)

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1915). Names applied to the North American bees of the genera Lithurgus, Anthidium, and allies. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 47: 87–94 [94] (Citation, as Lithurgus (partim))
Ducke, A. (1907). Contribution a la connaissance de la faune hyménoptérologique du Nord-Est du Brésil. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 26: 73-96 [75, 78] (partim, as Lithurgus)
Ducke, A. (1908). Contribution à la connaissance de la faune hyménoptérologique du Nord-Est du Brésil. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 27: 57-87 [76] (partim, as Lithurgus)
Ducke, A. (1912). Die natürlichen Bienengenera Südamerikas. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 34: 51-116 [67, 98] (Citation (partim), as Lithurgus)
Griswold, T. L. & Michener, C. D. (1988). Taxonomic observations on Anthidiini of the Western Hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 61 (1): 22–45 [30] (Citation)
Herbst, P. (1922). Zur Biologie der Gattung Chilicola Spin. (Apidae, Hymen.). Entomol. Mitt. 11 (2): 63-68 [68] (Citation (partim), as Lithurgus)
Michener, C. D. (1944). Comparative external morphology, phylogeny, and a classification of the bees (Hymenoptera). Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 82 (6): 151-326 [219, 226, 231, 255] (partim, as Lithurgus)
Michener, C. D. (1983). The classification of the Lithurginae (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 59 (1-4): 176-187 [179, 181-182] (Key, description, distribution, comparative note)
Mitchell, T. B. (1938). The genus Lithurgus (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Psyche 45 (4): 146-155 (partim, as Lithurgus)
Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [248, 283] (Taxonomy, partim as Lithurgus)

Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 07 Apr 2022

Available Species

Microthurge corumbae (Cockerell, 1901)
Microthurge friesei (Ducke, 1907)
Microthurge furcatus Griswold, 1991
Microthurge pygmaeus (Friese, 1908)