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Lithurgopsis planifrons (Friese, 1908)

Lithurgus planifrons Friese, H. (1908). Die Apidae (Blumenwespen) von Argentina nach den Reisenergebnissen der Herren A. C. Jensen-Haarup und P. Jörgensen in den Jahren 1904-1907 [reprint with change in pagination (pp. 331-425 in original)]. Flora Fauna 10: 1-94 [62] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <M>.
Type locality: Mexico, Mexico, Tacubaya ('Jacubaya').

Lithurgus socorroensis Mitchell, T. B. (1938). The genus Lithurgus (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Psyche 45 (4): 146-155 [152] .
Type data: holotype CAS 4602 <F>.
Type locality: Mexico, Colima, Islas Revillagigedo, Isla Socorro.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Snelling, R. R. (1986). The taxonomic status of two North American Lithurge (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Bull. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 85 (1): 29-34 [29]

Distribution

Nearctic Region: Mexico (Sinaloa, Veracruz), United States of America (Arizona); Neotropical Region: Costa Rica (Guanacaste), El Salvador (La Libertad), Mexico (Distrito Federal, Jalisco, Morelos, Puebla, Sinaloa, Veracruz)

References

Ayala, R., Griswold, T. L. & Yanega, D. (1996). Apoidea (Hymenoptera) pp. 423-464 in Llorente, J., García-Aldrete, A.N. & González- Soriano, E. (ed.) Biodiversidad, Taxonomía y Biogeografía de Artrópodos Mexicanos: Hacia una Síntesis de su Conocimiento. Mexico: IBUNAM/ UNAM/ CONABIO [453] (Listed (as Lithurge))
Griswold, T. L., Parker, F. D. & Hanson, P. E. (1995). The bees (Apidae) pp. 650-691 in Hanson, P. E. & Gauld, I. D. (ed.) The Hymenoptera of Costa Rica. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press xx+893 pp. [671] (Distribution)
Michener, C. D. (1988). The genus Lithurge in the Antilles (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). Folia Entomol. Mex. 76: 159-164 [163] (Citation)
Snelling, R. R. (1983). The North American species of the bee genus Lithurge (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co. 343: 1-11 [3, 7, 10] (Key, illustrations, flower records, notes on type material, distribution (as Lithurge (Lithurgopsis) socorrensis))
Snelling, R. R. (1986). The taxonomic status of two North American Lithurge (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Bull. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 85 (1): 29-34 [29, 30, 32] (Synonymy, note on type material and type locality, distribution, illustration)

How to cite this page
J. S. Moure & G. A. R. Melo, 2022. Lithurgini Newman, 1834. In Moure, J. S., Urban, D. & Melo, G. A. R. (Orgs). Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region - online version. Available at https://www.moure.cria.org.br/catalogue. Accessed Dec/22/2024

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