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Lithurgopsis apicalis (Cresson, 1875)
Lithurgus apicalis Cresson, E. T. (1875). Report upon the collections of Hymenoptera made in portions of Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, during the years 1872, 1873, and 1874 pp. 705–728 in Wheeler, G. M. (ed.) Report upon Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the One Hundredth Meridian. Zoology Vol. 5. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office [724] .
Type data: lectotype ANSP 2419 <F>.
Subsequent designation: Cresson, E. T. (1916). The Cresson types of Hymenoptera. Mem. Am. Entomol. Soc. 1: 105-134 [111] .
Type locality: USA, Colorado.

Lithurgus apicalis opuntiae Cockerell, T. D. A. (1902). The genus Lithurgopsis. Entomol. News 13: 182 [182] (originally proposed as Lithurgus apicalis var. opuntiae) .

Lithurgus arizonensis Cockerell, T. D. A. (1937). Bees collected by Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sperry and Mr. R. H. Andrews in Arizona. Bull. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 36: 107-110 [108] .
Type data: holotype CAS 04664 <F>.
Type locality: USA, Arizona, 'Baboquivari Mountains'.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

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]

Distribution

Nearctic Region: Mexico (Baja California, Sonora), United States of America (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming)

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1898). Tables for the determination of New Mexico bees. Bull. Univ. N. Mexico 1 (1): 41-73 [64] (Key (as Lithurgus apicalis))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1900). The cactus bees, genus Lithurgus. Am. Nat. 24: 487-488 [488] (Distribution and flower record (as Lithurgus apicalis))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1904). Descriptions and records of bees. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) 14: 21-30 [24] (Distribution and flower record (as Lithurgus apicalis))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1911). Bees in the collection of the United States National Museum. 2. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 40: 241-264 [251] (Record (as Lithurgus apicalis opuntiae))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1914). Names applied to the north American bees of the genera Lithurgus, Anthidium, and allies. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 47: 87-94 [94] (Note (as Lithurgus apicalis and Lithurgus apicalis opuntiae))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1914). Descriptions and records of bees - LVIII. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 13: 424-433 [433] (Record (as Lithurgus apicalis opuntiae))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1926). Descriptions and records of bees. CIX. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 17: 301-309 [306] (Record (as Lithurgus apicalis))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1934). Records of Western bees. Am. Mus. Novit. 697: 1-15 [13] (Distribution and flower record (as Lithurgus apicalis))
Fox, W. J. (1902). Lithurgopsis, a new genus of bees. Entomol. News 13: 137-140 [139] (Key and taxonomy (as Lithurgopsis apicalis))
Mitchell, T. B. (1938). The genus Lithurgus (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Psyche 45 (4): 146-155 [147-149] (Key and record (as Lithurgus apicalis and Lithurgus apicalis var. opuntiae))
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 [2-5] (Key, synonymy, flower records, illustrations, notes on type material, distribution (as Lithurge (Lithurgopsis) apicalis))
Snelling, R. R. (1986). The taxonomic status of two North American Lithurge (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Bull. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 85 (1): 29-34 [32] (Key (as Lithurge apicalis))

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