Lithurgopsis apicalis

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

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 .

The larvae spin cocoons inside the plant stalks and enter a period of diapause, remaining inactive until the next season. ^[4]

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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.
4. Rozen, Jerome G., and Eli S. Wyman. “Early Nesting Biology of the Wood-Nesting Adventive Bee,Lithurgus ChrysurusFonscolombe (Apoidea: Megachilidae: Lithurginae).” American Museum Novitates, vol. 3804, no. 3804, 22 May 2014, pp. 1–12, https://doi.org/10.1206/3804.1
5. Rozen, Jerome G.; Hall, H. Glenn (2014). "Nest Site Selection and Nesting Behavior of the Bee Lithurgopsis apicalis (Megachilidae: Lithurginae)". American Museum Novitates (3796): 1–24. doi:10.1206/3796.1.

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.