Lithurgus Berthold, 1827

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Genus Lithurgus Berthold View in CoL

Lithurge Latreille, 1825: 463 View in CoL [French vernacular name]. Type species: Andrena cornuta Fabricius, 1787 , monobasic.

Lithurgus Berthold, 1827: 467 View in CoL , nomen emendatum pro Lithurge Latreille, 1825 View in CoL . Type species: Andrena cornuta Fabricius, 1787 , autobasic [ Michener (1997) listed this as a subsequent designation].

Liturgus Ashmead, 1899: 77 View in CoL , lapsus calami pro Lithurgus Berthold, 1827 View in CoL .

COMMENTS: We have removed Lithurgopsis from Lithurgus , thereby not recognizing subgenera within this genus (as was done by Moure & Melo, 2007), and consider the two to be generically distinct (refer also to the key to genera: vide infra). This action accords with past and current studies indicating that the former composition of Lithurgus in a broader sense was paraphyletic ( Engel, 2001; Michener, 2007). As it is, the restriction of Lithurgus as such may not resolve all issues pertaining to its paraphyly. However, we believe that this is a necessary first step toward eventually achieving a stable and useful classification of Lithurgini .

References

Ashmead, W. H. 1899. Classification of the bees, or the superfamily Apoidea. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 26 (1): 49 - 100.

Berthold, A. A. 1827. Latreille's naturliche Familien des Tierreichs. Aus dem Franzosischen, mit Anmerkungen und Zusatzen. Verlage des Gr. H. S. priv. Landes-Industrie-Comptoirs; Weimar, Germany; x + 606 pp.

Engel, M. S. 2001. A monograph of the Baltic amber bees and evolution of the Apoidea (Hymenoptera). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 259: 1 - 192.

Fabricius, J. C. 1787. Mantissa Insectorum, sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis, differentiis, specificis emendationibus, observaionibus [Tome I]. C. G. Proft; Hafniae [Copenhagen], Denmark; xx + 348 pp.

Latreille, P. A. 1825. Familles Naturelles du Regne Animal, exposees succinctement et dans un ordre analytique, avec l'indication de leurs genres. J. - B. Bailliere; Paris, France; [ii] + 570 pp.

Michener, C. D. 1997. Genus-group names of bees and supplemental family-group names. Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas 1: 1 - 81.

Michener, C. D. 2007. The Bees of the World [2 nd Edition]. Johns Hopkins University Press; Baltimore, MD; xvi + [i] + 953 pp., + 20 pls.

Moure, J. S., & G. A. R. Melo. 2007. Lithurgini Newman, 1834. In: Moure, J. S., D. Urban, G. A. R. Melo (Eds.), Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region: 914 - 917. Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia; Curitiba, Brazil; xiv + 1058 pp. [updated at http: // www. moure. cria. org. br / catalogue (last accessed 10 May 2013)].