Dianthidium Explained

Dianthidium is a genus of leafcutter, mason, and resin bees in the family Megachilidae. There are at least 20 described species in Dianthidium.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Further reading

• Book: Arnett, Ross H.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press..
• Book: Michener . Charles D.. 2000. The Bees of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. xiv + 913. 0-8018-6133-0.
• Book: Michener . Charles D.. 2007. The Bees of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Second Edition. xvi + 953. 978-0-8018-8573-0.
• Sharkey . M.J.. 86772806. 2007. Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera. Zootaxa. 1668. 521–548. 10.11646/zootaxa.1668.1.25.
• Hinojosa-Díaz I. 2008. The giant resin bee making its way west: First record in Kansas (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). ZooKeys. 1. 67–71. 10.3897/zookeys.1.17. free. 2008ZooK....1...67H.
• Sharkey . M.J.. Carpenter . J.M.. Vilhelmsen . L.. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera. Cladistics. 28 . 1 . 80–112. 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2011.00366.x. free. 34861753.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dianthidium Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-06.
2. Web site: Dianthidium Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-06.
3. Web site: Dianthidium Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-06.