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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps » Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees » Sweat Bees (Halictidae) » Halictinae » Halictini » Lasioglossum » Subgenus Dialictus (Lasioglossum Subgenus Dialictus)

Subgenus Dialictus

Classification · Numbers · Remarks
Fullerton Bee #4 - Lasioglossum? - Lasioglossum - female Which bee is this, please? - Lasioglossum - female Which little bee is this, please? - Lasioglossum - female Bee 2529 - Lasioglossum nigroviride 116114 - Lasioglossum - male Bee ID Request - Lasioglossum - female Golden bee and friend - Lasioglossum vierecki - female Unidentified Insect 140 - Lasioglossum
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)
Family Halictidae (Sweat Bees)
Subfamily Halictinae
Tribe Halictini
Genus Lasioglossum
No Taxon Subgenus Dialictus
Numbers
About 250 species in NA
Remarks
Extremely difficult to ID to species, even under the microscope. They are so morphologically monotonous that breaking them into species groups isn't really an option. Many species can only be IDed by the relative density of punctures on the surface of the bee.
However: "The limiting factor is resolution of the images. If we could clearly see antennal proportions and scutual sculpturing many species identifications would become possible." (Comment by John Ascher).
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 25 November, 2007 - 8:44pm
Last updated 1 November, 2008 - 11:15am

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