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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 » Halictus » Subgenus Halictus sensu lato (Halictus Subgenus Halictus sensu lato) » Halictus parallelus

Species Halictus parallelus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Internet References
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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 Halictus
No Taxon (Subgenus Halictus sensu lato)
Species parallelus (Halictus parallelus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Halictus occidentalis Cresson, 1872
Explanation of Names
Author Say, 1837.
Size
Female 12-13mm. male 10-11mm
Identification
Compared to the other Eastern species the wings in this species can be very dark, quite viwible.
Range
New Jersey to Florida, west to Montana, New Mexico and Texas.
Season
March to November.
Internet References
Discover Life
Contributed by Sean McCann on 27 September, 2006 - 9:54am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 3 November, 2008 - 9:01am

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