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Genus Augochlorella

metallic green bee - Augochlorella aurata

Sweat Bees Tribe Augochlorini female - Augochlorella aurata

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)

No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)

Family Halictidae (Sweat, Furrow, Nomiine, and Short-faced Bees)

Subfamily Halictinae (Sweat and Furrow Bees)

Tribe Augochlorini (Augochlorine Green Sweat Bees and Allies)

Genus Augochlorella

Pronunciation

awe-go-klor-EL-uh

Explanation of Names

Augochlorella Sandhouse, 1937

Numbers

7 spp. in our area, 16 spp. total(1)

Size

4.5-8mm(2)

Identification

Species ID is very difficult. Important features: (i) the clypeus, (ii) the pointed apex of the marginal cell (truncate in Augochlora), and (iii) pale green color and pale reddish tegulae (to rule out Augochloropsis). Propodeal sculpturing is important. (Dr. Ascher's comments here and here)

Range

New World (Canada to Argentina)(1)

Discover Life Map

Season

May to October.

See Also

Augochlora

Print References

Coelho, Beatriz W. (2004). A review of the bee genus Augochlorella (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Augochlorini). Systematic Entomology 29(3):282 - 323 (Full Text)

Internet References

Discover Life

iNaturalist

Moure's Bee Catalogue

ITIS

Works Cited

1.	Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)

2.	The Bees of the World, 2nd edition Charles D. Michener. 2007. The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 14 October, 2006 - 8:42am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Ted Kropiewnicki, Aaron Schusteff, ceiseman, v belov, Nathaniel Green
Last updated 28 September, 2020 - 10:46am

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