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Genus Lasioglossum

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Remarks · Internet References
Sweat Bee? - Lasioglossum pilosum Three little bees - Bee B - Lasioglossum - male Sweat Bee with bubble - Lasioglossum - female Bee - Lasioglossum sisymbrii Bee - Agapostemon - Lasioglossum - female small, greenish brown bee - Lasioglossum sweat bee - Lasioglossum Bee near asters in November - Lasioglossum - male
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
Explanation of Names
Author: Curtis 1833.
Numbers
Approximately 290 species according to Nearctica.
Identification
Higly variable
Range
Discover Life, map
Remarks
Some are cleptoparasites, some are nocturnal and some are oligolectic (they collect pollen from a limited number of species).
Internet References
Valdosta U.
Discover Life
Contributed by Richard Leung on 11 December, 2004 - 3:03pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, John S. Ascher
Last updated 4 May, 2009 - 3:09pm

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