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Tribe Halictini

Striped Sweat Bees · Furrow Bees · Lasioglossum · Mexalictus · Blood Bees

Genus Agapostemon - Striped Sweat Bees
Augochloropsis? - Agapostemon sericeus - female Another halictid - Agapostemon splendens - female Metallic green bee - Agapostemon splendens - male Green Metallic Bee - Agapostemon melliventris - female Probably A. virescens - Agapostemon virescens - male Metallic Green Bee - Agapostemon virescens - female Agapostemon sp. Male? - Agapostemon angelicus - male Green metallic bee - Agapostemon - male

Genus Halictus - Furrow Bees
Halictid Bee - Halictus ligatus - female Bee on Wild Mint - Halictus ligatus - male Bronze Sweat Bee - Halictus confusus - female Bee (resembles Andrena) - Halictus rubicundus - male bee2 - Halictus Furrow bee - Halictus sp. - Halictus Small Bee - Halictus ligatus Halictus confusus? - Halictus confusus

Genus Lasioglossum
Small Black Bee - Lasioglossum - male Bee in columbine - Lasioglossum - female Halictus? - Lasioglossum Halictus or Lasioglossum? - Lasioglossum Lasioglossum? - Lasioglossum Tiny bee? on coreopsis - Lasioglossum Unknown Bee - Lasioglossum small bee, Dialictus-ish? - Lasioglossum - male

Genus Mexalictus
Mexalictus arizonensis on Geranium - Mexalictus arizonensis - female

Genus Sphecodes - Blood Bees
Bee? - Sphecodes Dialictus? - Sphecodes heraclei Hymenoptera - Braconidae? - Sphecodes black and red wasp or bee? - Sphecodes - female Sweat Bee? - Sphecodes - female Halictidae, ventral - Sphecodes Blood Bee - Sphecodes Bee with red abdomen on Sisymbrium loeselii - Sphecodes - male


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