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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Sweat, Furrow, Nomiine, and Short-faced Bees (Halictidae) » Sweat and Furrow Bees (Halictinae) » Halictini » Furrow Bees (Halictus) » Subgenus Halictus sensu lato (Halictus Subgenus Halictus sensu lato) » Halictus farinosus

Species Halictus farinosus

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Halictus sp. ? - Halictus farinosus - male Hymenoptera 8-02-09 02a - Halictus farinosus - female Maybe Andrena? - Halictus farinosus - female Maybe Andrena? - Halictus farinosus - female Black Bee with narrow white bands - Halictus farinosus - male Black Bee with narrow white bands - Halictus farinosus - male Black Bee with Wider white bands - Halictus farinosus - male Wide Striped Furrow Bee - Halictus farinosus - female
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 Halictini
Genus Halictus (Furrow Bees)
No Taxon (Subgenus Halictus sensu lato)
Species farinosus (Halictus farinosus)
Other Common Names
Brown-winged Furrow Bee
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Halictus montanus Crawford, 1902; Paranomia venablesii Ashmead, 1903; Halictus denticulus Vachal, 1904; Halictus procerus Vachal, 1904
Explanation of Names
Halictus (Nealictus) farinosus Smith, 1853
Identification
Key to western Halictus sp. found in(1)
Range
South Dakota to Oregon south to California east to New Mexico.
Discover Life Map.
Season
February to September
Food
Visits flowers from several families. The Hosts section on its Discover Life species page lists known floral associations based on specimen records and images.
Print References
Nye, W. P. (1980). Notes on the biology of Halictus (Halictus) farinosus Smith (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Agricultural Research Results, Western Series, 11. (Full Text)
Internet References
Discover Life
iNaturalist
ITIS
Works Cited
1.Bees of northwestern America: Halictus (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
R.B. Roberts. 1973. Oregon State U. Agric. Experiment Station, Technical bulletin 126: 1-23.
Contributed by Ethan Friedman on 3 August, 2005 - 6:51am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, John S. Ascher, v belov, hg, PaleoJon, Nathaniel Green
Last updated 8 October, 2021 - 12:20pm

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