Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Halictus semicaeruleus Cockerell, 1895; Dialictus semicaeruleus (Cockerell, 1895); Halictus pruinosiformis Crawford, 1906; Halictus glaucovirens Cockerell, 1919; Halictus (Chloralictus) exalbidus Sandhouse 1924; Dialictus pruinosiformis (Crawford, 1906); Lasioglossum (Dialictus) pruinosiforme (Crawford, 1906); Halictus (Chloralictus) actuarius Sandhouse, 1924; Dialictus actuarius (Sandhouse, 1924); Lasioglossum (Dialictus) actuarium (Sandhouse, 1924)
Explanation of Names
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) semicaeruleum (Cockerell, 1895)
Size
Female: Length 5.55–6.16 mm
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Male: Length 4.21–4.64 mm
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Canada: Southern Manitoba to southern Alberta.
USA: Minnesota to Texas west to California.
Mexico: Nuevo León to Durango to Sonora. With records also in Puebla.
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
Mitchell, T.B. 1960 Bees of the Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 141.
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Gibbs, J. 2010. Revision of the metallic species of Lasioglossum (Dialictus)in Canada (Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Halictini). Zootaxa; 2591, 249-253.
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