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Subgenus Dialictus, Metallic-Sweat Bees (Lasioglossum Subgenus Dialictus, Metallic-Sweat Bees)
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Lasioglossum actinosum
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Copyright © 2010
Hartmut Wisch
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) ? -
Lasioglossum actinosum
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Surfers Point Park, Ventura, Ventura County, California, USA
April 30, 2010
Size: est. 7-8mm
Visiting
Encelia californica
.
Reminds me of
Dialictus
; am I on the right path?
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Contributed by
Hartmut Wisch
on 1 May, 2010 - 3:09pm
Last updated 16 August, 2012 - 8:16pm
Moved
Moved from
Subgenus Dialictus
.
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Hartmut Wisch
, 16 August, 2012 - 8:16pm
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Moved
Moved from
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Hartmut Wisch
, 2 May, 2010 - 1:18am
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yes, a L. (Dialictus) female
reminds me of L. actinosum
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John S. Ascher
, 1 May, 2010 - 4:41pm
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Thanks, John!
It certainly is similar to
actinosum
, as far as I can see by comparing the few photos on BG. What do you make of the more or less hairless, metallic looking first tergite on this bee? Is there another, very similar species, or might this actually be
actinosum
?
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Hartmut Wisch
, 1 May, 2010 - 8:04pm
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Not sure
Better to check reference specimens or to ask Jason Gibbs. There are undescribed and very obscure species in California so Identification can be very tricky to say the least
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John S. Ascher
, 24 March, 2014 - 7:41pm
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Will do -
Just back from Figueroa Mountain, Santa Barbara County, CA. Though VERY dry, I found numerous species of bees all 'shopping' in a few patches of
Pholistoma auritum
(Fiesta flowers) at a lower altitude in Happy Canyon. Will post some photos soon. There was an
Anthidium
, some big Eucerini, various Megachilidae, Andrena, Anthophorinae…More than I was able to either net or photograph.
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Hartmut Wisch
, 25 March, 2014 - 7:17pm
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