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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) » Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)
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Another bee - Halictus ligatus - female
Copyright © 2004 Beatriz Moisset

Another bee - Halictus ligatus - Female
Pennypack Retoration Trust, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 14, 2004
Another unidentified bee.
Southeastern PA
Hymenoptera Anthophila Halictidae Halictus ligatus representative
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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 27 September, 2004 - 2:41pm
Last updated 18 December, 2018 - 7:06pm

Halictus ligatus
sorry, Adalbert. The hair bands are apical, not basal, so it's an Halictus , and the broad head makes it ligatus.
… Doug Yanega, 3 November, 2005 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks again, and the descriptive details are very helpful, too.
… Beatriz Moisset, 4 November, 2005 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

Halictid bee
This is a bee in the family Halictidae, probably Halictus sp.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 September, 2004 - 3:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Lasioglossum coriaceum
Looks like Lasioglossum coriaceum, a close relative of Halictus.
… Adalbert Goertz, 21 June, 2005 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

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