Male Halictid? - Halictus rubicundus

Halictus rubicundus

male

… John S. Ascher, 28 September, 2006 - 1:37pm

Moved

Moved from Halictus.

… Cheryl Moorehead, 22 September, 2006 - 9:54pm

Thanks

Thank you both, I'm learning a lot from this site! I had thought that it was some kind of sawfly, because it didn't look right in the abdomen for a bee (I didn't realize how many bees have males that last for any length of time). It's like going to school, except there are no walls to separate all the people with the different viewpionts and backgrounds.

… Cheryl Moorehead, 22 September, 2006 - 7:30pm

Moved

Moved from Sweat Bees.

… Cheryl Moorehead, 22 September, 2006 - 7:26pm

Lasioglossum sp.? (Halictidae)

male.

… Adalbert Goertz, 22 September, 2006 - 11:35am

I think you're right...

Of course I don't have very many resources, yet to check on ID's. I will keep this in the Halictidae page for the time being, though.

… Cheryl Moorehead, 22 September, 2006 - 2:12pm

Wrong.

I'd be willing to put money on Halictus as the genus. Most Lasioglossum males are much smaller, with at least a trace of a metallic lustre.

… Eric R. Eaton, 22 September, 2006 - 3:54pm

1/2 wrong, 1/2 right

Many Lasioglossum have no metallic lustre whatsoever, and many Lasioglossum (Lasioglossum) are rather large. However I do think this is a Halictus rubicundus as the hair bands appear to be apical

… John S. Ascher, 22 September, 2006 - 9:46pm