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Genus Augochloropsis

Halictid - Augochloropsis sumptuosa Metallic green bee - Augochloropsis Green Metallic Bee from Mexican border - Augochloropsis metallica - female Green Metallic Bee from Mexican border - Augochloropsis metallica - female Green Sweat Bee - Augochloropsis - female Halictidae ? - Augochloropsis viridula Bee Identification Project - Augochloropsis - female Sweat Bee - Augochloropsis
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 Augochlorini (Augochlorine Green Sweat Bees and Allies)
Genus Augochloropsis
Pronunciation
awe-go-klor-OP-sis
Numbers
3 spp. in our area, 145 spp. in 3 subgenera total; all our spp. are in the subg. Paraugochloropsis (contains 42 spp. total)(1)
Identification
Has a strong carina on pronotal lobe; metallic, angled tegulae. (Note by John Ascher)
Range
New World (map)(1)
Internet References
Discover Life
iNaturalist
GBIF
Moure's Bee Catalogue
BOLD Systems
Works Cited
1.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Contributed by Sean McCann on 11 October, 2006 - 4:58pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov, Nathaniel Green
Last updated 11 February, 2021 - 12:24pm

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