Halictini

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Halictini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Subfamily: Halictinae
Tribe: Halictini
Thomson, 1869
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Halictini is a tribe of sweat bees in the sub-family Halictinae. [1]

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Genera

The following are included by BioLib.cz: [2]

  1. Agapostemon Guérin-Ménéville, 1844
  2. Agapostemonoides Roberts & Brooks, 1987
  3. Caenohalictus Cameron, 1903
  4. Dinagapostemon Moure & Hurd, 1982
  5. Echthralictus Perkins & Cheesman, 1928
  6. Eupetersia Blüthgen, 1928
  7. Glossodialictus Pauly, 1984
  8. Habralictus Moure, 1941
  9. Halictus Latreille, 1804
  10. Homalictus Cockerell, 1919
  11. Lasioglossum Curtis, 1833
  12. Mexalictus Eickwort, 1978
  13. Microsphecodes Eickwort & Stage, 1972
  14. Nesosphecodes Engel, 2006
  15. Paragapostemon Vachal, 1903
  16. Parathrincostoma Blüthgen, 1933
  17. Patellapis Friese, 1909
  18. Pseudagapostemon Schrottky, 1909
  19. Ptilocleptis Michener, 1978
  20. Rhinetula Friese, 1922
  21. Ruizantheda Moure, 1964
  22. Sphecodes Latreille, 1805 (parasitic sweat bees)
  23. Thrinchostoma Saussure, 1890
  24. Thrincohalictus Blüthgen, 1955
  25. Urohalictus Michener, 1980

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Rophitinae Subfamily of bees

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Neocorynura is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae.

References

  1. "Halictini". EOL. Encyclopedia of Life.
  2. BioLib.cz: tribus Halictini (retrieved 28 June 2021)