| Halictus tectus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Halictidae |
| Tribe: | Halictini |
| Genus: | Halictus |
| Species: | H. tectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Halictus tectus Radoszkowski, 1875 | |
Halictus tectus is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. [1] [2] [3] Its native range extends from southern Europe to Mongolia. [4] It was introduced from southern Europe to the east coast of the United States, being first recorded there in 2000, with records from Maryland/Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire. [4] [5] In the U.S., Sam Droege of the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab noted that this species seemingly prefers "highly disturbed areas with European weeds". [4]
