Lasioglossum aulacophorum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Halictidae |
Genus: | Lasioglossum |
Species: | L. aulacophorum |
Binomial name | |
Lasioglossum aulacophorum (Strand, 1913) | |
Lasioglossum aulacophorum, also known as the Lasioglossum (Sudila) aulacophorum, is a species of bees in the genus Lasioglossum , of the family Halictidae. [1]
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea and are presently considered a clade, called Anthophila. There are over 16,000 known species of bees in seven recognized biological families. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants.
The sweat bee genus Lasioglossum is the largest of all bee genera, containing over 1700 species in numerous subgenera worldwide. They are highly variable in size, coloration, and sculpture; among the more unusual variants, some are cleptoparasites, some are nocturnal, and some are oligolectic. Most Lasioglossum species nest in the ground, but some nest in rotten logs.
Halictidae is the second-largest family of Apoidea bees. Halictid species occur all over the world and are usually dark-colored and often metallic in appearance. Several species are all or partly green and a few are red; a number of them have yellow markings, especially the males, which commonly have yellow faces, a pattern widespread among the various families of bees.
Lasioglossum zephyrum is a sweat bee of the family Halictidae, found in the U.S. and Canada. It is considered a primitively eusocial bee, although it may be facultatively solitary. The species nests in underground burrows and has been observed forcing open unbloomed flowers of species Xyris tennesseensis to extract the pollen, ensuring first and exclusive access.
Lasioglossum gotham, commonly known as the Gotham bee, is an extant species of sweat bee native to Eastern and Midwestern United States.
Lasioglossum cire, also known as the Lasioglossum (Ctenomia) cire, is a species of bees in the genus Lasioglossum, of the family Halictidae.
Lasioglossum halictoides, also known as the Lasioglossum (Nesohalictus) halictoides, is a species of bees in the genus Lasioglossum, of the family Halictidae.
Lasioglossum serenum, also known as the Lasioglossum (Nesohalictus) serenum, is a species of bees in the genus Lasioglossum, of the family Halictidae.
Lasioglossum bidentatum, also known as the Lasioglossum (Sudila) bidentatum, is a species of bee in the genus Lasioglossum, of the family Halictidae. The species is mispellingly known as specific name bidendatum in some books.
Lasioglossum semicaeruleum is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.
Lasioglossum tarponense is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.
Lasioglossum sisymbrii is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.
Lasioglossum titusi, the Titus' lasioglossum, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.
Lasioglossum fuscipenne is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.
Lasioglossum tegulare, the epaulette metallic-sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.
Lasioglossum pictum is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.
Homalictus is a subgenus of bees in the genus Lasioglossum subfamily Halictinae of the family Halictidae. They are found in Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, east across the Pacific to the Mariana Islands, Samoa and are most prevalent in Australia.
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