Lasioglossum dorchini

Lasioglossum dorchini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Halictidae
Tribe:	Halictini
Genus:	Lasioglossum
Species:	L. dorchini
Binomial name
Lasioglossum dorchini Pauly, 2020

Lasioglossum dorchini is a species of bee in the genus Lasioglossum , in the family Halictidae. It is endemic to the coastal plains of Israel. It was described and named by Alain Pauly in 2020, a taxonomist from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Nomenclature

The species was named Lasioglossum dorchini in tribute to the Israeli bee researcher Achik Dorchin of the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

References

1. Lazaro, Enrico de (2021-01-11). "New Species of Wild Bee Discovered in Israel | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
2. "2020 started with murder hornets, ends with new species of wild bee". The Jerusalem Post . 2020-12-29. ISSN   0792-822X . Retrieved 2025-02-10.
3. Leichman, Abigail Klein (2021-01-10). "A new bee species is discovered in Israel". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
4. Stambler, David (2020-12-29). "Hebrew U scientists discover new species of wild bee". The Canadian Friends of Hebrew University. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
5. "Lasioglossum dorchini (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) a new species of bee from Israel". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
6. Leichman, Abigail Klein (2021-01-10). "A new bee species is discovered in Israel". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
7. "Israeli Researchers Discover New Bee Species". en.huji.ac.il. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
8. "Israeli researchers find a new bee species, amid worries about declining swarms". The Times of Israel . ISSN   0040-7909 . Retrieved 2025-02-10.