| Lipotriches notiomorpha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Halictidae |
| Genus: | Lipotriches |
| Subgenus: | Austronomia |
| Species: | L. notiomorpha |
| Binomial name | |
| Lipotriches notiomorpha (Hirashima, 1978) | |
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