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Furrow Bees Lat. “Halictus“

The genus Halictus is a large assemblage of bee species in the family Halictidae. The genus is divided into 15 subgenera, some of dubious monophyly, containing over 200 species, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere (a few species occur in South America, Asia and Africa). Most species are black or dark brown, sometimes metallic greenish-tinted, with apical whitish abdominal bands on the terga (the related genus Lasioglossum, which is otherwise often similar in appearance, has the abdominal…

Hierarchy

Bronze furrow bee

species of genus “Furrow Bees“

Bronze furrow bee

Confusing Furrow Bee

species of genus “Furrow Bees“

Confusing Furrow Bee

Golden Furrow Bee

species of genus “Furrow Bees“

Golden Furrow Bee

Halictus leucaheneus

species of genus “Furrow Bees“

Halictus leucaheneus

Species

Species within this genus include:

References

Michener, C.D. (2007). The Bees of the World. 2nd Edition. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Halictus Identification Guide Worldwide Species Map

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Ancestry Graph

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Further Information

„Furrow Bees“ on wikipedia.org

„Furrow Bees“ on iNaturalist.org

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