Lasioglossum Lat. “Lasioglossum“

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.

Hierarchy

species of genus “Lasioglossum“

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Subgenera

A list of subgenera (modified from Michener’s Bees of the World): Lasioglossum series: Australictus, Callalictus, Chilalictus, Ctenonomia, Echthralictus, Glossalictus, Homalictus, Ipomalictus, Lasioglossum s. str., Leuchalictus, Oxyhalictus, Parasphecodes, Pseudochilalictus, Rubrihalictus, Urohalictus. Hemihalictus series: Acanthalictus, Austrevylaeus, Biennilaeus, Capalictus, Dialictus, Eickwortia, Evylaeus, Hemihalictus, Rostrohalictus, Pyghalictus, Sphecodogastra. Subgeneric classification of Lasioglossum remains controversial, with disagreement among experts on the number and extent of subgenera. Two of the better-known species are the European Lasioglossum malachurum and the North American species Lasioglossum zephyrus.

External links

Lasioglossum Identification Guide List of Species Worldwide Species Map

Ancestry Graph

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Further Information

„Lasioglossum“ on wikipedia.org

„Lasioglossum“ on iNaturalist.org

Copyright

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