Lasioglossum (lat. Lasioglossum)

Lasioglossum
Scroll to read on

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.

species

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum malachurum

Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Lasioglossum – Subgenera

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.

Lasioglossum – See also

See also

List of Lasioglossum species

Lasioglossum – External links

Lasioglossum Identification Guide List of Species Worldwide Species Map

Ancestry graph

Arthropods Insects Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees Sweat Bees Lasioglossum Sharp-collared Furrow Bee
Arthropods Insects Narrow-waisted Wasps, Ants, and Bees Sweat Bees Lasioglossum Sharp-collared Furrow Bee

Further Information

„Lasioglossum“ on wikipedia.org

„Lasioglossum“ on iNaturalist.org

Copyright and source information

This project wouldn’t exist without Wikipedia and iNaturalist! As citizen scientists, we benefit enormously from the community’s shared knowledge. This article uses material from Wikipedia and iNaturalist. The images on this website are licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International.

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Lasioglossum the free encyclopedia Wikipedia which is released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License). On Wikipedia a list of authors is available.

Receive our book as a thank-you for your donation!

Little beings in print Order our calendars and books today!

Compiled with love. Printed sustainably. Experience our little beings even more vividly in print. All our publications are available for a small donation.
Donate now!

Receive our book as a thank-you for your donation!

„Lasioglossum“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily

Lasioglossum

No. 730 |

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.

Lasioglossum

No. 710 |

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.

Lasioglossum

No. 371 |

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.

Lasioglossum

No. 276 |

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.

Lasioglossum

No. 272 |

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.

Lasioglossum – image 1
Lasioglossum – image 2
Lasioglossum – image 3
Lasioglossum – image 4
Lasioglossum – image 5
Lasioglossum – image 6
Lasioglossum – image 7
Lasioglossum – image 8