Lasioglossum

Taxobox
name = "Lasioglossum"

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Hymenoptera
familia = Halictidae
subfamilia = Halictinae
tribus = Halictini
genus = "Lasioglossum"
genus_authority = Curtis, 1833
subdivision_ranks = Subgenera
subdivision = see text

The sweat bee genus "Lasioglossum" is one of the largest of all bee genera, containing several hundred 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.

One of the more well-known species is the European "Lasioglossum malachurum".

External links

* [http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Lasioglossum Lasioglossum Identification Guide]
* [http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Lasioglossum List of Species]
* [http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Lasioglossum_ Worldwide Species Map]