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Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT

The lack of…

Author Koh Lin ◦ 

This is a male bee. The arched basal vein suggests it belongs to the family Halictidae and genus Lasioglossum. The lack of an apical yellow stripe on the clypeus suggests it belongs to the subgenus Homalictus. The lack of scopae on the legs and metasoma and elongated antennae tells us it is a male.

Ken Walker

Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT
Deceased subgenus Homalictus, genus Lasioglossum, family Halictidae, Alice Springs NT

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