Alice Springs Fauna •
Lasioglossum (Homalictus)Lasioglossum (Homalictus) on Eucalyptus orbifolia Lasioglossum (Homalictus) dotatum Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanus
The subgenus Homalictus, in the genus Lasioglossum, subfamily Halictinae of the family Halictidae are a prevalent group of bees in Australia.
Whilst Homalictus is sometimes regarded to be a full genus, studies have shown that Homalictus is embedded within Lasioglossum, forming a clade with other Australian members of the genus.
A clade in biology, refers to a group of organisms that consists of a common ancestor and all of its descendants. Because clades consist of all the modern descendants of a common ancestor, clades they are considered monophyletic.
At time of writing, the subgenus Lasioglossum (Homalictus) contains over 150 species (refer to iNaturalistAU below)1.
Pictured here is a deceased Lasioglossum (Homalictus), retrieved from a swimming pool in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
Checkout our information on Lasioglossum (Homalictus) at:
and our section on Bees > Lasioglossum (Homalictus).
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Subclass: Pterygota
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Suborder: Apocrita
- Infraorder: Aculeata
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Epifamily Anthophila
- Family: Halictidae
- Subfamily: Halictinae
- Tribe: Halictini
- Genus: Lasioglossum
- Subgenus: Homalictus
Footnote & References
- Many thanks for ID to Kit Prendergast, The Buzz on Wild Bees, Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/buzzonwildbees/
- Homalictus Cockerell, 1919, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/eec58289-a47b-4279-97a9-9e6c4dc32188
- Subgenus Homalictus, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/464697-Homalictus
Lasioglossum (Homalictus)Lasioglossum (Homalictus) on Eucalyptus orbifolia Lasioglossum (Homalictus) dotatum Lasioglossum (Homalictus) urbanus
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