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The Lipotriches gracilipes is a member of the Sweat Bees (family Halictidae), Nomiine Bees (subfamily Nomiinae).
With 9 subgenera in the world, that encompass approximately 200 species, of which only two are currently found in Australia, Lipotriches (Austronomia) and Lipotriches (Lipotriches).
These bees are usually identified by the prominent bands of hair on the margins of the metasomal segments (in the bee, the metasoma is the third or posterior part of the body; first and second part being the thorax and the first abdominal segment).
The following photos are of the Lipotriches gracilipes bee rescued from a swimming pool in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
More information under Fauna > Insects > Bees > Lipotriches
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hymenoptera
- Superfamily: Apoidea
- Informal: Apiformes
- Family: Halictidae
- Subfamily: Nomiinae
- Genus: Lipotriches
- Subgenus: infrageneric Austronomia
- Species: Lipotriches gracilipes
Footnote & References
- Many thanks for ID to Cath McInnes, members of Bee Aware of Your Native Bees (Australia), Facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/beeawareofyournativebees/
- Lipotriches gracilipes, ausemade iNaturalistAU observation, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/254096663
- Lipotriches (Austronomia) gracilipes (Smith, 1875), Sweat Bee, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Lipotriches (Austronomia) gracilipes
- The Buzz on Wild Bees, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/groups/buzzonwildbees/
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