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The genus Agapostemon (literally "stamen loving") is a common group of Western Hemisphere sweat bees. They are members of the family of bees known as Halictidae. Unlike other sweat bees, they are not attracted to human sweat. [1] They are generally green or blue, especially the head and thorax.
Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees [1] (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. [2] They are commonly called sweat bees (especially the smaller species), as they are often attracted to perspiration. [3] [4] Halictid species are an extremely diverse group that can vary greatly in appearance.
Augochlorella aurata is a primitively eusocial species of sweat bee (bees attracted by the salt in human sweat) in the family Halictidae. [1] [2] [3] It is one of three species of Augochlorella found east of the Rocky Mountains in North America. [4]
Agapostemon angelicus is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae native to North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Unlike apid bees, members of the Halictidae family are not honey-producers, although they still are pollinators.
Lasioglossum malachurum, the sharp-collared furrow bee, is a small European halictid bee. [1] This species is obligately eusocial, with queens and workers, though the differences between the castes are not nearly as extreme as in honey bees. [2] Early taxonomists mistakenly assigned the worker females to a different species from the queens.
Megalopta genalis is a sweat bee of the family Halictidae. The term "sweat bee" refers to the organism's attraction to human sweat and perspiration. [2] These bees have metallic nature, specifically a green color in this species. The bee is studied for its unusual transition from diurnal to nocturnal behavior. [2]
Augochlorella are very small sweat bees that are easily confused with the related genus Augochlora but differentiated by the pointed tip of the marginal cell (squared off in Augochlora), an orthogonal epistomal sulcus, and no strong basal lobe on the inner metatibial spur. [2]. These features can only be viewed under a microscope. [1]
Sweat bee is a common name for various bees that are attracted to the salt in human sweat. It can refer to: Small bees in the family Halictidae, common across the world, particularly Agapostemon, Augochlora, Augochlorella, and Augochloropsis, metallic green sweat bees; Lasioglossum and Halictus, black and white bees; two of the most abundant ...