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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.
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.
Unlike other sweat bees, they are not attracted to human sweat. [1] They are generally green or blue, especially the head and thorax. Sometimes the abdomen in females is green or blue, although it may be striped, and most males have the yellow-striped abdomen on a black or metallic background.
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
Angeles striped sweat bees are small, approximately 10 mm to 14 mm in length. The species exhibits distinct sexual dimorphism with the female being a metallic green bee across its entire body whereas males have a bright yellow and black banded metasoma. A. angelicus is easily confused with A. texanus.
female Lasioglossum birkmani. The sweat bee genus Lasioglossum is the largest of all bee genera, containing over 1800 species in numerous subgenera worldwide. [1] [2] They are highly variable in size, coloration, and sculpture; among the more unusual variants, some are cleptoparasites, some are nocturnal, and some are oligolectic.
Agapostemon texanus is a species of bee found in North America.Commonly known as the metallic green sweat bee or the Texas striped sweat bee, it varies greatly in its appearance, with variations in color and in the amount of black markings on the legs.
Agapostemon virescens, the bicolored striped sweat bee, is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae. It is found in North America, [1] [2] [3] and is the official bee of the city of Toronto. [4] Like other species in its genus, A. virescens nests underground, in aggregations wherein multiple females share a single burrow. [5]