Parasphecodes
| Parasphecodes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Halictidae |
| Genus: | Lasioglossum |
| Subgenus: | Parasphecodes Smith,1853 |
Parasphecodes is a subgenus of the bee genus Lasioglossum, which is in the family Halictidae. It comprises 40 species, including 1 from New Guinea and 39 from Australia (absent from Northern Territory).[1] Body length ranges from 5–11.3mm.[1] About half of the species have a black head and thorax with a reddish abdomen.[1] Males have relatively slender bodies, longer antennae and yellow on the clypeus.[2] This subgenus was revised in 2024 by Ken Walker and Kathryn Sparks.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Walker, Kenneth L.; Sparks, Kathryn S. (2024-02-09). "Taxonomic revision of the native bee subgenus Parasphecodes Smith 1853 in Australia (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini: Lasioglossum Curtis 1833)". Zootaxa. 5408 (1): 1–184. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5408.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ↑ Jacobi, Bernhard (2025). Native Bees of Australia. Reed New Holland. p. 321. ISBN 9781760796372.