Homalictus

Homalictus is a subgenus of bees in the genus Lasioglossum subfamily Halictinae of the family Halictidae.[1][2][3] They are found in Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia, east across the Pacific to the Mariana Islands, Samoa, Fiji and are most prevalent in Australia.[4]

Homalictus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Halictidae
Subfamily:
Halictinae
Genus:
Lasioglossum
Subgenus:
Homalictus

Cockerell, 1919
Species

Over 150, see text.

Homalictus is sometimes regarded to be a full genus, but studies have shown that Homalictus is embedded within Lasioglossum, forming a clade with other Australian members of the genus.[5][2]

Species

The subgenus Lasioglossum (Homalictus) contains over 150 species including the following (list incomplete):[6]

  • Homalictus achrostus Michener, 1979
  • Lasioglossum adiazetus (Walker, 1997)
  • Lasioglossum andrewsi (W.F. Kirby, 1900)
  • Homalictus atritergus Dorey, Schwarz & Stevens, 2019[5]
  • Lasioglossum atrus (Walker, 1986)
  • Lasioglossum behri (Cockerell, 1910)
  • Lasioglossum blackburni (Cockerell, 1910)
  • Lasioglossum bremerense (Rayment, 1931)
  • Lasioglossum brevicornutum (Walker, 1986)
  • Lasioglossum brisbanense (Cockerell, 1918)
  • Lasioglossum callaspis (Cockerell, 1915)
  • Lasioglossum caloundrense (Cockerell, 1914)
  • Lasioglossum cassiaefloris (Cockerell, 1914)
  • Homalictus concavus Dorey, Schwarz & Stevens, 2019
  • Lasioglossum ctenander Michener, 1965
  • Lasioglossum dampieri (Cockerell, 1905)
  • Lasioglossum dotatum (Cockerell, 1912)
  • Lasioglossum eurhodopus (Cockerell, 1914)
  • Lasioglossum exlautum (Cockerell, 1905)
  • Lasioglossum exleyae (Walker, 1986)
  • Lasioglossum exophthalmus (Walker, 1986)
  • Homalictus fijiensis (Perkins & Cheesman, 1928)
  • Lasioglossum flindersi (Cockerell, 1905)
  • Lasioglossum forrestae (Walker, 1986)
  • Homalictus groomi Dorey, Schwarz & Stevens, 2019
  • Lasioglossum grossopedalum'' (Walker, 1986)
  • Lasioglossum holochlorum (Cockerell, 1914)
  • Lasioglossum houstoni (Walker, 1986)
  • Lasioglossum imitatum (Walker, 1986)
  • Homalictus kaicolo Dorey, Schwarz & Stevens, 2019
  • Lasioglossum latitarse (Friese, 1909)
  • Lasioglossum luteoaeneum (Friese, 1924)
  • Lasioglossum maitlandi (Cockerell, 1910)
  • Lasioglossum mataroa (Donovan, 2007)
  • Lasioglossum megagnathum (Walker, 1997)
  • Lasioglossum megastigmum (Cockerell, 1926)
  • Lasioglossum multicavum (Walker, 1986)
  • Lasioglossum murrayi (Cockerell, 1905)
  • Homalictus nadarivatu Dorey, Schwarz & Stevens, 2019
  • Lasioglossum nivefrons (Cockerell, 1914)
  • Homalictus ostridorsum Dorey, Schwarz & Stevens, 2019
  • Lasioglossum pectinalum (Walker, 1986)
  • Lasioglossum pilosigyna (Walker, 1997)
  • Lasioglossum rowlandi (Cockerell, 1910)
  • Lasioglossum scrupulosum (Cockerell, 1930)
  • Lasioglossum sicarius (Walker, 1997)
  • Lasioglossum sphecodoides (Smith, 1853)
  • Lasioglossum sphecodopsis (Cockerell, 1905)
  • Lasioglossum stradbrokense (Cockerell, 1916)
  • Lasioglossum tasmaniae (Cockerell, 1905)
  • Lasioglossum tatei (Cockerell, 1910)
  • Homalictus taveuni Dorey, Schwarz & Stevens, 2019
  • Homalictus terminalis Dorey, Schwarz & Stevens, 2019
  • Lasioglossum thor (Cockerell, 1929)
  • Homalictus tuiwawae Dorey, Schwarz & Stevens, 2019
  • Lasioglossum urbanum (Smith, 1879)
  • Homalictus versifrons (Perkins & Cheesman, 1928)
  • Lasioglossum verticulum (Walker, 1997)
  • Lasioglossum woodsi (Cockerell, 1910)

References
  1. "Homalictus (Cockerell, 1919)". Atlas of Living Australia. CSIRO. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  2. Ji, Shuqing; Danforth, Bryan N. (2001-03-01). "Australian Lasioglossum + Homalictus Form a Monophyletic Group: Resolving the "Australian Enigma"". Systematic Biology. 50 (2): 268–283. doi:10.1093/sysbio/50.2.268. ISSN 1063-5157. PMID 12116931.
  3. Gibbs, Jason; Brady, Seán G.; Kanda, Kojun; Danforth, Bryan N. (2012-12-01). "Phylogeny of halictine bees supports a shared origin of eusociality for Halictus and Lasioglossum (Apoidea: Anthophila: Halictidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 65 (3): 926–939. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.08.013. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 22982437.
  4. Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria. 1986. Retrieved 2018-08-09. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. Dorey, James B.; Schwarz, Michael P.; Stevens, Mark I. (2019-09-23). "Review of the bee genus Homalictus Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) from Fiji with description of nine new species". Zootaxa. 4674 (1): zootaxa.4674.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4674.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31716018. S2CID 204151050.
  6. Ascher & Pickering (2018-12-08). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)".


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