Lasioglossum zephyrus

Lasioglossum zephyrus
L. zephyrus (bottom) with a cuckoo wasp
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Tribe: Halictini
Genus: Lasioglossum
Species:
L. zephyrus
Binomial name
Lasioglossum zephyrus
(Smith, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Halictus zephyrus Smith, 1853
  • Halictus (Chloralictus) academicus Sandhouse, 1924
  • Halictus (Chloralictus) vintonensis Sandhouse, 1924
  • Lasioglossum zephyrum Auctt. (Missp.)
  • Lassioglossum [sic] zypherum Falin, 2003 (Missp.)

Lasioglossum zephyrus is a sweat bee of the family Halictidae, found in the U.S. and Canada. It appears in the literature primarily under the misspelling "zephyrum".[1] It is considered a primitively eusocial bee (meaning that they do not have a permanent division of labor within colonies),[2] although it may be facultatively solitary (i.e., displaying both solitary and eusocial behaviors).[1][3] The species nests in burrows in the soil.

  1. ^ a b c "Species Lasioglossum zephyrus". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  2. ^ Batra, S. W. T. 1966. The life cycle and behavior of the primitively social bee Lasioglossum zephyrum (Halictidae). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 46:359–423.
  3. ^ Interactions in colonies of primitively social bees: Artificial colonies of Lasioglossum zephyrum. PNAS. Retrieved 08-27-2011.