| Dialictus | |
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| L. obscurum/L. planatum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Halictidae |
| Tribe: | Halictini |
| Genus: | Lasioglossum |
| Subgenus: | Dialictus Robertson, 1902[1] |
Dialictus is a subgenus of sweat bees belonging to the genus Lasioglossum. Most of the members of this subgenus have a metallic appearance, while some are non-metallic.[2] There are over 630 species worldwide. They are commonly found in the Northern Hemisphere and are found in abundance in North America.[3] Members of this subgenus also have very diverse forms of social structure making them model organisms for studying the social behavior of bees.[4]
- ^ Gibbs, Jason (2009). "Case 3476 Dialictus Robertson, 1902 and Evylaeus Robertson, 1902 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): proposed precedence over Hemihalictus Cockerell, 1897, Sudila Cameron, 1898 and Sphecodogastra Ashmead, 1899". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 66 (2): 147–158. doi:10.21805/bzn.v66i2.a4. S2CID 82643523.
- ^ Gibbs, Jason; Packe, Laurence; Dumesh, Sheila; Danforth, Bryan (2013). "Revision and reclassification of Lasioglossum (Evylaeus), L. (Hemihalictus) and L. (Sphecodogastra) in eastern North America (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae)". Zootaxa. 3672 (1): 1–117. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3672.1.1. PMID 26146702.
- ^ Michener, Charles (2007). The bees of the world (PDF) (2nd ed.). Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 953. ISBN 978-0801885730.
- ^ Gibbs, Jason (2010). "Revision of the metallic species of Lasioglossum (Dialictus) in Canada (Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Halictini)". Zootaxa. 382 (2591): 1–382.