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Augochlora
Sign in to saveAugochlora is a genus in the family Halictidae, with 127 valid species found across the Nearctic and Neotropic zones. The genus is known for its typical metallic greenish blue color and small size, with the greek for Augochloros meaning shining green.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6,947
- With media
- 391
- Family
- Halictidae
- Collections
- ECOSUR, MZFC-FC-UNAM, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY
- Recorded in
- Guatemala, Mexico
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Halictidae
- Image
- Augochlora regina f.jpg
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- taxon name
- Augochlora
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Augochlora
- Commons category
- Augochlora
- start time
- 20000000-0
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Subgenera
- ''Oxystoglossa''
- ''Augochlora s str.''
- ''Electraugochlora''
- Biology
- Description
- Behavior and life cycle
- Distribution
- See also
- References
Augochlora is a genus in the family Halictidae, with 127 valid species found across the Nearctic and Neotropic zones. The genus is known for its typical metallic greenish blue color and small size, with the greek for Augochloros meaning shining green.
== Taxonomy == Augochlora is taxonomically located within the tribe Augochlorini. This tribe has many genera that can be separated in groups, with the Augochlora genus being in the Augochlora group alongside Augochlorella, Ceratalictus and Pereirapis. Within the genus there are three subgenera - Augochlora s str., Oxystoglossa, and the extinct Electraugochlora. The distribution of this genus across the Americas is not even. Only a few species are present in the United States, approximately 40 are in Mesoamerica, and the rest are in the Neotropics.
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