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Augochloropsis

Portman, Zachary M.;Arduser, Mike;Lane, Ian G.;Cariveau, Daniel P.

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Augochloropsis

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Augochloropsis is a genus of brilliant metallic, often blue-green, sweat bees in the family Halictidae. There are at least 140 described species in Augochloropsis.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHymenoptera
  5. FamilyHalictidae

Augochloropsis es un género de himenópteros apócritos de la familia Halictidae.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4,433
With media
321
Family
Halictidae
Collections
MZFC-FC-UNAM, IFIT-CP, CCBA-FMVZ-UADY, ECOSUR
Recorded in
Mexico

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Description and identification
  • Geographic distribution
  • Nesting behavior
  • Sociality
  • Diet
  • Floral associations
  • Antagonistic interactions
  • Brood parasitism
  • Endoparasites
  • Nest Invasion
  • See also
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

Augochloropsis is a genus of brilliant metallic, often blue-green, sweat bees in the family Halictidae. There are at least 140 described species in Augochloropsis.

== Description and identification == Species of the genus Augochloropsis are generally between 8 and 12 mm long and metallic, typically bright green or blue in color, with some exceptions such as gold, red, or purple.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Augochloropsis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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