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
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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Homalictus (Cockerell, 1919)". Atlas of Living Australia. CSIRO. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  2. ^ a b 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. Vol. 47. Walker. 1986. Retrieved 2018-08-09. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ a b 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)".