Lasioglossum

TaxID: 88472

Basic Information

Lasioglossum

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The sweat bee genus Lasioglossum is the largest of all bee genera, containing over 1800 species in numerous subgenera worldwide. They are highly variable in size, coloration, and sculpture; among the more unusual variants, some are kleptoparasites, some are nocturnal, and some are oligolectic. Most Lasioglossum species nest in the ground, but some nest in rotten logs. Social behaviour among species of Lasioglossum is extraordinarily variable; species are known to exhibit solitary nesting, primitive eusociality, and social parasitism. Colony sizes vary widely, from small colonies of a single queen and four or fewer workers to large colonies of >400 workers and perennial life cycles. The genus Lasioglossum can be divided into two informal series based on the strength of the distal veins of the forewing. The nominate series Lasioglossum (or strong-veined Lasioglossum) is mostly composed of solitary or communal species, even if some species like L. aegyptiellum show signs of division of labour indicative of eusociality. The series Hemihalictus (or weak-veined Lasioglossum) includes species with a wide range of sociality. The Hemihalictus series is composed of species which are solitary, communal, primitively eusocial, kleptoparasitic, or socially parasitic. Eusocial species may have small colonies with only one or a few workers or large colonies with dozens of workers. Large colony sizes occur in L. marginatum, which forms perennial colonies lasting five or six years, with hundreds of workers; this species is the only halictine bee with perennial colonies.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hymenoptera

Halictidae

Lasioglossum

unclassified

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Quarantine Status (1 records)

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Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

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Transcriptomes (2 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR12340131 Dufour's gland Adult female 18857078 France: Vaucluse
ERR12071247 - - female 38090737 N/A

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