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Lasioglossum (Dialictus) vierecki

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Lasioglossum (Dialictus) vierecki (Crawford 1904)

County records: Allegan, Arenac, Barry, Berrien, Calhoun, Clare, Clinton, Delta, Gladwin, Gratiot, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Kent, Lake, Leelanau, Livingston, Manistee, Midland, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, St. Joseph, Tuscola, Van Buren, Washtenaw, Wexford.

Notes. A sandy soil loving species. Lasioglossum vierecki is a solitary species (Knerer 1969; Packer 1993).

Notes

Published as part of Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, pp. 1-160 in Zootaxa 4352 (1) on page 87, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1063854

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References

  • Knerer, G. (1969) Synergistic evolution of halictine nest architecture and social behavior. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 47, 925 - 930. https: // doi. org / 10.1139 / z 69 - 151
  • Packer, L. (1993) Multiple foundress associations in sweat bees. In: L. Keller (Ed), Queen number and sociality in insects. Oxford University Press, New York, New York, pp. 309 - 313.