290:
46:
33:
298:
383:
is found in eastern North
America from Minnesota to the New England states and south to Louisiana and Georgia as well as in Canada in Manitoba and Ontario. They are known as sand specialist bees, which means that they only nest in sand or only visit plants restricted to sand.
198:. It is found in the eastern half of North America from Minnesota to the New England States down to Georgia and Louisiana and up in Manitoba and Ontario. Commonly found in sandy areas, it pollinates various flowers such as grass-leaved goldenrod (
328:, which is the same color as the abdomen, is not smooth and polished in the middle and has small punctures. The first abdominal segment differs from other segments due to its bluer color and punctures. The legs are lighter but not polished.
795:, there are new efforts to sustain and promote these species. Some farmers are now raising native plants that these bees feed from in order to ensure that their farming practices do not negatively affect the native bee population.
920:
Schwarz, M. P. et al. (2007). "Changing
Paradigms in Insect Social Evolution: Insights from Halictine and Allodapine Bees". Annual Review of Entomology 52: 127–150. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.51.110104.15095.
769:
is considered a solitary bee. These types of bees exhibit solitary behavior, where a female raises the entire brood by herself and lives alone in her own nest. This behavior could have evolved from
947:
Wcislo, W. T. (1997). Social interactions and behavioral context in a largely solitary bee, Lasioglossum (Dialictus) figueresi (Hymenoptera, Halictidae), 44, 199-208. Retrieved from
907:
Gibbs, J. (2010). Revision of the metallic species of
Lasioglossum (Dialictus)in Canada (Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Halictini). Zootaxa; 2591, 346-351. cited in Eaton, E., (2008)
983:
Gibbs, J. (2011). Revision of the metallic
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) of eastern North America (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini.) Zootaxa. cited in Eaton, E., (2008)
972:
Gibbs, J. (2011). Revision of the metallic
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) of eastern North America (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini.) Zootaxa. 3073: 207. Retrieved from
1222:
324:, which has narrowly-spaced punctures. Though the abdomen has punctures as well, it does not have a bronze-colored reflection and is not smooth and shiny. The
929:
Danforth, B. N. et al. (2008). "Phylogeny of
Halictidae with emphasis on endemic African Halictinae" (PDF). Apidologie 39: 86–101. doi:10.1051/apido:2008002.
841:
Mitchell, T.B. 1960 Bees of the
Eastern United States. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin No. 141. cited in Eaton, E., (2008)
1170:
1196:
827:"Phylogeny of Eusocial Lasioglossum Reveals Multiple Losses of Eusociality within a Primitively Eusocial Clade of Bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)"
1281:
1286:
1058:
883:"Flowering Plants Visited by Lasioglossum vierecki in Illinois from Insect Visitors of Illinois Wildflowers - Encyclopedia of Life"
1201:
882:
968:
966:
562:
312:, and pits touching the scutellum. There are several other differences from bees that have similar colored abdomen. Its
45:
1118:
996:
THE MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. (2008). THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST. THE MICHIGAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY; 41, 157.
959:
341:
309:
1227:
1109:
948:
826:
710:
526:
395:
pollinates several flowers throughout the eastern part of North
America. In New Jersey they have been found on
1057:
Kuehn, F. Coordinator. (2015). Farming for native bees. World Wide Web electronic publication. Retrieved from
265:
259:
880:
Hilty, J. Editor. (2015). Insect
Visitors of Illinois Wildflowers. World Wide Web electronic publication.
1071:
604:
514:
494:
271:
1276:
1123:
532:
520:
508:
349:
308:
can be distinguished by its extremely hairy, orange-yellow abdomen with clear golden yellow hair on its
277:
200:
150:
1157:
791:
and other native bees have become more important for agriculture due to the decline in population of
738:
678:
664:
652:
590:
474:
206:
684:
632:
544:
1214:
866:
618:
550:
313:
40:
289:
1248:
1144:
1040:
1032:
724:
698:
556:
1022:
746:
704:
658:
1253:
1235:
538:
973:
752:
646:
488:
460:
1027:
1010:
340:
are distinguished by extensively yellow legs with a brown tint on the top half of the
32:
1270:
626:
612:
584:
576:
454:
229:
is the largest species within the halictid subfamily and is composed of five tribes.
997:
1149:
672:
570:
127:
938:
Michener, C.D. (2000). The Bees of the World. Johns
Hopkins University Press. 913.
886:
1209:
1183:
1103:
770:
480:
195:
97:
1094:
718:
502:
421:
415:
325:
321:
297:
257:
which is mostly composed of New World species, and is most closely related to
222:
191:
187:
107:
1036:
792:
692:
598:
403:
397:
234:
117:
77:
57:
1044:
1240:
1131:
1088:
876:
874:
732:
640:
468:
433:
353:
345:
1136:
1175:
984:
908:
842:
427:
1188:
810:
various contributors. 2015. Hymenoptera Online (HOL). Available from
87:
67:
1065:
837:
835:
221:
is part of the subfamily Halictinae within the hymenopteran family
409:
369:
317:
296:
288:
1162:
1011:"Secondarily solitary: the evolutionary loss of social behavior"
865:
Lasioglossum Vierecki. (2015). In Discover Life. Retrieved from
811:
1069:
368:
are recognized by their smaller size and many punctures on the
958:
Crawford, J. (1904). Entomological News . Retrieved from
1009:
Wcislo, William T.; Danforth, Bryan N. (1997-01-12).
985:"Species Lasioglossum vierecki - Viereck's Dialictus"
909:"Species Lasioglossum vierecki - Viereck's Dialictus"
843:"Species Lasioglossum vierecki - Viereck's Dialictus"
898:, version (09/2015). (Accessed: September 20, 2015).
1078:
253:is part of the former. It is part of the subgenus
861:
859:
857:
855:
853:
851:
237:, which is made up of over 2000 species. Genus
8:
241:is informally divided into two series: the
1066:
825:Danforth B. N., Conway L., Ji S., (2003).
821:
819:
31:
20:
1026:
442:
803:
779:is active between April and September.
440:In Illinois, they have been found on:
316:is darker on the bottom half, and the
7:
348:, and a very dense, slightly yellow
372:of their middle thoracic segment.
14:
1060:. (Accessed: September 22, 2015).
1015:Trends in Ecology & Evolution
999:. (Accessed: September 22, 2015).
44:
987:(Accessed: September 20, 2015).
911:(Accessed: September 20, 2015).
868:(Accessed: September 20, 2015).
845:(Accessed: September 20, 2015).
285:Description and identification
1:
1028:10.1016/S0169-5347(97)01198-1
563:Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
356:, metasomal terga, and head.
1282:Hymenoptera of North America
293:Front of insect head diagram
1303:
829:Syst. Biol., 52(1), 23–36.
204:) and rattlesnake master (
190:and is part of the family
1287:Insects described in 1904
156:
149:
41:Scientific classification
39:
30:
23:
711:Pycnanthemum virginianum
527:Heterotheca subaxillaris
376:Distribution and habitat
320:reaches the top of the
605:Helianthemum canadense
515:Eupatorium perfoliatum
495:Asclepias verticillata
344:, a pale yellow-brown
302:
301:Hymenoptera morphology
294:
214:Taxonomy and phylogeny
1110:Lasioglossum vierecki
1080:Lasioglossum vierecki
533:Hieracium caespitosum
521:Euthamia graminifolia
509:Eupatorium altissimum
300:
292:
219:Lasioglossum vierecki
201:Euthamia graminifolia
175:Lasioglossum vierecki
160:Lasioglossum vierecki
25:Lasioglossum vierecki
762:Behavior and ecology
739:Rubus allegheniensis
679:Hypericum perforatum
665:Tephrosia virginiana
653:Desmodium glutinosum
591:Triodanis perfoliata
475:Eryngium yuccifolium
207:Eryngium yuccifolium
685:Hypericum punctatum
633:Euphorbia corollata
545:Solidago canadensis
619:Commelina communis
551:Solidago nemoralis
303:
295:
180:Dialictus vierecki
1264:
1263:
1249:Open Tree of Life
1072:Taxon identifiers
759:
758:
725:Oenothera biennis
699:Monarda fistulosa
557:Solidago speciosa
233:is part of tribe
184:Halictus vierecki
171:
170:
1294:
1257:
1256:
1244:
1243:
1231:
1230:
1218:
1217:
1205:
1204:
1192:
1191:
1179:
1178:
1166:
1165:
1153:
1152:
1140:
1139:
1127:
1126:
1114:
1113:
1112:
1099:
1098:
1097:
1067:
1061:
1055:
1049:
1048:
1030:
1006:
1000:
994:
988:
981:
975:
970:
961:
956:
950:
945:
939:
936:
930:
927:
921:
918:
912:
905:
899:
897:
895:
894:
885:. Archived from
878:
869:
863:
846:
839:
830:
823:
814:
808:
783:Human importance
747:Scrophulariaceae
705:Monarda punctata
659:Lupinus perennis
443:
178:, also known as
162:
142:L. vierecki
49:
48:
35:
21:
1302:
1301:
1297:
1296:
1295:
1293:
1292:
1291:
1267:
1266:
1265:
1260:
1252:
1247:
1239:
1236:Observation.org
1234:
1226:
1221:
1213:
1208:
1200:
1195:
1187:
1182:
1174:
1169:
1161:
1156:
1148:
1143:
1135:
1130:
1122:
1117:
1108:
1107:
1102:
1093:
1092:
1087:
1074:
1064:
1056:
1052:
1021:(12): 468–474.
1008:
1007:
1003:
995:
991:
982:
978:
971:
964:
957:
953:
946:
942:
937:
933:
928:
924:
919:
915:
906:
902:
892:
890:
881:
879:
872:
864:
849:
840:
833:
824:
817:
809:
805:
801:
785:
764:
539:Rudbeckia hirta
390:
388:Flowers visited
378:
362:
334:
287:
245:series and the
216:
167:
164:
158:
145:
43:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1300:
1298:
1290:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1269:
1268:
1262:
1261:
1259:
1258:
1245:
1232:
1219:
1206:
1193:
1180:
1167:
1154:
1141:
1128:
1115:
1100:
1084:
1082:
1076:
1075:
1070:
1063:
1062:
1050:
1001:
989:
976:
962:
951:
940:
931:
922:
913:
900:
870:
847:
831:
815:
802:
800:
797:
784:
781:
763:
760:
757:
756:
753:Besseya bullii
749:
743:
742:
735:
729:
728:
721:
715:
714:
695:
689:
688:
675:
669:
668:
647:Dalea purpurea
643:
637:
636:
629:
623:
622:
615:
609:
608:
601:
595:
594:
587:
581:
580:
573:
567:
566:
505:
499:
498:
491:
489:Asclepiadaceae
485:
484:
471:
465:
464:
461:Rhus copallina
457:
451:
450:
447:
389:
386:
377:
374:
361:
358:
333:
330:
286:
283:
215:
212:
169:
168:
166:Crawford, 1904
165:
154:
153:
147:
146:
139:
137:
133:
132:
125:
121:
120:
115:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
95:
91:
90:
85:
81:
80:
75:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
37:
36:
28:
27:
16:Species of bee
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1299:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1274:
1272:
1255:
1250:
1246:
1242:
1237:
1233:
1229:
1224:
1220:
1216:
1211:
1207:
1203:
1198:
1194:
1190:
1185:
1181:
1177:
1172:
1168:
1164:
1159:
1155:
1151:
1146:
1142:
1138:
1133:
1129:
1125:
1120:
1116:
1111:
1105:
1101:
1096:
1090:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1081:
1077:
1073:
1068:
1059:
1054:
1051:
1046:
1042:
1038:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1012:
1005:
1002:
998:
993:
990:
986:
980:
977:
974:
969:
967:
963:
960:
955:
952:
949:
944:
941:
935:
932:
926:
923:
917:
914:
910:
904:
901:
889:on 2015-09-26
888:
884:
877:
875:
871:
867:
862:
860:
858:
856:
854:
852:
848:
844:
838:
836:
832:
828:
822:
820:
816:
812:
807:
804:
798:
796:
794:
790:
782:
780:
778:
774:
772:
768:
761:
755:
754:
750:
748:
745:
744:
741:
740:
736:
734:
731:
730:
727:
726:
722:
720:
717:
716:
713:
712:
707:
706:
701:
700:
696:
694:
691:
690:
687:
686:
681:
680:
676:
674:
671:
670:
667:
666:
661:
660:
655:
654:
649:
648:
644:
642:
639:
638:
635:
634:
630:
628:
627:Euphorbiaceae
625:
624:
621:
620:
616:
614:
613:Commelinaceae
611:
610:
607:
606:
602:
600:
597:
596:
593:
592:
588:
586:
585:Campanulaceae
583:
582:
579:
578:
577:Arabis lyrata
574:
572:
569:
568:
565:
564:
559:
558:
553:
552:
547:
546:
541:
540:
535:
534:
529:
528:
523:
522:
517:
516:
511:
510:
506:
504:
501:
500:
497:
496:
492:
490:
487:
486:
483:
482:
477:
476:
472:
470:
467:
466:
463:
462:
458:
456:
455:Anacardiaceae
453:
452:
448:
445:
444:
441:
438:
436:
435:
430:
429:
424:
423:
418:
417:
412:
411:
406:
405:
400:
399:
394:
387:
385:
382:
375:
373:
371:
367:
359:
357:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
331:
329:
327:
323:
319:
315:
311:
307:
299:
291:
284:
282:
280:
279:
274:
273:
268:
267:
266:L. umbripenne
262:
261:
260:L. gundlachii
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
213:
211:
209:
208:
203:
202:
197:
194:of the order
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
176:
163:
161:
155:
152:
151:Binomial name
148:
144:
143:
138:
135:
134:
131:
130:
126:
123:
122:
119:
116:
113:
112:
109:
106:
103:
102:
99:
96:
93:
92:
89:
86:
83:
82:
79:
76:
73:
72:
69:
66:
63:
62:
59:
56:
53:
52:
47:
42:
38:
34:
29:
26:
22:
19:
1277:Lasioglossum
1079:
1053:
1018:
1014:
1004:
992:
979:
954:
943:
934:
925:
916:
903:
891:. Retrieved
887:the original
806:
788:
786:
776:
775:
766:
765:
751:
737:
723:
709:
703:
697:
683:
677:
673:Hypericaceae
663:
657:
651:
645:
631:
617:
603:
589:
575:
571:Brassicaceae
561:
555:
549:
543:
537:
531:
525:
519:
513:
507:
493:
479:
473:
459:
439:
432:
426:
420:
414:
408:
402:
396:
392:
391:
380:
379:
365:
363:
337:
335:
305:
304:
276:
270:
264:
258:
254:
250:
247:Hemihalictus
246:
243:Lasioglossum
242:
239:Lasioglossum
238:
230:
226:
218:
217:
205:
199:
186:, is a sand
183:
179:
174:
173:
172:
159:
157:
141:
140:
129:Lasioglossum
128:
24:
18:
1210:NatureServe
1184:iNaturalist
1104:Wikispecies
789:L. vierecki
777:L. vierecki
771:eusociality
767:L. vierecki
481:Zizia aurea
393:L. vierecki
381:L. vierecki
366:L. vierecki
338:L. vierecki
306:L. vierecki
278:L. tegulare
251:L. vierecki
249:, of which
231:L. vierecki
227:L. vierecki
196:Hymenoptera
98:Hymenoptera
1271:Categories
893:2015-09-22
799:References
793:honey bees
719:Onagraceae
503:Asteraceae
422:Helianthus
416:Specularia
322:metathorax
255:Dialictus,
223:Halictidae
192:Halictidae
108:Halictidae
78:Arthropoda
1037:0169-5347
693:Lamiaceae
599:Cistaceae
404:Hydrangea
398:Ceanothus
326:mesonotum
310:scutellum
272:L. parvum
235:Halictini
188:sweat bee
136:Species:
118:Halictini
64:Kingdom:
58:Eukaryota
1215:2.882129
1132:BugGuide
1095:Q2295583
1089:Wikidata
1045:21238162
733:Rosaceae
641:Fabaceae
469:Apiaceae
449:Species
434:Solidago
354:mesosoma
350:tomentum
346:metasoma
314:antennae
104:Family:
74:Phylum:
68:Animalia
54:Domain:
1176:1354052
1163:2744720
446:Family
428:Monarda
352:on the
342:clypeus
336:Female
332:Females
124:Genus:
114:Tribe:
94:Order:
88:Insecta
84:Class:
1241:174644
1202:759541
1189:199077
1137:183939
1043:
1035:
787:Since
431:, and
370:scutum
275:, and
1254:38922
1228:88499
1150:6P28Q
1124:16328
410:Rubus
364:Male
360:Males
318:rugae
1223:NCBI
1197:ITIS
1171:GBIF
1119:BOLD
1041:PMID
1033:ISSN
182:and
1158:EoL
1145:CoL
1023:doi
437:.
210:).
1273::
1251::
1238::
1225::
1212::
1199::
1186::
1173::
1160::
1147::
1134::
1121::
1106::
1091::
1039:.
1031:.
1019:12
1017:.
1013:.
965:^
873:^
850:^
834:^
818:^
813:.
773:.
708:,
702:,
682:,
662:,
656:,
650:,
560:,
554:,
548:,
542:,
536:,
530:,
524:,
518:,
512:,
478:,
425:,
419:,
413:,
407:,
401:,
281:.
269:,
263:,
225:.
1047:.
1025::
896:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
