Biology:Augochloropsis viridula
| Augochloropsis viridula | |
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| A dry specimen with its wings splayed out | |
Invalid status (NatureServe)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Halictidae |
| Genus: | Augochloropsis |
| Species: | A. viridula
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| Binomial name | |
| Augochloropsis viridula (Smith, 1853)
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Augochloropsis viridula, the northeastern sweat bee, is a brilliant green species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.[2]
Description
The fringe hairs of the northeastern sweat bee is about the same length as the metasomal hairs. Two to four puncture widths separate the terga.[3]
Range
It can be primarily found in the Midwestern United States as well as Canada where it coincides with the similar-looking Metallic epauletted-sweat bee. Though, it is not found as far out as in Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska.[3][4][1]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by British entomologist, Frederick Smith in 1853.
In 2022, researchers from the University of Minnesota conducted a taxonomy study, which concluded in Augochloropsis metallica being split into five distinct taxa, A. metallica, Augochloropsis cuprea, Augochloropsis fulgida, Augochloropsis fulvofimbriata, and A. viridula. A. viridula had been historically referred to as Augochloropsis metallica fulgida, however the researchers concluded it was a separate species and resurrected its original description, A. viridula.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1274435/Augochloropsis_viridula.
- ↑ Citizen science observations for Northeastern Sweat Bee (Augochloropsis viridula) at iNaturalist
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Portman, Zachary M.; Arduser, Mike; Lane, Ian G.; Cariveau, Daniel P. (2022-11-18). "A review of the Augochloropsis (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) and keys to the shiny green Halictinae of the midwestern United States" (in en). ZooKeys (1130): 103–152. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1130.86413. ISSN 1313-2970. PMID 36761018. Bibcode: 2022ZooK.1130..103P.
- ↑ "Augochloropsis viridula (Smith, 1853) | Bees of Canada, a Royal Saskatchewan Museum Initiative". https://www.beesofcanada.com/species/augochloropsis-viridula-smith-1853.
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