Lasioglossum zephyrum

Lasioglossum zephyrum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Genus: Lasioglossum
Species: L. zephyrum
Binomial name
Lasioglossum zephyrum
(Smith, 1853)[1]

Lasioglossum zephyrum is a sweat bee of the family Halictidae, found in the U.S. and Canada. It is known to be a primitively eusocial bee,[2] although it may be facultatively solitary.[1][3] The species nests in underground burrows. The bee has been observed forcing open unbloomed flowers of species Xyris tennesseensis to extract the pollen, to ensure first and exclusive access.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Species Lasioglossum zephyrum". BugGuide. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  2. ↑ Batra, S. W. T. 1966. The life cycle and behavior of the primitively social bee Lasioglossum zephyrum (Halictidae). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 46:359-423.
  3. ↑ Interactions in Colonies of Primitively Social Bees: Artificial Colonies of Lasioglossum zephyrum. PNAS. Retrieved 08-27-2011.
  4. ↑ Wall, M. A.; Teem, A. P.; Boyd, R. S. (Mar 2002). "Floral Manipulation by Lassioglosssum zephyrum (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Ensures First Access to Floral Rewards by Initiating Premature Anthesis of Xyris tennesseenis (Xyridaceae) Flowers". Florida Entomologist 85 (1): 290–291. doi:10.1653/0015-4040(2002)085[0290:fmblzh]2.0.co;2. Retrieved 2011-08-28.

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