The large species of Homalictus and related Halictinae from the New Guinea area (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 2693

By

Michener, Charles D. (Charles Duncan), 1918-2015

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, N.Y, American Museum of Natural History, c1980

Notes

Title from caption.

"January 29, 1980."

"Several species of Homalictus and the related genus Urohalictus are markedly larger than other Homalictus. All these large species (all but one of which are new) occur at moderate to high altitudes in New Guinea or nearby islands, regions where other moderate-sized to large Halictinae are almost absent except for Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes?) permetallicum Michener. Five related new species (Homalictus megalochilus, H. torulosus, H. pelorodontus, H. umbonis, and H. sedlaceki) constitute the new subgenus Papualictus. The other large forms of Homalictus seem to have been independently derived, presumably from different small ancestors. Such large species are H. tricolor Michener and the new species H. hirashimai and H. ocellaris. Urohalictus lieftincki, new species, is an extraordinary bee related to Homalictus and Lasioglossum; it is possibly parasitic although one cannot be certain of this in the ansence of females"--P. [1].

Subjects

Bees , Classification , Halictinae , Homalictus , Insects , New Guinea

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.2693, 1980

Language

English

Identifiers

LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/80107858
OCLC: 6448189