Discovery of the males of Lasioglossum (Eickwortia) hienae and L. (E.) alexanderi, with new distributional records for the species (Apoidea, Halictidae)

By

Hinojosa-Diaz, Ismael
Martinez-Cervantes, A. Celeste
Gibbs, Jason

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1228

Pages

53--67

Subjects

Costa Rica , Description , identification key , Mexico , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1228.136718

 

Abstract

Within the diverse genus Lasioglossum, the subgenus Eickwortia as currently understood, encompasses three characteristic species from mountainous areas in Mexico and Central America. Prior to this work only Lasioglossum (Eickwortia) nycteris had descriptions for both male and female. Here we describe and illustrate the previously unknown males of L. (E.) hienae and L. (E.) alexanderi, providing new distributional data for both species, and an updated species identification key for the group.