Halictus confusus arapahonum Cockerell, 1906
Properties
Scientific Name: Halictus confusus arapahonum Cockerell, 1906
Common Name: Arapaho Metallic-Furrow Bee
Taxonomy
Halictus arapahonum Cockerell, 1906: 316 [♀].
Holotype ♀. USA, Colorado, Boulder, 4 June 1905, by W.P. Cockerell [USNM no. 27990].
Halictus provancheri nearcticus Cockerell, 1911: 661 (not Halictus nearcticus Vachal, 1904).
Halictus (Chloralictus) olivarius Sandhouse, 1924: 10 [♀]. Synonymy of H. confusus Smith, 1853 by Sandhouse (1924: 34); of H. confusus arapahonum Cockerell, 1906 by Michener (1951: 1105).
Holotype ♀. USA, Colorado, Jumbo Reservoir, 9 miles east of Crook, 12 August 1921, by G.A. Sandhouse [USNM no. 26399].
Taxonomic notes: Sandhouse (1941: 34) was the first to place Halictus arapahonum Cockerell, 1906 into synonymy under H. confusus Smith, 1853; Michener (1951: 1105) agreed, though recognized it as a valid subspecies.
Cockerell (1911: 661) compared dusky winged populations of H. provancheri Dalla Torre, 1896 [= H. confusus Smith, s. str.] from the Atlantic coast to specimens from Illinois, the latter with clearer wings with a light amber stigma which he felt should be called H. provancheri nearcticus (Vachal); Michener (1951: 1055) felt these specimens were consistent with H. confusus arapahonum, not H. nearcticus Vachal, 1904 [= H. confusus Smith, s. str.].
DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): BOLD:ABX6542
This BIN includes specimens from western North American, including YT, BC, AB, MB, and is presumed to correspond with this subspecies.
Distribution in Canada: Michener 1951 [BC]; Hurd 1979 [BC]; Ebmer 1988b [BC].
References
Cockerell TDA (1906) Descriptions and records of bees.—IX. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 7 17(99): 306-317.https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930608562528
Hurd PD (1979) Superfamily Apoidea. In: Krombein KV, Hurd Jr PD, Smith DR, Burks BD (Eds) Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 2735 pp.
Sandhouse GA (1924) New North American species of bees belonging to the genus Halictus (Chloralictus). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 65: 1-43.
Sandhouse GA (1941) The American bees of the subgenus Halictus. Entomologica Americana 21(1): 23-38.
Michener CD (1951) Family Halictidae. In: Muesebeck CF, Krombein KV, Townes HK (Eds) Hymenoptera of America north of Mexico Synoptic Catalog. 2. United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Monograph, Washington. Pp. 1104-1134.
Cockerell TDA (1911) Bees in the collection of the United States National Museum. 1. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 39(1806): 635-658.
Ebmer AW (1988b) Kritische Liste der nicht-parasitischen Halictidae Österreichs mit Berücksichtigung aller mitteleuropäischen Arten (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 20(2): 527-711.
Sociality: Eusocial
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Polylectic
Wintering Stage: Mated Female
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: British Columbia