Lasioglossum onuferkoi Gardner and Gibbs, 2021
Properties
Scientific Name: Lasioglossum onuferkoi Gardner and Gibbs, 2021
Common Name: Onuferko\'s Sweat Bee
Taxonomy
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) onuferkoi Gardner and Gibbs, 2021 [♀, ♂].
Holotype ♀. CANADA, Saskatchewan, Great Sand Hills NW (active dune), 50.6834°N, 109.2901°W, 6 August 2019, by T.M. Onuferko [CMNC].
Taxonomic notes: This species shows an affinity to Lasioglossum sheffieldi Gibbs, 2010, and L. yukonae Gibbs, 2010 [both assigned to BOLD:ACF5692] though is genetically distinct (Gardner and Gibbs 2021), though all three form part of a monophyletic subgroup within the L. perdifficle (Cockerell, 1895) species complex with L. ebmerellum Gibbs, 2010 [BOLD:AAD7578], L. perpunctatum (Ellis, 1913) [BOLD:AAC1122], and L. marinum (Crawford, 1904) [BOLD:AAD0611] (Gardner and Gibbs 2023), the latter not occurring in Canada.
DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): BOLD:AAX0151
Distribution in Canada: Gardner and Gibbs 2021 [AB, SK].
This species appears to be endemic to the sand hills and dunes of southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta (Gardner and Gibbs 2021).
References
Gardner J, Gibbs J (2021) New and little-known Canadian Lasioglossum (Dialictus) (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) and an emended key to species. The Canadian Entomologist 154(1), E3.https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2021.47
Sociality: Presumed Eusocial
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Polylectic
Wintering Stage: Mated Female
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Alberta, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Prairie