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Lasioglossum packeri Gibbs, 2010

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Scientific Name: Lasioglossum packeri Gibbs, 2010

Common Name: Packer s Sweat Bee

Taxonomy

Lasioglossum (Dialictus) packeri Gibbs, 2010: 230 [♀,♂‚]

     Holotype ♀. CANADA, Saskatchewan, Grassland National Park, prairie, N49.0711 W106.52935, 830 m, 4 June 2007, by H. Goulet, C. Boudreault & J. Fernandez [PCYU].

 

References

Gibbs J (2010) Revision of the metallic species of Lasioglossum (Dialictus) in Canada (Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Halictini). Zootaxa 2591: 1‑382.

Body length: ♀ ♀ 3.97-4.39 mm; ♂‚ 3.36-4.09 mm

Forewing length: ♀ ♀ 1.34-1.61 mm; ♂‚ 2.26-2.50 mm

Sociality: Presumed Eusocial
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Polylectic
Wintering Stage: Mated Female

Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Grindelia squarrosa, Escobaria vivipara, Sphaeralcea coccinea

Distribution: Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Prairie

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