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Lasioglossum timothyi Gibbs, 2010

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Scientific Name: Lasioglossum timothyi Gibbs, 2010

Common Name: Timothy's Sweat Bee

Taxonomy

*Lasioglossum (Dialictus) timothyi Gibbs, 2010: 333 [♀, ♂].

     Holotype . CANADA, Ontario, Norfolk Co., Turkey Point Provincial Park, N42°42.227´ W080°19.877´, 7–20 June 2006, by A. Taylor [PCYU].

 

DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): BOLD:AAE1693

 Distribution in Canada: Gibbs 2010 [MB, ON, NB], 2011 [MB, ON, NB, NS]; Sheffield et al. 2014 [MB]; Gibbs et al. 2023 [MB]; Discover Life [PE]

References

Gibbs J (2010) Revision of the metallic species of Lasioglossum (Dialictus) in Canada (Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Halictini). Zootaxa 2591: 1-382.https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2591.1.1

Gibbs J (2011) Revision of the metallic Lasioglossum (Dialictus) of eastern North America (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini). Zootaxa 3073: 1-216.https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3073.1.1

Sheffield CS, Frier SD, Dumesh D (2014) The bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Prairies Ecozone, with comparisons to other grasslands of Canada. In: Giberson DJ, Cárcamo HA (Eds) Arthropods of Canadian Grasslands (Volume 4): Biodiversity and Systematics Part 2. 4. Biological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, 479 pp. [ISBN 978-0-9689321-7-9].https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.3752/9780968932179.ch11

Gibbs J, Hanuschuk E, Miller R, Dubois M, Martini M, Robinson S, Nakagawa P, Sheffield CS, Onuferko T (2023) A checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Manitoba, Canada. The Canadian Entomologist 155: E3.https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2022.45

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

Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Baptisia sp.

Distribution: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario
Ecozone: Atlantic Maritime, Boreal Shield, Mixwood Plains, Prairie