Lasioglossum trigeminum Gibbs, 2011
Properties
Scientific Name: Lasioglossum trigeminum Gibbs, 2011
Common Name: Triplet Sweat Bee
Taxonomy
Lasioglossum (Dialictus) trigeminum Gibbs, 2011: 201 [♀, ♂].
Holotype ♀. USA, Indiana, Jackson Co., N38.8799 W086.056, 26 July 2003, by S.W. Droege [PCYU].
Taxomonic notes: At least some of the specimens of Lasioglossum versatum (Lovell, 1905) vouchered from the behavioural studies of Michener (1966) were this species (Gibbs 2011: 205); Gibbs (2010, 2011) indicated that the latter name has likley been misapplied regularly.
DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): BOLD:AAB2245
Distriution in Canada: Normandin et al. 2017 [QC].
Though recorded from Canada [QC] by Normandin et al. (2017), L. trigeminum Gibbs, 2011 was not included in the emended key to Canadian species by Gardner and Gibbs (2021).
Body length: ♀ 4.8 - 5.8 mm ♂ 4.9 mm
Forewing length: ♀ 3.5 - 3.9 mm ♂ 3.5 mm
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
Normandin É, Vereecken NJ, Buddle CM, Fournier V (2017) Taxonomic and functional trait diversity of wild bees in different urban settings. PeerJ 5: e3051.https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3051
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
Michener CD (1966) The bionomics of a primitively social bee, Lasioglossum versatum (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 39(2): 193-218.https://www.jstor.org/stable/25083507
Sociality: Eusocial
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Polylectic
Wintering Stage: Mated Female
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Quebec
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains