Augochlorella Sandhouse, 1937

Portman, Zachary M., Arduser, Mike, Lane, Ian G. & Cariveau, Daniel P., 2022, A review of the Augochloropsis (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) and keys to the shiny green Halictinae of the midwestern United States, ZooKeys 1130, pp. 103-152 : 103

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1130.86413

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C8FFC906-D96F-43AC-A5B9-FB21B6E27C33

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Augochlorella Sandhouse
status

 

Genus Augochlorella Sandhouse

Diagnosis.

The genus Augochlorella can be recognized by the combination of a normal oval-shaped tegula (as in Fig. 1B View Figure 1 ), the incomplete carina on the rear face of the propodeum (Fig. 2D View Figure 2 ), and the lack of a protruding paraocular lobe (Fig. 3D, F View Figure 3 ). Females lack the keel on S1 seen in Augochlora and they have simple hind tibial spurs. Males are quite similar to Augochlora , but Augochlorella males have the S4 apical margin weakly to strongly concave, versus straight in Augochlora . In addition, Augochlorella males lack distinct punctures on the rear of the propodeum (Fig. 2D View Figure 2 ) compared to Augochlora males which do have distinct punctures (Fig. 3B View Figure 3 ). Some Augochlorella are more of a greenish-bronze color.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Halictidae