Lasioglossum (Dialictus) lepidii (Graenicher)

Gibbs, Jason, 2011, Revision of the metallic Lasioglossum (Dialictus) of eastern North America (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini), Zootaxa 3073, pp. 1-216 : 130

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scientific name	Lasioglossum (Dialictus) lepidii (Graenicher)
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Treatment

Halictus (Chloralictus) lepidii Graenicher, 1927: 204 . Ƥ 3.

Holotype. Ƥ USA, Florida, South Miami, 20.iv.1927 (S. Graenicher); [ NMNH:]. Examined.

Taxonomy. Michener, 1951: Lasioglossum (Chloralictus) lepidii , p. 1114 (catalogue); Mitchell, 1960: Dialictus tegularis Ƥ3, p. 423 (synonymy); Gibbs, 2009a: Lasioglossum (Dialictus) lepidii Ƥ3, p. 22 (redescription, key).

Diagnosis. Both sexes of L. lepidii have tegula enlarged and strongly punctate with strong posterior angle ( Fig. 7 View FIGURE 7 A). Female L. lepidii are most similar to L. tegulare but have extensive tomentum on the paraocular area. Male L. lepidii have the clypeus nearly entirely obscured by tomentum whereas similar species have the clypeus nearly bare.

Range. Florida.

DNA Barcode. Available. Multiple sequences.

Comments. Uncommon.

Until recently, L. lepidii was considered a junior synonym of L. tegulare . For a complete taxonomic treatment see Gibbs (2009a).