Lasioglossum (Dialictus) taylorae Gibbs

Gibbs, Jason, 2011, Revision of the metallic Lasioglossum (Dialictus) of eastern North America (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini), Zootaxa 3073, pp. 1-216 : 195

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.1049595
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scientific name	Lasioglossum (Dialictus) taylorae Gibbs
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Lasioglossum (Dialictus) taylorae Gibbs, 2010b: 321 View Cited Treatment . Ƥ.

Holotype. Ƥ CANADA, Ontario, Lambton Co., N43°13.981ˏ W081°51.90ˏ, 20.vi.2008 (A. Taylor); [ PCYU: ANT 5667]

Diagnosis. Female L. taylorae can be recognised by the following diagnostic combination: head long (length/width ratio = 1.00–1.07), mesoscutal punctures sparse between parapsidal lines (i=1–2.5d), mesepisternum obscurely punctate, metapostnotal rugae reaching only 2/3–3/4 distance to posterior margin, metasomal terga polished brown, T1 fan with wide dorsal opening, T2–T3 with small basolateral patches of tomentum, and T2 apical impressed area punctate. They are most similar to L. planatum , which has T2 apical impressed area impunctate.

Male unknown.

Range. Ontario south to Virginia, west to Wisconsin. USA: CT, DC, MA, ME, MI, VA, WI. CANADA: ON.

DNA Barcode. Available. Multiple haplotypes.

Comments. Uncommon.

Lasioglossum taylorae belongs to the L. viridatum species group.