Revision of the metallic Lasioglossum (Dialictus) of eastern North America (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini)
Author
Gibbs, Jason
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-10-28
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Lasioglossum
(
Dialictus
)
lepidii
(Graenicher)
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
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)
.