Revision of the metallic Lasioglossum (Dialictus) of eastern North America (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini) Author Gibbs, Jason text Zootaxa 2011 2011-10-28 3073 1 216 journal article 31531 10.5281/zenodo.1049595 1a985cc7-af57-45e9-a988-c3beda3c15b4 1175-5326 1049595 B5AF6DF4-D3A7-4942-A94F-CC051D8074CF 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) .