In
biology
Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...
, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family
Halictidae
Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. Halictid species are an extremely diverse group that can vary greatly in appearance. These bees occur all over the world and are found on every contine ...
, distributed widely throughout the
Eastern Hemisphere
The Eastern Hemisphere is the half of the planet Earth which is east of the prime meridian (which crosses Greenwich, London, United Kingdom) and west of the antimeridian (which crosses the Pacific Ocean and relatively little land from pole to pol ...
though absent from
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of hair on the margins of the
metasoma
The metasoma is the posterior part of the body, or tagma, of arthropods whose body is composed of three parts, the other two being the prosoma and the mesosoma. In insects, it contains most of the digestive tract, respiratory system, and circula ...
l segments.
Description and biology
Members of this genus are important
pollinators
A pollinator is an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower. This helps to bring about fertilization of the ovules in the flower by the male gametes from the pollen grains.
Insects are the maj ...
of plants, especially
grasses
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and ...
,
in fact 5 species of this genus from
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
are recorded to gather grass
pollen
Pollen is a powdery substance produced by seed plants. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametophyt ...
, with four doing so exclusively. They often have more slender bodies relative to other
nomiine bees.
Species
* ''
Lipotriches ablusa''
(Cockerell, 1931)
* ''
Lipotriches acaciae
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Cockerell, 1935)
* ''
Lipotriches adelaidella
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Cockerell, 1910)
* ''
Lipotriches aenea
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches aenescens
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands o ...
''
(Friese, 1912)
* ''
Lipotriches aerata
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches alberti
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Cockerell, 1942)
* ''
Lipotriches albitarsis
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Friese, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches alboscopacea
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Friese, 1917)
* ''
Lipotriches alternata
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Cockerell, 1942)
* ''
Lipotriches amatha
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Cockerell, 1935)
* ''
Lipotriches analis
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands o ...
''
(Friese, 1924)
* ''
Lipotriches analis
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands o ...
''
(Benoist, 1964)
* ''
Lipotriches andrei''
(Vachal, 1897)
* ''
Lipotriches antennata''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches apicata''
(Cockerell, 1936)
* ''
Lipotriches argentifrons''
(Smith, 1862)
* ''
Lipotriches armatipes''
(Friese, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches armatula''
(Dalla Torre, 1896)
* ''
Lipotriches arnoldi''
(Friese, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches aurata''
(Bingham, 1897)
* ''
Lipotriches aureohirta''
(Cameron, 1898)
* ''
Lipotriches aureotecta''
(Cockerell, 1931)
* ''
Lipotriches aurifrons''
(Smith, 1853)
* ''
Lipotriches austella''
(Hirashima, 1978)
* ''
Lipotriches australica''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches azarensis''
(Cockerell, 1932)
* ''
Lipotriches babindensis''
(Cockerell, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches bantarica''
(Cockerell, 1919)
* ''
Lipotriches basipicta''
(Wickwar, 1908)
* ''
Lipotriches bechuanella''
(Cockerell, 1939)
* ''
Lipotriches bequaertiella''
(Cockerell, 1942)
* ''
Lipotriches betsilei''
(Saussure, 1890)
* ''
Lipotriches bicarinata''
(Cameron, 1903)
* ''
Lipotriches bigibba''
(Saussure, 1890)
* ''
Lipotriches blandula''
(Vachal, 1903)
* ''
Lipotriches bombayensis''
(Cameron, 1908)
* ''
Lipotriches brachysoma
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Schletterer, 1891)
* ''
Lipotriches brevipennis''
(Friese, 1915)
* ''
Lipotriches brisbanensis''
(Cockerell, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches brooksi''
(Pauly, 1991)
* ''
Lipotriches burmica''
(Cockerell, 1920)
* ''
Lipotriches ceratina''
(Smith, 1857)
* ''
Lipotriches cheesmanae''
(Michener, 1965)
* ''
Lipotriches chilwensis''
(Cockerell, 1939)
* ''
Lipotriches cincticauda''
(Cockerell, 1943)
* ''
Lipotriches cinerascens''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches circumnitens''
(Cockerell, 1946)
* ''
Lipotriches cirrita''
(Vachal, 1903)
* ''
Lipotriches clavata''
(Smith, 1853)
* ''
Lipotriches clavicornis''
(Warncke, 1980)
* ''
Lipotriches clavisetis''
(Vachal, 1910)
* ''
Lipotriches clypeata
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches collaris''
(Vachal, 1903)
* ''
Lipotriches crassula
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Vachal, 1903)
* ''
Lipotriches cribrosa''
(Spinola, 1843)
* ''
Lipotriches crocodilensis''
(Pauly, 1990)
* ''
Lipotriches cubitalis
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Vachal, 1897)
* ''
Lipotriches cyanella''
(Cockerell, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches dentipes''
(Friese, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches dentiventris''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches derema''
(Strand, 1914)
* ''
Lipotriches desolata''
(Cockerell, 1941)
* ''
Lipotriches digitata''
(Friese, 1909)
* ''
Lipotriches dimissa
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Cockerell, 1921)
* ''
Lipotriches doddii
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Cockerell, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches dominarum''
(Cockerell, 1932)
* ''
Lipotriches echinata''
(Friese, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches edirisinghei''
Pauly, 2006
* ''
Lipotriches elongata''
(Friese, 1914)
* ''
Lipotriches elongatula''
(Cockerell, 1915)
* ''
Lipotriches erimae''
(Friese, 1909)
* ''
Lipotriches esakii''
(Hirashima, 1961)
* ''
Lipotriches ethioparca''
(Cockerell, 1935)
* ''
Lipotriches exagens''
(Walker, 1860)
* ''
Lipotriches excellens''
(Cockerell, 1929)
* ''
Lipotriches femorata''
(Friese, 1936)
* ''
Lipotriches ferricauda''
(Cockerell, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches fervida''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches fimbriata''
(Vachal, 1897)
* ''
Lipotriches flavitarsis''
(Friese, 1909)
* ''
Lipotriches flavoviridis''
(Cockerell, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches floralis''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches fortior''
(Cockerell, 1929)
* ''
Lipotriches frenchi''
(Cockerell, 1912)
* ''
Lipotriches friesei''
(Magretti, 1899)
* ''
Lipotriches fruhstorferi''
(Pérez, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches fulvinerva''
(Cameron, 1907)
* ''
Lipotriches fulvohirta''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches fumipennis''
(Pauly, 2001)
* ''
Lipotriches generosa''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches geophila''
(Cockerell, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches gilberti''
(Cockerell, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches goniognatha''
(Cockerell, 1919)
* ''
Lipotriches gracilipes''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches gratiosa''
(Friese, 1914)
* ''
Lipotriches grisella''
(Cockerell, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches (Lipotriches) guihongi'' (Zhang et al, 2022)
* ''
Lipotriches guineensis''
(Strand, 1912)
* ''
Lipotriches guluensis''
(Cockerell, 1943)
* ''
Lipotriches halictella''
(Cockerell, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches hippophila''
(Cockerell, 1910)
* ''
Lipotriches hirsutissima''
(Cockerell, 1935)
* ''
Lipotriches hirsutula''
(Cockerell, 1947)
* ''
Lipotriches hylaeoides''
(Gerstäcker, 1857)
* ''
Lipotriches hypodonta''
(Cockerell, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches inaequalis''
(Cockerell, 1931)
* ''
Lipotriches inamoena''
(Benoist, 1950)
* ''
Lipotriches jacobsoni''
(Friese, 1914)
* ''
Lipotriches johannis''
(Cockerell, 1946)
* ''
Lipotriches kabindana''
(Strand, 1920)
* ''
Lipotriches kamerunensis''
(Friese, 1916)
* ''
Lipotriches kampalana''
(Cockerell, 1935)
* ''
Lipotriches kangrae''
(Nurse, 1904)
* ''
Lipotriches kankauana''
(Strand, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches kasoutina''
(Cockerell, 1943)
* ''
Lipotriches katonana''
(Strand, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches kondeana''
(Strand, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches krombeini''
(Hirashima, 1978)
* ''
Lipotriches kurandina''
(Cockerell, 1910)
* ''
Lipotriches lactinea''
(Vachal, 1903)
* ''
Lipotriches lamellicornis''
(Friese, 1911)
* ''
Lipotriches langi''
(Cockerell, 1932)
* ''
Lipotriches latetibialis''
(Friese, 1924)
* ''
Lipotriches latifacies''
(Strand, 1911)
* ''
Lipotriches lautula''
(Cockerell, 1919)
* ''
Lipotriches leucomelanura''
(Cockerell, 1935)
* ''
Lipotriches ligata''
(Vachal, 1903)
* ''
Lipotriches lubumbashica''
(Cockerell, 1943)
* ''
Lipotriches lucidula''
(Vachal, 1910)
* ''
Lipotriches luridipes''
(Benoist, 1964)
* ''
Lipotriches maai''
(Michener, 1965)
* ''
Lipotriches macropus''
(Friese, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches magniventris''
(Friese, 1914)
* ''
Lipotriches makomensis''
(Strand, 1912)
* ''
Lipotriches meadewaldoi''
(Brauns, 1912)
* ''
Lipotriches medani
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Cockerell, 1942)
* ''
Lipotriches media''
(Benoist, 1964)
* ''
Lipotriches mediorufa''
(Cockerell, 1912)
* ''
Lipotriches melanodonta''
(Cockerell, 1926)
* ''
Lipotriches melanoptera''
(Cockerell, 1910)
* ''
Lipotriches melanosoma''
(Benoist, 1964)
* ''
Lipotriches melvilliana''
(Cockerell, 1929)
* ''
Lipotriches minuta''
(Benoist, 1964)
* ''
Lipotriches minutula''
(Friese, 1909)
* ''
Lipotriches miranda''
(Rayment, 1954)
* ''
Lipotriches modesta''
(Smith, 1862)
* ''
Lipotriches moerens''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches mollis''
(Smith, 1879)
* ''
Lipotriches montana''
(Friese, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches montana''
(Ebmer, 1978)
* ''
Lipotriches morata''
(Cockerell, 1920)
* ''
Lipotriches mozambensis''
(Pauly, 2003)
* ''
Lipotriches muscosa''
(Cockerell, 1910)
* ''
Lipotriches musgravei''
(Cockerell, 1929)
* ''
Lipotriches nana''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches (Maynenomia) nanensis''
(Cockerell, 1929)
* ''
Lipotriches natalensis
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Cockerell, 1916)
* ''
Lipotriches negligenda''
(Dalla Torre, 1896)
* ''
Lipotriches nigra''
(Wu, 1985)
* ''
Lipotriches nitidibasis''
(Cockerell, 1920)
* ''
Lipotriches notabilis''
(Schletterer, 1891)
* ''
Lipotriches notiomorpha''
(Hirashima, 1978)
* ''
Lipotriches nubecula''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches nubilosa''
(Cockerell, 1942)
* ''
Lipotriches nuda''
(Rayment, 1939)
* ''
Lipotriches oberthuerella''
(Saussure, 1890)
* ''
Lipotriches obscura''
(Benoist, 1964)
* ''
Lipotriches odontostoma''
(Cockerell, 1941)
* ''
Lipotriches opacibasis''
(Cockerell, 1935)
* ''
Lipotriches orientalis''
(Friese, 1909)
* ''
Lipotriches pachypoda''
(Cockerell, 1920)
* ''
Lipotriches palavanica''
(Cockerell, 1915)
* ''
Lipotriches pallidibasis''
(Cockerell, 1936)
* ''
Lipotriches pallidicincta''
(Cockerell, 1932)
* ''
Lipotriches pallidiventer''
(Cockerell, 1943)
* ''
Lipotriches panganina''
(Strand, 1911)
* ''
Lipotriches parca''
(Kohl, 1906)
* ''
Lipotriches patellifera''
(Westwood, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches pennata''
(Friese, 1924)
* ''
Lipotriches perlucida''
(Cockerell, 1911)
* ''
Lipotriches petterssoni''
(Pauly, 1991)
* ''
Lipotriches phanerura''
(Cockerell, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches phenacura''
(Cockerell, 1911)
* ''
Lipotriches philippinensis''
(Cockerell, 1915)
* ''
Lipotriches picardi''
(Gribodo, 1894)
* ''
Lipotriches pilipes''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches platycephala''
(Cockerell, 1917)
* ''
Lipotriches pristis''
(Vachal, 1903)
* ''
Lipotriches pseudohalictella''
(Strand, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches pulchricornis''
(Cockerell, 1943)
* ''
Lipotriches pulchriventris''
(Cameron, 1897)
* ''
Lipotriches purnongensis''
(Cockerell, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches quartinae''
(Gribodo, 1884)
* ''
Lipotriches raialii''
(Pauly, 2001)
* ''
Lipotriches rainandriamampandryi''
(Pauly, 2001)
* ''
Lipotriches ranomafanae''
(Pauly, 2001)
* ''
Lipotriches reginae''
(Cockerell, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches regis''
(Cockerell, 1910)
* ''
Lipotriches reichardia''
(Strand, 1911)
* ''
Lipotriches rubella''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches rufipes''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches rufocognita''
(Cockerell, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches rugicollis''
(Friese, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches rustica''
(Westwood, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches ruwenzorica''
(Cockerell, 1935)
* ''
Lipotriches sanguinolenta''
(Friese, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches sansibarica''
(Strand, 1912)
* ''
Lipotriches satelles''
(Cockerell, 1912)
* ''
Lipotriches saussurei''
(Friese, 1902)
* ''
Lipotriches schroederi''
(Strand, 1914)
* ''
Lipotriches scutellata''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches semiaurea''
(Cockerell, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches semihirta''
(Cockerell, 1932)
* ''
Lipotriches semipallida''
(Cockerell, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches senegalicola''
(Strand, 1912)
* ''
Lipotriches setulosa''
(Benoist, 1962)
* ''
Lipotriches shanganiensis''
(Cockerell, 1935)
* ''
Lipotriches sicheli''
(Vachal, 1897)
* ''
Lipotriches sikorai''
(Pauly, 1991)
* ''
Lipotriches sjoestedti''
(Friese, 1909)
* ''
Lipotriches smaragdula''
(Pauly, 1984)
* ''
Lipotriches speciosana''
(Strand, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches speculina''
(Cockerell, 1942)
* ''
Lipotriches sphecodoides''
(Pauly, 1991)
* ''
Lipotriches spinulifera''
(Cockerell, 1933)
* ''
Lipotriches stalkeri''
(Cockerell, 1910)
* ''
Lipotriches stordyi''
(Cockerell, 1943)
* ''
Lipotriches subarmata''
(Cockerell, 1943)
* ''
Lipotriches subaustralica''
(Cockerell, 1910)
* ''
Lipotriches sublucens''
(Cockerell, 1939)
* ''
Lipotriches submoerens''
(Cockerell, 1914)
* ''
Lipotriches subnitida''
(Benoist, 1964)
* ''
Lipotriches swalei''
(Cockerell, 1939)
* ''
Lipotriches tampoloensis''
(Pauly, 1991)
* ''
Lipotriches tanganyicensis''
(Strand, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches tenuihirta''
(Cockerell, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches testacea''
(Strand, 1913)
* ''
Lipotriches testaceipes''
(Friese, 1924)
* ''
Lipotriches tetraloniformis''
(Strand, 1912)
* ''
Lipotriches thor''
(Cockerell, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches torrida''
(Smith, 1879)
* ''
Lipotriches tridentata''
(Smith, 1875)
* ''
Lipotriches triodonta''
(Kohl, 1906)
* ''
Lipotriches tristemmae''
(Pauly, 2001)
* ''
Lipotriches trochanterica''
(Friese, 1908)
* ''
Lipotriches tuckeri''
(Friese, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches tulearensis''
(Benoist, 1962)
* ''
Lipotriches turneri''
(Friese, 1924)
* ''
Lipotriches ulongensis''
(Cockerell, 1929)
* ''
Lipotriches umbiloensis''
(Cockerell, 1916)
* ''
Lipotriches ustula''
(Cockerell, 1911)
* ''
Lipotriches vicina''
(Stadelmann, 1897)
* ''
Lipotriches viciniformis''
(Cockerell, 1939)
* ''
Lipotriches victoriae''
(Cockerell, 1910)
* ''
Lipotriches voeltzkowi''
(Friese, 1907)
* ''
Lipotriches vulpina''
(Gerstäcker, 1857)
* ''
Lipotriches welwitschi''
(Cockerell, 1908)
* ''
Lipotriches whitfieldi''
(Cockerell, 1942)
* ''
Lipotriches willeyi''
(Cameron, 1905)
* ''
Lipotriches williamsi''
(Cockerell, 1930)
* ''
Lipotriches yapiensis''
(Cockerell, 1943)
* ''
Lipotriches yasumatsui''
(Hirashima, 1961)
* ''
Lipotriches yunnanensis''
(He & Wu, 1985)
* ''
Lipotriches zuala
In biology, ''Lipotriches'' is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of ...
''
(Strand, 1911)
References
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Halictidae