Augochlorini is a tribe of sweat bees in the subfamily

Halictinae Within the insect order Hymenoptera, the Halictinae are the largest, most diverse, and most recently diverged of the four Halictidae, halictid subfamilies. They comprise over 2400 bee species belonging to the five taxonomic Tribe (biology), trib ...

. They are found in the

Nearctic The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America ...

and

Neotropic The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In bi ...

realms. They typically display metallic coloration, with many species that are red, gold, green, blue, or purple.

Genera

* '' Andinaugochlora'' Eickwort, 1969 * '' Ariphanarthra'' Moure, 1951 * '' Augochlora'' Smith, 1853 * '' Augochlorella'' Sandhouse, 1937 * '' Augochlorodes'' Moure, 1958 * '' Augochloropsis'' Cockerell, 1897 * '' Caenaugochlora'' Michener, 1954 * '' Ceratalictus'' Moure, 1943 * ''

Chlerogas ''Chlerogas'' is a genus of bees Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophy ...

'' Vachal, 1904 * '' Chlerogella'' Michener, 1954 * '' Chlerogelloides'' Engel, Brooks & Yanega, 1997 * ''

Corynura ''Corynura'' is a genus of bees Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyl ...

'' Spinola, 1851 * '' Corynurella'' Eickwort, 1969 * '' Halictillus'' Moure, 1947 * ''

Ischnomelissa ''Ischnomelissa'' is a genus of bees Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a mon ...

'' Engel, 1997 * ''

Megalopta ''Megalopta'' is a widespread neotropical genus of bees in the tribe Augochlorini in family Halictidae, known as the sweat bees. They are the largest of the five nocturnal genera in Augochlorini. Most have pale integumentary pigmentation, and a ...

'' Smith, 1853 * '' Megaloptidia'' Cockerell, 1900 * '' Megaloptilla'' Moure & Hurd, 1987 * '' Megommation'' Moure, 1943 * '' Micrommation'' Moure, 1969 * '' Neocorynura'' Schrottky, 1910 * '' Paracorynurella'' Gonçalves, 2010 * '' Paroxystoglossa'' Moure, 1941 * '' Pereirapis'' Moure, 1943 * '' Pseudaugochlora'' Michener, 1954 * '' Rhectomia'' Moure, 1947 * '' Rhinocorynura'' Schrottky, 1909 * '' Rhynchochlora'' Engel, 2007 * '' Temnosoma'' Smith, 1853 * '' Thectochlora'' Moure, 1940 * '' Xenochlora'' Engel, Brooks & Yanega, 1997 * †'' Oligochlora'' Engel, 1996

References

External links

* * Halictidae {{bee-stub