Subgenus Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) Smith, 1853

Museums

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• Parasphecodes Smith, F. 1853. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London : British Museum 197 pp. [Date published 31/12/1853] [39].

  Type species:

   Parasphecodes hilactus Smith, 1853 by subsequent designation, see Sandhouse, G.A. 1943. The type species of the genera and subgenera of bees. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 92(3156): 519-619 [Date published 31/12/1943] [585].
• Aphalictus Cockerell, T.D.A. 1930. New Australian bees. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 10: 37-50 [Date published 31/12/1930] [40] [proposed with subgeneric rank in Parasphecodes Smith, 1853].

  Type species:

   Parasphecodes bribiensis Cockerell, 1916 by original designation.
• Pseudochilalictus Michener, C.D. 1965. A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 130: 1-362 [Date published 31/12/1965] [170] [proposed with subgeneric rank in Lasioglossum Curtis, 1833].

  Type species:

   Lasioglossum (Pseudochilalictus) imitator Michener, 1965 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Michener, C.D. 1965. A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 130: 1-362 [Date published 31/12/1965] [165]
• Walker, K.L. & Sparks, K.S. 2024. Taxonomic revision of the native bee subgenus Parasphecodes Smith 1853 in Australia (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini: Lasioglossum Curtis 1833. Zootaxa 5408(1): 001–184 [Date published 9 February 2024]

• Michener, C.D. 1965. A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 130: 1-362 [Date published 31/12/1965] [165]
• Walker, K.L. & Sparks, K.S. 2024. Taxonomic revision of the native bee subgenus Parasphecodes Smith 1853 in Australia (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini: Lasioglossum Curtis 1833. Zootaxa 5408(1): 001–184 [Date published 9 February 2024]

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL) ; ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic, WA: Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Nullarbor (NUL) ; ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH) ; ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB) ; NSW, Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP) ; WA: Carnarvon (CAR)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: mellivore, volant. MYRTACEAE: Agonis, Angophora, Callistemon, Calytrix, Darwinia, Eremaea, Eucalyptus, Kunzea, Leptospermum, Lophostemon, Melaleuca, Syncarpia, Tristania, Tristaniopsis, Verticordia. ASTERACEAE: Achillea, Brachysome, Chrysanthemum, Coronidium, Craspedia, Felicia, Helichrysum, Hypochaeris, Olearia, Senecio, Taraxacum, Xerochrysum. FABACEAE: Acacia, Aotus, Daviesia, Dillwynia, Jacksonia, Phyllota, Pultenaea, Senna. PITTOSPORACEAE: Bursaria, Cheiranthera, Pittosporum. PROTEACEAE: Adenanthos, Banksia, Conospermum, Darwinia, Grevillea, Hakea, Isopogon, Stirlingia. ERICACEAE: Leucopogon. XANTHORRHOEACEAE: Xanthorrhoea. ORCHIDACEAE: Prasophyllum, Eriochilus, Brenesia. RHAMNACEAE: Alphitonia. ROSACEAE: Cotoneaster, Photinia, Rubus. RUTACEAE: Asterolasia, Boronia, Correa. BRASSICACEAE: Cakile, Diplotaxis. EPACRIDACEAE: Epacris, Leucopogon. LAMIACEAE: Prostanthera, Westringia. SOLANACEAE: Solanum. GOODENIACEAE: Goodenia, Scaevola. COMMELINACEAE: Pollia. AIZOACEAE: Carpobrotus. CRASSULACEAE: Sedum. HALORGIDACEAE: Glischrocaryon. MALVACEAE: Argyrodendron, Brachychiton. SAPINDACEAE: Atalaya. RANUNCULACEAE: Ranunculus. ANACARDIACEAE: Schinus. APIACEAE: Conium. APOCYNACEAE: Oleander. CUNONIACEAE: Bauera. GENITANACEAE: Gentian. MELASTOMATACEAE: Melastoma. OLEACEAE: Olea. PLANTAGINACEAE: Veronica. RUBIACEAE: Canthium. SCROPHULARIACEAE: Myoporum. THYMELACEAE: Pimelea.

General References

Walker, K.L. & Sparks, K.S. 2024. Taxonomic revision of the native bee subgenus Parasphecodes Smith 1853 in Australia (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini: Lasioglossum Curtis 1833. Zootaxa 5408(1): 001–184 [Date published 9 February 2024]

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