Species Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) altichus (Smith, 1853)

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Species Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) altichus (Smith, 1853)

Parasphecodes altichus 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] [42] [Smith 1853 described ten species names that were partial anagrams of "Halictus". These names should be treated as nouns in apposition rather than adjectival and therefore should not have been changed in Michener’s (1965) revision. Therefore, Lasioglossum altichum is reverted back to Lasioglossum altichus.].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH Hym.17.a.620 ♂, TAS (as Van Diemens Land).
Parasphecodes cirriferus Cockerell, T.D.A. 1910. New and little-known bees. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 36: 199-249 [Date published 31/12/1910] [241].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH BMNH NHMUK014029920 ♀ (Left hind tibia and tarsi broken off and glued to card,metasoma glued to body, large mite on metapostnotum.), Victoria, 07 February 1907, “C.F.” (presumably Charles French) Turner Coll. 1910–7.
Parasphecodes grandis Meyer, R. 1920. Apidae—Halictinae. I. Gatt. Parasphecodes Sm. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 85((A)11): 112-137 [Date published 31/12/1920] [135].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 1950 ♂ (Original description quotes type number 1950; however, 1557 is the number attached to the type specimen. Missing distal seven antennal flagella segments of left antenna.), TAS (as Van Diemens Land).
Parasphecodes insignis Meyer, R. 1920. Apidae—Halictinae. I. Gatt. Parasphecodes Sm. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 85((A)11): 112-137 [Date published 31/12/1920] [123].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 1844 ♀ (Original description quotes type number 1844; however, 1944 is the number attached to the type specimen. Missing distal two tarsal segments of left fore leg, right mid leg glued to body and missing distal three tarsal segments, right hind leg with coxa and trochanter only remaining.), TAS (as Van Diemens Land).

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

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]

Generic Combinations

Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) altichum (Smith, 1853). —
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] [167] (new combination)
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) cirriferum (Cockerell, 1910). —
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] [167] (new combination)
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) grande (Meyer, 1920). —
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] [168] (new combination)
Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) insigne (Meyer, 1920). —
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] [168] (new combination)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: mellivore, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Flloral records: ASTERACEAE: Achillea, Helichrysum, Hypochaeris, Senecio. EPACRIDACEAE: Leucopogon. FABACEAE: Pultenaea. MYRTACEAE: Calytrix, Darwinia, Eucalyptus, Leptospermum, Melaleuca. PITTOSPORACEAE: Bursaria. PROTEACEAE: Conospermum, Darwinia, Grevllea, Hakea. RUTACEAE: Boronia.