Species Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) hiltacus (Smith, 1853)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Parasphecodes hiltacus 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] [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 hiltacum is reverted back to Lasioglossum hiltacus.].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH Hym.17.a.611 NHMUK014029909 ♀ (Right mid leg missing distal three tarsal segments, right hind coxa only remaining, left hind leg missing distal tarsal segment, large hole in centre of mesoscutum.), Australia (as New Holland).
• Parasphecodes frenchi Cockerell, T.D.A. 1904. The halictine bees of the Australian region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 14: 208-213 [Date published 31/12/1904] [210].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH Hym.17.a.631 NHMUK014029929 ♀ (Right hind leg missing distal two tarsal segments.), Melbourne, VIC 26 June 1892, French, 92/164.
• Parasphecodes schomburgki Cockerell, T.D.A. 1910. New and little-known bees. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 36: 199-249 [Date published 31/12/1910] [239].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB 22122 ♀ (Missing distal four segments of left antenna, right hind wing broken.), Adelaide, SA Schomburgk 1540.
• Parasphecodes sextus Cockerell, T.D.A. 1910. New and little-known bees. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 36: 199-249 [Date published 31/12/1910] [239].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMB 22114 ♂ (Missing distal eight segments of right antenna and distal five segments of left antenna.), Adelaide, SA Schomburgk 1541.
• Parasphecodes speculiferus Cockerell, T.D.A. 1912. Descriptions and records of bees. XLII. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 9: 220-229 [Date published 31/12/1912] [228].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH Hym.17.a.641 NHMUK014029939 ♀ (Left for wing missing, right hind leg with coxa and trochanter only remaining.), VIC 23 Feb 1907 Turner Coll. 1912–111.
• Parasphecodes solis Cockerell, T.D.A. 1922. Australian bees in the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 7: 257-279 [Date published 31/12/1922] [258].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM T2679 ♂ (Head missing, right fore leg missing distal two tarsal segments.), Sunnybank, Brisbane, QLD 19 Nov 1913, H. Hacker QM Type Hy2679.
• Parasphecodes vermiculatus Cockerell, T.D.A. 1914. Descriptions and records of bees. LVI. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 13: 136-146 [Date published 31/12/1914] [141].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC ♂ (Left antenna missing distal four segments and right antenna missing distal nine segments, right mid leg and hind distal tarsal segment missing.), VIC (as 'Australia, presumably VIC' in description) pres. by G.F. Gill (label on specimen has G.F. Hill) 5 Dec 1904,173.
• Parasphecodes vulneratus Cockerell, T.D.A. 1910. New and little-known bees. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 36: 199-249 [Date published 31/12/1910] [240].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH Hym.17.a.623 ♂ (Left antenna missing distal six segments, right antenna missing distal seven segments, left hind leg missing distal two tarsal segments.), VIC C.F. Turner Coll. 1910–7.

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] [65]

Generic Combinations

• Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) frenchi (Cockerell, 1904). —
  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) hiltacum (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] [168] (new combination)
• Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) schomburgki (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] [168] (New combination)
• Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) sextum (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] [168] (New combination)
• Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) solis (Cockerell, 1922). —
  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) speculiferum (Cockerell, 1912). —
  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) vermiculatum (Cockerell, 1914). —
  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] [169] (New combination)
• Lasioglossum (Parasphecodes) vulneratum (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] [169] (New combination)

Distribution

States

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

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

ACT, NSW, Qld, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), 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), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: mellivore, volant.

Extra Ecological Information

Floral records. ASTERACEAE: Helichrysum, Olearia, Senecio. APOCYNACEAE: Oleander. BRASSICACEAE: Diplotaxis. CUNONIACEAE: Bauera. ERICACEAE: Leucopogon. FABACEAE: Acacia, Jacksonia, Pultenaea, Senna. GOODENIACEAE: Scaevola. HALORGIDACEAE: Glischrocaryon. MYRTACEAE: Angophora, Callistemon, Eucalyptus, Leptospermum, Melaleuca, Syncarpia, Tristania. ORCHIDACEAE: Eriochilus. PITTOSPORACEAE: Bursaria. PROTEACEAE: Hakea. RHAMNACEAE: Alphitonia. ROSACEAE: Cotoneaster. RUTACEAE: Asterolasia, Boronia. SCROPHULARIACEAE: Myoporum. SOLANACEAE: Solanum. XANTHORRHOEACEAE: Xanthorrhoea.

General References

Cockerell, T.D.A. 1904. The halictine bees of the Australian region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 14: 208-213 [Date published 31/12/1904] (taxonomy)

Dollin, A., Batley, M., Robinson, M. & Faulkner, B. 2000. Native Bees of the Sydney Region. A Field Guide. North Richmond, NSW : Australian Native Bee Research Centre 70 pp. [41] (distribution)

Meyer, R. 1920. Apidae—Halictinae. I. Gatt. Parasphecodes Sm. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 85((A)11): 112-137 [Date published 31/12/1920] (taxonomy)

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]

History of changes