Subgenus

Protohalictus

Halictus rubicundus. Photo: (c) shannaarchibold, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

The genus Halictus is a large assemblage of bee species in the family Halictidae. The genus is divided into 15 subgenera, some of dubious monophyly, containing over 200 species, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere (a few species occur in South America, Asia and Africa). Most species are black or dark brown, sometimes metallic greenish-tinted, with apical whitish abdominal bands on the terga (the related genus Lasioglossum, which is otherwise often similar in appearance, has the abdominal…

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Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
        Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
        Family: Halictidae (Sweat bees)
        Subfamily: Halictinae (Sweat and furrow bees)
        Tribe: Halictini
        Genus: Halictus (Furrow bees)
        Subgenus: Protohalictus
        Species: Halictus rubicundus (Orange-legged furrow bee)

Subtaxa

Species: Halictus rubicundus (Orange-legged furrow bee)

Subgenus

Protohalictus

Subtaxa

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