Species

Halictus ligatus (Ligated furrow bee)

Halictus ligatus. Photo: (c) Jeremy Collison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Halictus ligatus is a species of sweat bee from the family Halictidae, characterized by those bees that mine or burrow into the ground to create their nests. Moreover, As a member of the Halictidae, H. ligatus is commonly categorized a sweat bee due to its attraction to the salts of human perspiration. H. ligatus, like Lasioglossum zephyrum, is a primitively eusocial bee species, for which aggression is one of the most influential behavioral attitudes for establishing…

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: Odontalictus
        Species: Halictus ligatus (Ligated furrow bee)

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