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Introduced Sweat Bee
Halictus (Seladonia) jucundus ? (Hymenoptera: Halictus: Halictini)

 

Overview Images:		 Dorsal View
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Useful Web Links:		 Halictus (Seladonia) reference
Distribution and
Host plants:
  • This species was first recorded in Australia in November 2004 in the Hunter Valley (Warkworth, Aberdeen) area of New South Wales.
  • The subgenus Seladonia occurs throughout the paleartic region, south into the Oriental region to southern India and Southeast Asia and south throughout the whole of Africa, including Madagascar and the Mascarene Islands. In the Western Hemisphere it is widespread from Alaska to Nova Scotia south to Columbia and there is one species in Brazil.
    There are 88 listed species and ALL are eusocial.
  • Halictids in general are polyletic, opportunistic foragers and are amongst the best of native bee pollinators.
References:
  • For the Oriental Region classification:
    Sakagami, S.F. and A.W. Ebmer (1987). Taxonomic notes on oriental halictine bees of the genus Halictus (subgen. Seladonia Linzer Biologische Beitrage 19: 301-357
Contacts: Exotic Plant Pest Hotline Phone No.: 1800 084 881
Acknowledgments: Credit for collecting this species goes to John Gollan, a PhD student with Chris Reid at the Australian Museum. The initial identification was made by Michael Bately also at the Australian Museum.

 

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