Agapostemonfasciatus Crawford (Hymenoptera, Halictidae), a valid North American bee species ranging into southern Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sweat bees of the genus Agapostemon Guérin-Méneville, 1844 (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) are common and widespread in the Americas. Despite distinct morphological characters that were recognised in earlier taxonomic treatments, Agapostemonfasciatus Crawford, 1901 has been considered a variety of A.melliventris Cresson, 1874 since the 1930s and later placed into synonymy under A.melliventris in the early 1970s.

New information

A more detailed study of morphology (including examination of type materials), distribution and genetic data (i.e. DNA barcodes) of these two taxa suggests they are not conspecific. As such, A.fasciatus is resurrected as a valid North American bee species. Agapostemonfasciatus ranges further north in Nort

SUBMITTER: Sheffield C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10220499 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature