Halictidae (family)
Bees in this family have a short tongue, but on an extendable arm ... when feeding, it appears long and angled in places. The wing venation is important in identification. All Australian Halictidae have a strongly curved basal (or 'M') vein. In the Americas the family is known as Sweat Bees but in Australia only stingless honeybees are commonly reported as being attracted to perspiration. The largest genus in the family is Lasioglossum, known worldwide as Furrow Bees.
Halictidae (family) is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast | Greater Sydney | Hunter Region | Central West NSW
Species information
- Halictidae (family) Scientific name
- Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 640m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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