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An Annotated     Catalogue of the

Bee Species of the

Indian Region

    

      Genus Lasioglossum Curtis

• Lasioglossum Curtis, 1833: p. 448; Type species Lasioglossum tricingulum Curtis, 1833 = Melitta xanthopus Kirby, 1802, by original designation.

 

This is a large genus and a good number of synonymy for genus and for 18 subgenera should be consulted at Michener [2000: p.355-366].

S. No.	Name of Species with Author & Year	Distribution OR Collection Site
1.	albescens [Smith, 1853 (Halictus) = albozonatus Smith; in  Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]; nestings: Sakagami (1968) from Malaya; Sakagami & Matsumura (1971): as Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) albescens; Bionomics: Matsumura & Sakagami (1971) from Nepal	Punjab, Nepal, Malaya
2.	alphenus [Cameron, 1897 as Halictus alphenus]	Mussooree, Ceylon
3.	bidentata [Cameron, 1898 (as Sudila bidentatum)] under subgenus Sudila Cameron, 1898	Ceylon
4.	cattulum [Vachal, 1894 (Halictus) Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Malaysia to Buru & New Guinea
5.	ceylonicus [Cameron, 1898 (as Sudila ceylonica)] under subgenus Sudila Cameron, 1898	Ceylon
6.	clarus [Nurse, 1901: JASB LXX: p.146 = clarum ? in  Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Deesa
7.	deesanum [Cameron, 1908: JBNHS XVIII: p.309 (Halictus); in  Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Deesa
8.	dynastes [Bingham,1898 (Halictus)]	Simla
9.	fuscipennis [Cameron, 1898 (as Sudila fuscipenne) = Halictus fuscipennis Smith, 1853 homonym ?] under subgenus Sudila Cameron, 1898	Ceylon
10.	insulare [Blüthgen in Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Tanimbar Island
11.	lahorensis [Cameron, 1902: AMNH IX: p.253 (Halictus); in  Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Lahore
12.	matheranense [Cameron, 1907: JBNHS XVII: p. 1001 (Halictus); in  Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Matheran
13.	matianensis [Bluthgen, 1926 as Halictus matianense]; under subgenus Evylaeus	Harsil, Gangotri, Garhwal (Uttaranchal); Pollination: Prunus sp. (Batra (1997)
14.	minikoiensis [Cameron, 1902: Fauna Maldives I: p.58 (Halictus); in  Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Laccadives
15.	nasicensis [Cockerell, 1911: AMNH VIII: p.191 (Halictus); in  Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Nasik
16.	perhumile [Cockerell, 1911: AMNH VIII: p.187 (Halictus); in  Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Karachi
17.	salsettense [Cockerell, 1911: AMNH VIII: p.189 (Halictus salsettensis); in  Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Salsette
18.	semisculptus [Cockerell, 1911: AMNH VIII: p.191 (Halictus); in Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Kalutara, Ceylon
19.	senescens [Smith, 1879 (Halictus); in  Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Bombay, Allahabad, Sikkim, Burma
20.	speculithorax [Cockerell, 1911: AMNH VIII: p.187 (Halictus); in  Michener, 1965: p. 173 under subgenus Lasioglossum s.str.]	Hyderabad, Sind (Pakistan)
21.	splendidulus [Vachal, 1894      (Halictus) under subgenus Ctenonomia Cameron]; Bionomics: Sakagami, Ebmer & Tadauchi (1998) as Lasioglossum (Ctenonomia) splendidulum	Burma
22.	subopacum [Smith, 1853 (Halictus)]	Sikkim, Upper Burma, China

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Following species from Sri Lanka were also reported by Sakagami, Ebmer & Tadauchi (1998: Esakia 38: p.55-83), placed under subgenus Sudila Cameron: kandiense, aulucophorum (Strand), alphenum (Cameron) , parulphenum (Takagi & Kumata) & bidentatus (Cameron).

 

"Publications still to include by Sakagami et al., Ebmer et al. and,  Baker".

 

 

 

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Political territories have been mentioned as such (as   mentioned  by original authors): Burma [Present day Myanmar], Ceylon [Present day Sri Lanka], Bengal [Present day East Bengal  in India and the present day Bangla Desh], Punjab  [western part of the state is the present day Punjab in Pakistan].     

  

                                               [Revised webpage uploaded on 27 Nov. 2005]

 

Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta

Department of Zoology

Jai Narain Vyas University

Jodhpur 342 005, India

Ph. +91-291-272 6666

E-mail: [email protected]

 

 

Visit "An Updating Bibliography of the Bees of the World" by the same author for the authors' linked references mentioned in this document.

 

Inaugural release 26 Sept., 2003                                                          Website Created and Maintained by Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta