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Lasioglossum calceatum

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Lasioglossum calceatum
Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Subfamily: Halictinae
Tribe: Halictini
Genus: Lasioglossum
Species:
L. calceatum
Binomial name
Lasioglossum calceatum
(Scopoli, 1763)

Lasioglossum calceatum is a Palearctic species of sweat bee.[1][2] The species is socially polymorphic, with northern populations being solitary while southern populations exhibit eusocial behavior. [3]

References

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  1. ^ BWARS
  2. ^ Edward Saunders 1896, The Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Isles London. pdf us.archive Full text with illustrations]
  3. ^ Davison, P. J.; Field, J. (2018). "Limited social plasticity in the socially polymorphic sweat bee Lasioglossum calceatum". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 72 (3). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1007/s00265-018-2475-9. ISSN 0340-5443. PMC 5845590.
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