1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: heteropoda (Say, 1824) (: : )

Common Name Tribe Representative - Nomiinae Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/Pest/Main/139792

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2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected] Author: Ken Walker Citation: Ken Walker (2010) Tribe Representative - Nomiinae()Updated on 8/11/2010 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)

2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/Pest/Main/139792

2.3. Facets Bio-Region: USA and Canada, Europe and Northern Asia, Africa, South and South-East Asia, Australasian - Oceanian Host Family: Not recorded Host Genera: Fresh Flowers Status: Exotic Species not in Australia Bio-Regions: Australia, Oriental, Madagascar, Palaearctic, Nearctic, Africa Body Hair and Scopal location: Femur, Tibia, Body hairy Episternal groove: Present but not extending below scrobal groove Wings: Submarginal cells - Three, Apex of marginal cell truncate or rounded, Basal vein strongly arcuate, Submarginal cells - One or Two cells, Stigma small, Apex of marginal cell pointed Head - Structures: Facial fovea absent, One subantennal suture below each antennal socket, Antennae arise near midlength of eyes Head - Mouthparts: Galeal comb present, Glossa short and apically pointed; labial palps unmodified, Stipial comb absent, Labrum broader than long, Lorum truncate; mentum short to absent, Labrum basal lateral lobes present, Labrum female apical process with a keel Metasoma & Metanotum: Pygidial plate present, Prepygidial fimbria continuous Legs: Middle coxa partially restricted Cleptoparasite: No Male Genitalia: S7 broad and transverse, with 2-4 small projections that bear long hairs Nests, Ovarioles & Immatures: Communal nesting, Soil, Nesting cells sessile - arise from main burrow, Solitary, Nesting in aggregrations, Nesting cell with waxlike lining, Nesting vertical series of cells at end of burrows, Larva does not spin a cocoon, Ovarioles per ovary equals 3 Larval provisions: Pollen and nectar only, Provisions firm, shape variable from sub-spherical, flat, lens shaped and rectangular

2.4. Diagnostic Notes The family Halictidae contains some of the most commonest bees and in many places halictids dominate other bees in number of species and number of specimens.

Halictidae is characterised by well developed hind leg and ventral metasoma scopae (except for cleptoparasitic species), one subantennal suture below each antenna, and arcuate basal vein, 3 submarginal cells, facial fovea absent. There are also a series of mouthparts characters.

There are 4 subfamilies Rophitinae, Nomiinae, Halictinae and Nomioidinae.

These subfamilies can be distinguished as follow:

- Rophitinae: Antennae arising below midlength of eyes; episternal groove present below scrobal groove; clypeus protuberant.

- Nomiinae: Antennae arising about midlength of eyes; episternal groove absent below scrobal groove; prepygidial fimbria not divided medially

- Halictinae: Antennae arising about midlength of eyes; episternal groove present below scrobal groove; prepygidial fimbria divided medially; apex of marginal cell pointed or miniutely truncate

- Nomioidinae: Antennae arising about midlength of eyes; episternal groove present below scrobal groove; prepygidial fimbria not divided medially; apex of marginal cell rounded or truncate

Source: Michener (2007). Bees of the World. John Hopkins University Press.The family Halictidae contains some of the most commonest bees and in many places halictids dominate other bees in number of species and number of specimens.

Halictidae is characterised by well developed hind leg and ventral metasoma scopae (except for cleptoparasitic species), one subantennal suture below each antenna, and arcuate basal vein, 3 submarginal cells, facial fovea absent. There are also a series of mouthparts characters.

There are 4 subfamilies Rophitinae, Nomiinae, Halictinae and Nomioidinae.

These subfamilies can be distinguished as follow:

- Rophitinae: Antennae arising below midlength of eyes; episternal groove present below scrobal groove; clypeus protuberant.

- Nomiinae: Antennae arising about midlength of eyes; episternal groove absent below scrobal groove; prepygidial fimbria not divided medially

- Halictinae: Antennae arising about midlength of eyes; episternal groove present below scrobal groove; prepygidial fimbria divided medially; apex of marginal cell pointed or miniutely truncate

- Nomioidinae: Antennae arising about midlength of eyes; episternal groove present below scrobal groove; prepygidial fimbria not divided medially; apex of marginal cell rounded or truncate

Source: Michener (2007). Bees of the World. John Hopkins University Press. 3. Diagnostic Images

USA USA Lateral female view: Laurence Packer York Lateral male view: Laurence Packer York University University

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