1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: (Homalictus) houstoni Walker, 1986 (: : : )

Common Name Native houstoni halictid Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/Pest/Main/138367

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Museums Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/ 2. Species Information

2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected] Author: Walker, K. Citation: Walker, K. (2009) Native houstoni halictid bee(Homalictus (Homalictus) houstoni)Updated on 10/1/2011 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/138367

2.3. Facets Status: Native Australian Beneficial Species Host Genera: Fresh Flowers Bio-Region: Australasian - Oceanian Host Family: Santalaceae Female Frons sculpture: Reticulate Female Mesoscutum colour: Metallic Green Female Mesoscutum sculpture: Shiny - weakly punctate Female Propodeum: Posterior rim not carinate, Surface finely reticulate Male Clypeus colour: Without any yellow marking Male lower inner eye width: Narrower than upper inner width Male scape colour: Entirely black or brown

2.4. Diagnostic Notes Homalictus (Homalictus) houstoni Walker, 1986 Homalictus (Homalictus) houstoni Walker, K.L. 1986. Revision of the Australian species of the genus Homalictus Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 47: 105–200 [141]. Type data:Holotype SAMA ?, 64 km E Norseman, WA.

2.5. References Walker, K.L. 1986. Revision of the Australian species of the genus Homalictus Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 47: 105-200 [141]. 3. Diagnostic Images

40 Miles East of Norseman W.A. 10 January 40 Miles East of Norseman W.A. 10 January 1970 T.F Houston 1970 T.F Houston Dorsal view Female : Sarah McCaffrey, Head front view Female: Sarah McCaffrey, Caroline Harding Museums Victoria Caroline Harding Museums Victoria

40 Miles East of Norseman W.A. 10 January 40 Miles East of Norseman W.A. 10 January 1970 T.F Houston 1970 T.F Houston Lateral view Female: Sarah McCaffrey, Mesoscutum view Female: Sarah Caroline Harding Museums Victoria McCaffrey, Caroline Harding Museums Victoria

40 Miles East of Norseman W.A. 10 January 40 Miles East of Norseman W.A. 10 January 1970 T.F Houston 1970 T.F Houston Metasoma view Female: Sarah McCaffrey, Propodeum view Female: Sarah McCaffrey, Caroline Harding Museums Victoria Caroline Harding Museums Victoria

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