Lasioglossum pilosum

Lasioglossum pilosum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Halictidae
Tribe:	Halictini
Genus:	Lasioglossum
Species:	L. pilosum
Binomial name
Lasioglossum pilosum (Smith, 1853)

Lasioglossum pilosum is a species of sweat bees in the family Halictidae.^[1][2][3][4] The species is a generalist and known to pollinate flowers as well as commercial fruits like apples. It is sometimes known to cause a slightly irritating sting, mild in comparison to most other stinging bee species ^[5]

References

1. "Lasioglossum pilosum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
2. "Lasioglossum pilosum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
3. Sharkey M.J. (2007). Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera.
4. "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28(1): 80-112.
5. Heller, Sarah; Joshi, Neelendra; Leslie, Timothy; Rajotte, Edwin; Biddinger, David (2019). "Diversified Floral Resource Plantings Support Bee Communities after Apple Bloom in Commercial Orchards". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 17232. Bibcode:2019NatSR...917232H. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-52601-y. PMC 6872784. PMID 31754173.

Further reading

• Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.

External links

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Lasioglossum pilosum