The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history
Author
Gibbs, Jason
Author
Ascher, John S.
Author
Rightmyer, Molly G.
Author
Isaacs, Rufus
text
Zootaxa
2017
2017-11-21
4352
1
1
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journal article
31367
10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1
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Lasioglossum
(
Dialictus
)
zephyrum
(Smith 1853)
County records:
Allegan, Bay, Berrien, Calhoun, Cheboygan, Clare, Clinton, Eaton, Huron, Ingham, Ionia, Kalamazoo,
Kent
, Lapeer, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm, Newaygo, Oakland, Oceana, Ogemaw, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Van Buren, Wayne.
Notes.
A primitively eusocial ground-nester, commonly found in southfacing banks or horizontal ground near streams and rivers (
Batra 1964
,
1966
). A well-studied species of halictid bee; for a list of references see
Gibbs (2010)
and
Moure & Hurd (1987)
.