Bees of the Hemihalictus series of Lasioglossum Curtis (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) in South Korea Author Murao, Ryuki text Zootaxa 2017 4268 4 451 488 journal article 33026 10.11646/zootaxa.4268.4.1 e9f2bc10-d1ef-4e84-86ca-c6243b97ce80 1175-5326 580871 BFD371ED-AFDE-49E5-9908-797402B08670 Lasioglossum ( Hemihalictus ) japonicum ( Dalla Torre, 1896 ) Figs 7E, 8B, 11C Halictus tarsatus Smith 1873 : 201 [ Holotype : National History Museum , London , United Kingdom ; ♂ , type locality = Hyogo , Japan ]. Halictus japonicus Dalla Torre 1896 : 64 [replacement name for Halictus tarsatus Smith, 1873 nec Schenck 1869 ]. Diagnosis. This species is separated from other members of the sexstrigatum group occurring in eastern Asia by a combination of the following character states: IS of female clypeus nearly smooth over entire surface; male clypeus with a distinct yellow spot on lower half; male labrum with developed basal elevation not depressed centrally; female mesoscutum with dense PP, IS distinctly tessellate over entire surface; female mesepisternum with dense PP on upper area; metasoma black in both sexes; female metasomal terga without white fimbriae on latero-apical margin; disc of female T1 with moderately dense short hairs and without lineolation; and male S4–S5 lateroapically with thin hair tufts. Distribution. South Korea , Japan . Flight period in South Korea . Female: April to July. Male: August to October. Flower records in South Korea . Not recorded.