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Halictidae (sweat bee)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Halictidae

Taxonomy
Halictidae was named by Thomson (1869). It is extant. Its type is Halictus.

It was assigned to Apoidea by Zeuner and Manning (1976), Engel (2001) and Sharkey (2007); and to Anthophila by Engel et al. (2012), Sann et al. (2018) and Engel (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Halictidae Thomson
1976Halictidae Zeuner and Manning p. 162
2001Halictidae Engel p. 36
2007Halictidae Sharkey
2012Halictidae Engel et al.
2018Halictidae Sann et al.
2021Halictidae Engel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Ecdysozoa
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
RankNameAuthor
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
—Aculeata()
superfamilyApoidea
—AnthophilaLatreille 1804
familyHalictidaeThomson 1869
familyHalictidaeThomson 1869

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Halictidae Thomson 1869 [sweat bee]
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Subfm. Halictinae Thomson 1869 [sweat bee]
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Tr. Augochlorini Beebe 1925
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Subtr. Augochlorina Beebe 1925
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Unr. Augochloriti Beebe 1925
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G. Augochlora Smith 1853
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G. Neocorynura Schrottky 1879
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†Neocorynura electra Engel 1995
Unr. Thectochloriti Engel 2000
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G. †Oligochlora Engel 1996
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†Oligochlora eickworti Engel 1996
†Oligochlora grimaldii Engel 1997
†Oligochlora marquettorum Engel and Rightmyer 2000
†Oligochlora micheneri Engel 1996
†Oligochlora rozeni Engel 2000
†Oligochlora semirugosa Engel 2009
Invalid names: Soliapis Engel 2000 [synonym]
Tr. Caenohalictini Michener 1954
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Subtr. Agapostemonina Engel 2000
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G. Agapostemon Guerin-Meneville 1844
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Subg. Agapostemon (Notagapostemon) Janjic and Packer 2003
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†Agapostemon (Notagapostemon) luzzii Engel and Breitkreuz 2013
G. †Eickwortapis Michener and Poinar 1996
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†Eickwortapis dominicana Michener and Poinar 1996
G. †Nesagapostemon Engel 2009
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†Nesagapostemon moronei Engel 2009
Unr. Halictiti Thomson 1869
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Tr. Halictini Thomson 1869
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G. †Electrolictus Engel 2001
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†Electrolictus antiquus Engel 2001
Subtr. Halictina Thomson 1869 [sweat bee]
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G. †Cyrtapis Cockerell 1908
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†Cyrtapis anomala Cockerell 1908
G. Halictus Latreille 1804
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†Halictus petrefactus Engel and Peñalver 2006
†Halictus ruissatelensis Timon-David 1944
†Halictus savenyei Engel and Archibald 2003
†Halictus schemppi Armbruster 1938
Invalid names: Prohalictus Armbruster 1938 [synonym]
G. †Kronolictus Engel 2002
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†Kronolictus scudderiellus Cockerell 1906
†Kronolictus vulcanus Engel 2002
G. Lasioglossum Curtis 1833
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†Lasioglossum celinae Petrulevičius and Nel 2003
G. †Ocymoromelitta Engel 2002
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†Ocymoromelitta miocenica Cockerell 1909
†Ocymoromelitta sorella Engel 2002
Invalid names: Sphecodina Schenck 1868 [empty]
Invalid names: Rophitinae Schenck 1866 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available