Halictidae

E414883
bee family insect family taxon

Halictidae is a large and diverse family of bees, commonly known as sweat bees, many of which are attracted to human perspiration and exhibit a wide range of social behaviors.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Halictidae canonical 4
Halictinae 1
Lasioglossum 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bee family ⓘ
insect family ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
adultDiet nectar ⓘ
pollen ⓘ
attractedTo human perspiration ⓘ
sweat ⓘ
belongsTo Anthophila ⓘ
bodySizeRange small to medium-sized bees ⓘ
class Insecta ⓘ
cleptoparasiticGenera Sphecodes ⓘ
commonName sweat bees ⓘ
contains Augochlora ⓘ
Augochlorella ⓘ
Dialictus ⓘ
Halictus ⓘ
Halictidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lasioglossum

Nomia ⓘ
Sphecodes ⓘ
describedAs large and diverse bee family ⓘ
ecologicalImportance important pollinators in many ecosystems ⓘ
exhibits communal behavior ⓘ
eusocial behavior ⓘ
primitively eusocial behavior ⓘ
solitary behavior ⓘ
subsocial behavior ⓘ
foundIn arid regions ⓘ
temperate regions ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ
hasCharacteristic arched basal vein in forewing ⓘ
narrow abdomen ⓘ
often metallic coloration ⓘ
short tongue compared to long-tongued bees ⓘ
hasCommonNameOrigin attraction to sweat ⓘ
hasLarvalDiet pollen and nectar provisions ⓘ
includes cavity-nesting species ⓘ
cleptoparasitic species ⓘ
ground-nesting species ⓘ
interactsWith flowering plants ⓘ
is cosmopolitan ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
nestsIn hollow stems ⓘ
rotten wood ⓘ
soil ⓘ
order Hymenoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
pollinationRole pollinators of crops ⓘ
pollinators of wild plants ⓘ
recognizedBy entomologists ⓘ
reproductiveCastes males ⓘ
queens in eusocial species ⓘ
workers in eusocial species ⓘ
shows social polymorphism ⓘ
studiedFor evolution of social behavior in bees ⓘ
suborder Apocrita ⓘ
superfamily Apoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank family ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nomadinae → hostGroup → Halictidae ⓘ
Apoidea → includes → Halictidae ⓘ
Sphecodes → parentTaxon → Halictidae ⓘ
Sphecodes → family → Halictidae ⓘ
Sphecodes → belongsToSubfamily → Halictidae ⓘ
this entity surface form: Halictinae
Halictidae → contains → Halictidae self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lasioglossum