 Any ideas on this bee ?
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| LordV |
Posted on 04-09-2006 07:23
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About 10mm body length. Taken 03/09/06 South Coast UK. Haven't seen this one in my garden before (I think) Thanks Brian V.  |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 04-09-2006 20:26
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How about Lasioglossum calceatum? See http://liboupat2....ioglo.html Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 04-09-2006 22:09
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Undoubtedly but a male! 
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| LordV |
Posted on 05-09-2006 11:15
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Thanks for the id Tony and cthiron  Am I correct in thinking Lasioglossum species are also known as sweat bees ? Brian V. |
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| Robert Nash |
Posted on 05-09-2006 12:06
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Yes... but the term is more widely applied see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweat_bee Lasioglossum is in the family Halictidae which links from this text. Especially note the image gallery from Gembloux at the end of the overlong Halictidae page.This image rich site is a splendid resource  .Robert Edited by Robert Nash on 05-09-2006 12:10 |
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| cthirion |
Posted on 05-09-2006 22:56
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Oh yes, A. PAULY is also a splendid resource!  ??This time is already remote where all young man, 17 years hardly, it came to join me at PEYRESQ in the Alps of Provence, he was already a large entomologist of Gembloux! ?
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