''Homalictus'' is a subgenus of

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in the genus ''

Lasioglossum The sweat bee genus ''Lasioglossum'' is the largest of all bee genera, containing over 1800 species in numerous subgenera worldwide.Gibbs, J., et al. (2012)Phylogeny of halictine bees supports a shared origin of eusociality for ''Halictus'' an ...

'' subfamily

Halictinae Within the insect order Hymenoptera, the Halictinae are the largest, most diverse, and most recently diverged of the four halictid subfamilies. They comprise over 2400 bee species belonging to the five taxonomic tribes Augochlorini, Thrinchost ...

of the family

Halictidae Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. They are commonly called sweat bees (especially the smaller species), as they are often attracted to perspiration. Halictid species are an extremely div ...

. They are found in

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, east across the

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to the

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and are most prevalent in

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. ''Homalictus'' is sometimes regarded to be a full genus, but studies have shown that ''Homalictus'' is embedded within ''Lasioglossum'', forming a

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with other Australian members of the genus.

Species

The subgenus ''Lasioglossum'' (''Homalictus'') contains over 150 species including the following (list incomplete):

References

Halictidae Insects described in 1919 Insect subgenera {{Sweat-bee-stub