Lasioglossum versans

(Lovell, 1905)

Friendless Sweat Bee

Lasioglossum versans is a of sweat in the , subgenus Dialictus. It was described by Lovell in 1905 and is one of 84 metallic Dialictus species treated in the Canadian taxonomic revision. The species is known from North America with records from Vermont. Like other members of the large Lasioglossum, it is a ground-nesting bee with likely solitary or semi-social nesting biology.

Lasioglossum Versans, f, right, Washington Co ME 2019-03-21-20.52.50 ZS PMax UDR (48824130776) by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA. Used under a Public domain license.Lasioglossum Versans, f, face, Washington Co ME 2019-03-21-20.14.39 ZS PMax UDR (48823767318) by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA. Used under a Public domain license.Lasioglossum Versans, f, back, Washington Co ME 2019-03-21-21.01.35 ZS PMax UDR (48824287512) by USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab from Beltsville, Maryland, USA. Used under a Public domain license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Lasioglossum versans: /ˈlæsiəˌɡlɒsəm ˈvɛrsænz/

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Distribution

North America; recorded from Vermont, United States. The is included in the Canadian revision of metallic Dialictus, suggesting occurrence in Canada, though specific Canadian provincial records are not detailed in available sources.

Similar Taxa

  • Lasioglossum subversansFormerly considered distinct but now synonymized; L. subversans was synonymized under L. versans as part of the 2011 revision, though some sources may still list them separately. The synonymy L. (D.) subversans (= D. perpunctatulus Knerer and Atwood) was proposed in the same revision that clarified L. versans.

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