Observations on the behavior of brasilian halictid Bees. V,Chloralictus

Classification of the Bee Tribe Augochlorini (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

“…BIOLOGY: The biology of the type species was studied by Michener and Seabra (1959). This species nests in the soil and is apparently semisocial.…”

“…BIOLOGY: The nesting biology of species in this genus have been studied by several authors (Gimenes et al, 1991;Michener and Lange, 1959;Michener and Seabra, 1959;Sakagami and Moure, 1967;Smith, 1901 Schrottky, 1901: 213. Lapsus calami.…”

“…BIOLOGY: The nesting biology of Paroxystoglossa has been studied by Lange (1958a, 1958b) and Michener and Seabra (1959 REVISIONS: The genus has never been revised. Moure and Hurd (1987) list seven named species while an eighth species is proposed in appendix 1.…”

The Evolution of Social Behavior in Primitively Social Bees: A Multivariate Analysis

“…The species of solitary Dialictus which have been studied are opacum (Michener and Lange, 1958) and tegulare (G. C. Eickwort, pers. cornm.).…”

“…Adequate data are available for six species of Dialictus: three group B (classification of Wille and Orozco, 1970) species, L. zephyrum (Batra, 1966), L. rhytidophorum (Michener and Lange, 1958), and L. rohweri (Breed, 1975a); a group C species, L. versatum (Michener, 1966); a group D species, L. imitatum (Michener and Wille, 1961); and a group E species, L. umbripenne (Damitas population) (Wille and Orozco, 1970). According to G. C. Eickwort (pers.…”