New state records, annotated checklist, and distribution of Lasioglossum Curtis bees in Idaho (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

Hymenoptera
Halictidae
  • Luc Leblanc

    University of Idaho, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology, Moscow, Idaho

  • Joel Gardner

    Washington State University, Department of Entomology, Pullman, Washington

  • Karlee Davis

    College of Idaho, Orma Smith Museum of Natural History, Caldwell, Idaho

  • Stuart Murray

    College of Idaho, Orma Smith Museum of Natural History, Caldwell, Idaho

  • Anna Hawse

    University of Idaho, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology, Moscow, Idaho

  • Nash Muckey

    University of Idaho, Department of Entomology, Plant Pathology and Nematology, Moscow, Idaho

Keywords: Biodiversity, sweat bees, Pacifc Northwest, pollinators, taxonomy

Abstract

An annotated checklist of the 62 species of Lasioglossum Curtis (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) bees present in the state of Idaho is provided, including 35 new state records. The checklist is based on label data from 5,252 preserved museum specimens and 75 additional records from published literature. A detailed distribution map and a phenology graph are provided for each species, in addition to floral association records based on field survey data and museum specimen label data.

Publication

1209

Published

2026-10-02

How to cite

Leblanc L, Gardner J, Davis K, Murray S, Hawse A, Muckey N. 2026. New state records, annotated checklist, and distribution of Lasioglossum Curtis bees in Idaho (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Insecta Mundi 1209: 1–34. https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1209.d9ffp