New paper published today reviewing the Augochloropsis of the midwestern US and also providing keys to other shiny green halictids.
Includes some taxonomic changes, including splitting out some of the species in the Augochloropsis metallica complex
Technically we split Augochloropsis metallica into 5 species.
https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/86413/
@iheartbees Filing this under #augochloropsis #nativebees #entomology #bees to be able to find back this new guide to their identification in the US.
"A review of the Augochloropsis (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) and keys to the shiny green Halictinae of the midwestern United States" Portman et al. 2022
