Halictus tripartitus is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.[1][2][3] It is partially eusocial, with nests connected underground and some workers capable of reproducing.[4] The species is a pollinator of Silene spaldingii. [5]

Halictus tripartitus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Tribe: Halictini
Genus: Halictus
Species:
H. tripartitus
Binomial name
Halictus tripartitus
Cockerell, 1895

References

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  1. ^ "Halictus tripartitus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Halictus tripartitus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ Packer, Laurence; Gravel, Anne-Isabelle D.; Lebuhn, Gretchen (2007). "Phenology and Social Organization of Halictus (Seladonia) Tripartitus (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 16: 281–292.
  4. ^ Hatten, Timothy D.; Griswold, Terry; Gibbs, Jason (2024-10-21). "Spatiotemporal variability and foraging behavior of bee visitors to a rare long-lived iteroparous forb, Silene spaldingii (Caryophyllaceae)". Scientific Reports. 14 (1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-75836-w. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 11494118.

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