Native tertium halictid

Lasioglossum tertium

Lasioglossum tertium is a small halictid bee found in south eastern Australia
Halictid bee (Lasioglossum tertium) Small handsome bee about 10mm long. Feeding on Leptospermum scoparium flowers. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3163a4f3-fb44-48a9-86ac-cd48a435f147#overview http://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/pest/main/138203 Australia,Geotagged,Halictidae,Lasioglossum tertium,Native tertium halictid,Spring,bee

Appearance

About 10mm long.
Abdomen black with two yellow bands - the posterior one slightly wider than the anterior.
Thorax black with two small yellow tags; one just behind the head and the other a small crescent down from the forewing base.
Head black.
Eyes black.
Wings tinted brown more towards the costa.

Naming

Accepted
Lasioglossum (Australictus) tertium (Dalla Torre, 1896)

Synonyms
Halictus rufipes Smith, 1853
Halictus tertius Dalla Torre, 1896

Distribution

South-eastern Queensland; NSW; Victoria

Status

Least concern

References:

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http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:3163a4f3-fb44-48a9-86ac-cd48a435f147#overview
http://www.padil.gov.au/pollinators/pest/main/138203
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyHalictidae
GenusLasioglossum
SpeciesLasioglossum tertium
Photographed in
Australia