Halictus tectus Radoszkowski, 1875
Halictus tectus: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/3205
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Non-native

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37 Records

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Status

"Accidentally introduced in North America (or possibly naturally colonized)" (Scarpulla, 2013). "In North America, the species appears to be associated with highly disturbed urban sites especially with non-native vegetation" (Droege, 2012).

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Halictus tectus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Tribe: Halictini
Genus: Halictus
Species:
H. tectus
Binomial name
Halictus tectus

Halictus tectus is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.[1][2][3] Its native range extends from southern Europe to Mongolia.[4] It was introduced from southern Europe to the east coast of the United States, being first recorded there in 2000, with records from Maryland/Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire.[4][5] In the U.S., Sam Droege of the USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab noted that this species seemingly prefers "highly disturbed areas with European weeds".[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Halictus tectus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Halictus tectus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ a b c Droege, Sam (2015). The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees and Manage a Collection. USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab. pp. 47, 52. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. ^ Erika M. Tucker; Sandra M. Rehan (April 2016). "Wild bee pollination networks in northern New England". Journal of Insect Conservation. 20 (2): 333. doi:10.1007/S10841-016-9870-1. ISSN 1366-638X. Wikidata Q126260549.

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