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Lipotriches

Lipotriches is a large genus of sweat bees in the family Halictidae, distributed widely throughout the Eastern Hemisphere though absent from Europe. There are nearly 200 species in 9 subgenera. They commonly have prominent bands of hair on the margins of the metasomal segments.

Description and biology

Members of this genus are important pollinators of plants, especially grasses, in fact 5 species of this genus from South Africa are recorded to gather grass pollen, with four doing so exclusively. They often have more slender bodies relative to other nomiine bees.

Species

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