Halictus (Seladonia) subauratus (Rossi, 1792)

Vertommen, Win, Vanormelingen, Pieter, D’Haeseleer, Jens, Wood, Thomas J., Baugnée, Jean-Yves, Blanck, Tim De, Grave, David De, Rycke, Samuel De, Deschepper, Chantal, Devalez, Jelle, Feys, Simon, Foubert, Olivier, Jacobs, Maarten, Janssen, Kobe, Legrain, Benjamin, Molenberg, Jean-Marc, Pauly, Alain, Pasau, Bernard, Reynaerts, Annie, Verheyen, Stefan, Wallays, Henk, Wielandts, Maarten & Vereecken, Nicolas J., 2024, New and confirmed wild bee species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes) for the fauna of Belgium, with notes on the rediscovery of regionally extinct species, Belgian Journal of Entomology 149, pp. 1-64 : 44-45

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16958242
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scientific name	Halictus (Seladonia) subauratus (Rossi, 1792)
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Halictus (Seladonia) subauratus (Rossi, 1792) View in CoL

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: Medium-sized Halictus species from the subgenus Seladonia (6.5- 8 mm). It is hard to distinguish from other species in its subgenus. Front tibiae and tarsi are orangeyellow, and the eyes are green on live specimens. The spur on the hind tibia has 6 or 7 small teeth. The antennae from the males are considerably shorter than those from other Seladonia species. Diagnosis and keys in PAULY (2021).

DISTRIBUTION IN EUROPE: Common species in Southern and Central Europe. It has been found from Iran and China to Spain and Poland. Northwards to the Baltic states and Russia ( SCHEUCHL & WILLNER, 2016). There are no records from the Netherlands ( REEMER, 2018; www.waarneming.nl) and the United Kingdom ( ELSE & EDWARDS, 2018) but it is present in France ( PAULY & BELVAL, 2017), Germany ( SCHEUCHL & WILLNER, 2016) and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg date since 2000 ( FEITZ, 2003; HERRERA MESÍAS & WEIGAND, 2021).

EU RED LIST STATUS: Least concern (LC) ( NIETO et al., 2014)

ORIGIN OF RECORDS:

- LIMBURG PROVINCE. Genk ; 1♀; 7.viii.2018; leg. S. Feys; coll. P. Vanormelingen; det. P. Vanormelingen, A. Pauly ( Pauly, 2021) - Fig. 10 B View Fig . 1 View Fig ♀; 4.viii.2020; leg./coll./det. P. Vanormelingen.

- FLEMISH BRABANT PROVINCE. Zemst ; 1♀; 24.viii.2019; leg./coll./det. D. De Grave.

- ANTWERP PROVINCE. Mechelen; 1♀; 17.iv.2020; leg./coll./det. D. De Grave. Nijlen ; 1♀; 5.ix.2020; leg./coll. W. Vertommen; det. W. Vertommen, J. D’Haeseleer, K. Schoonvaere. On Calluna vulgaris . Antwerpen; 1♀; 9.vi.2021; leg./coll./det. K. Schoonvaere.

- HAINAUT PROVINCE. Hensies; 1♀; 30.vii.2022; leg. K. Geeraerts; det. K. Geeraerts, P. Vanormelingen.

COMMENTS:

- This species had already been reported in PAULY (2021)