SYSTEMATIC CHECKLIST WITH A REVIEW OF PUBLICATIONS OF FAMILY HALICTIDAE OF EGYPT (ORDER: HYMENOPTERA) 2- SUBFAMILIES: NOMIOIDINAE, NOMIINAE AND ROPHITINAE

Document Type : Original Article

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Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

this is the second paper of the systematic checklist of the Egyptian species of family Halictidae (Order: Hymenoptera), includes subfamilies Nomioidinae, Nomiinae and Rophitinae is presented. The subfamily Nomioidinae consistingof 11 species belonging to 2 genera and 2 subgenera. Three species of this subfamily were added to the Egyptian fauna. The subfamily Nomiinae includes 8 species belonging to 3 genera and 2 subgenera. Two species of this subfamily were added to Egyptian fauna. The third subfamily includes 6 species belonging to 3 genera. In addition to three species were recorded from neighboring countries and probably will be recorded later from Egypt. The checklist is arranged according to species membership in higher – level taxa, based on the most recent literature of family Halictidae.

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