Lasioglossum calceatum (Scopoli, 1763)
(Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee)
GenusLasioglossum (base-banded furrow bees)
SubfamilyHALICTINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyHALICTIDAE (a family of solitary bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee) :
1: Lasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee)
14 Jul 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Ragwort . Photos: Male - dark form
Image 1: Male - abdomen - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - hind-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Lasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee)
14 Jul 2016 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, visiting Ragwort . Photos: Male - red form
Image 1: Male - abdomen - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - antennae, head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - scutellum and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - thorax and propodeum - postero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
3: Lasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee)
11 Sep 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting Sow Thistle flowers
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - wings together - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Male - abdomen - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 5: Male - abdomen - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 6: Male - abdomen - ventral view - magnifiedImage 7: Male - antennae, head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - grey background
4: Lasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee)
2 Sep 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, visiting Buddleia
Image 1: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - abdomen - ventral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - wings apart - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 4: Female - head, antennae, thorax - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 6: Female - ventral view - enlargedImage 7: Wings - enlarged
5: Lasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee)
28 Aug 2004 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Male, sheltering under capitulum of Devil’s Bit
Image 1: Male - abdomen - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - abdomen - ventral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - wings up - magnified - grey backgroundImage 4: Male - head, antennae and thorax - ventral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 5: Male - head, antennae - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 6: Male - head, antenna, thorax - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 7: Male - head, antenna, thorax - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 8: Male - head, jaws - ventral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 9: Male - lateral view - wings up - magnified - grey backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - magnified - grey background
6: Lasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee)
28 Aug 2004 OSGR: SD86 54° 10’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64) England
Male, sheltering under capitulum of Devil’s Bit
Image 1: Male - abdomen - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Male - head, antenna - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - wings up - magnified - grey background
7: Lasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee)
22 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Group of about 10 Lasioglossum bees sheltering from shower on Lesser Knapweed capitula
Image 1: In situ - on Lesser Knapweed - front/side view - enlargedImage 2: In situ - on Lesser Knapweed - side view - enlargedImage 3: Male - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - grey backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - wings spread - magnified - grey backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - wings together - magnified - grey backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - magnified - grey background
8: Lasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee)
20 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting yellow composite in garden
Image 1: Antero-dorsal view - in situ - enlargedImage 2: Dorsal view - in situ - enlargedImage 3: Dorsal view - in situ - enlarged (2)Image 4: Male - dorsal view - wings ajar - magnified - grey backgroundImage 5: Male - head, antennae, thorax - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 6: Male - head, antennae, thorax - dorsal view - magnified - grey background (2)Image 7: Male - head, antennae, thorax - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 8: Male - head, antennae - ventral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 9: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 10: Male - lateral view - wings together - magnified - grey backgroundImage 11: Male - ventral view - magnified - grey background
9: Lasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee)
20 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on yellow Composite in garden
Image 1: Male - antero-dorsal view - on flower - enlargedImage 2: Male - dorsal view - on flower - enlargedImage 3: Male - dorsal view - on flower - enlarged (2)Image 4: Male - dorsal view - on flower - enlarged (3)Image 5: Male - dorso-lateral view - on flower - enlargedImage 6: Male - front three-quarter view - on flower - enlargedImage 7: Male - lateral view - on flower - enlargedImage 8: Male - postero-dorsal view - on flower - enlargedImage 9: Male - rear three-quarter view - on flower - enlarged

Lasioglossum calceatum (Slender Mining Bee, Common Furrow Bee) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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