Lasioglossum dorchini
| Lasioglossum dorchini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Halictidae |
| Genus: | Lasioglossum |
| Species: | L. dorchini |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasioglossum dorchini Pauly, 2020 | |
Lasioglossum dorchini is a species of bee in the genus Lasioglossum, in the family Halictidae. It is endemic to the coastal plains of Israel. It was described and named by Alain Pauly in 2020, a taxonomist from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences in Brussels.[1][2][3][4][5]
Nomenclature
The species was named Lasioglossum dorchini in tribute to the Israeli bee researcher Achik Dorchin of the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University.[3][6][7]
References
- ↑ Lazaro, Enrico de (January 11, 2021). "New Species of Wild Bee Discovered in Israel | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ↑ "2020 started with murder hornets, ends with new species of wild bee". The Jerusalem Post. December 29, 2020. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- 1 2 Leichman, Abigail Klein (January 10, 2021). "A new bee species is discovered in Israel". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ↑ Stambler, David (December 29, 2020). "Hebrew U scientists discover new species of wild bee". The Canadian Friends of Hebrew University. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Lasioglossum dorchini (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) a new species of bee from Israel". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Israeli Researchers Discover New Bee Species". en.huji.ac.il. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Israeli researchers find a new bee species, amid worries about declining swarms". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved February 10, 2025.