Halictus

Halictus species in the subgenus Seladonia sheltering inside the petals of a Dahlia flower after rain.

Halictus species laden with pollen.

Distribution	South Africa.
Biology	Halictus species can be solitary or weakly eusocial. This behavioural variability may be present within a species depending on the range of environmental conditions that are present across the species' geographical distribution (Packer, 1986; Richards, 2001).
References	Brothers D.J. 1999. Phylogeny and evolution of wasps, ants and bees (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea, Vespoidea and Apoidea). Zoologica Scripta 28: 233–250. Eardley, C & Urban, R. 2010. Catalogue of Afrotropical bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes). Zootaxa 2455: 1-548. Eardley, C, Finnamore, A.T. & Michener, C.D. 1993. Superfamily Apoidea (pp. 279-357). In GOULET, H. & HUBER, J. (eds). Hymenoptera of the World: an identification guide to families. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, Canada, 668 pp. Michener, C.D. 2000. The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press. 953 pp. Packer, L. 1986. The social organisation of Halictus ligatus (Hymenoptera; Halictidae) in southern Ontario. Can. J. Zool. 64: 2317–2324. Richards, M.H. 2001. Nesting biology and social organization of Halictus sexcinctus (Fabricius) in southern Greece. Can. J. Zool. 79: 2210–2220.
Credits	Photographs © Ivan Andersen (Randburg, Gauteng).