HALICTIDAE
Halictidae, Commonly known as Sweat Bees
Halictidae is the second-largest family of Bees.
Halictid species occur all over the world and are usually dark-colored and often metallic in appearance.
Several species are all or partly green and a few are red, a number of them have yellow markings, especially the males, which commonly have yellow faces, a pattern widespread among the various families of bees. The family is distinguished by the strongly curved basal vein found on the wing.
There are 5 Genus in the Apidae family that are native to the UK, They are Halictus, Lassioglossum, Sphecodes, Dufourae & Rophites
The Halictus Genus has 8 species of bee native to the UK -
Halictus confusus (Southern Bronze Furrow Bee)
Halictus eurygnathus (Downland Furrow Bee)
Halictus maculatus (Square-headed Furrow Bee)
Halictus quadricinctus (Giant Furrow Bee)
Halictus rubicundus (Orange-legged Furrow Bee)
Halictus scabiosae : Great Banded Furrow Bee
Halictus subauratus (Golden Furrow Bee)
Halictus tumulorum (Bronze Furrow Bee)
The Lassioglossum Genus has 33 species of bee native to the UK -
Lasioglossum albipes (Bloomed Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum angusticeps (Cliff Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum brevicorne (Short-horned Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum calceatum (Common Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum cupromicans (Turquoise Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum fratellum (Smooth-faced Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum fulvicorne (Lime-loving Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum laeve (Shiny-gastered Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum laevigatum (Black-mouthed Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum laticeps (Broad-faced Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum lativentre (Furry-claspered Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum leucopus (White-footed Green Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum leucozonium (White-zoned Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum limbellum (Ridge-gastered Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum malachurum (Sharp-collared Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum minutissimum (Least Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum morio (Common Green Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum nitidiusculum (Tufted Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum parvulum (Smooth-gastered Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum pauperatum (Squat Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum pauxillum (Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum pauxillum (Lobe-spurred Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum punctatissimum (Long-faced Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum puncticolle (Ridge-cheeked Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum quadrinotatum (Four-spotted Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum rufitarse (Rufous-footed Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum semilucens (Small Shiny Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum sexnotatum (Ashy Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum sexstrigatum (Fringed Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum smeathmanellum (Smeathman's Furrow Bee
Lasioglossum villosulum (Shaggy Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum xanthopus (Orange-footed Furrow Bee)
Lasioglossum zonulum (Bull-headed Furrow Bee)
The Sphecode Genus has 17 species of bee native to the UK -
Sphecodes crassus (Swollen-thighed Blood Bee)
Sphecodes ephippius (Bare-saddled Blood Bee)
Sphecodes ferruginatus (Dull-headed Blood Bee)
Sphecodes geoffrellus (Geoffroy's Blood Bee)
Sphecodes gibbus (Dark-winged Blood Bee)
Sphecodes hyalinatus (Furry-bellied Blood Bee)
Sphecodes longulus (Little Sickle-jawed Blood Bee)
Sphecodes marginatus (Margined Blood Bee)
Sphecodes miniatus (False Margined Blood Bee)
Sphecodes monilicornis (Box-headed Blood Bee)
Sphecodes niger (Dark Blood Bee)
Sphecodes pellucidus (Sandpit Blood Bee)
Sphecodes puncticeps (Sickle-jawed Blood Bee)
Sphecodes reticulatus (Reticulate Blood Bee)
Sphecodes rubicundus (Red-tailed Blood Bee)
Sphecodes scabricollis (Rough-backed Blood Bee)
Sphecodes spinulosus (Spined Blood Bee)
The Dufourae Genus has 2 species of bee native to the UK -
Dufourea halictula (Sheeps-bit Dufourea)
Dufourea minuta (Shiny Dufourea)
The Rophites Genus has 1 species of bee native to the UK -
Rophites quinquespinosus (Five-spined Rophites)
