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Caenohalictus opaciceps (Friese, 1916)
Halictus (Paragapostemon) scitulus Vachal, J. (1903). Étude sur les Halictus d’Amerique (Hym.). Misc. Entomol. 11: 89-104 [99, 124] (junior primary homonym of Halictus scitulus Smith, 1873) .
Type data: lectotype MNHP <F>.
Subsequent designation: Moure, J. S. & Hurd, P. D., Jr. (1987). An Annotated Catalog of the Halictid Bees of the Western Hemisphere (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press 405 pp. [182] .
Type locality: Chile.

Halictus opaciceps Friese, H. (1916). Die Halictus-Arten von Chile (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1916 (5/6): 547-564 [560] .
Type data: syntype USNM <M><F> , syntype AMNH <M>.
Type locality: Chile, Concepción.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Argentina (Chubut, Neuquén, Rio Negro), Chile (Concepción, Copiapó, Curicó, Santiago, Valparaíso)

References

Alfken, J. D. (1926). Die mir bekannten chilenischen Arten der Bienengattung Corynura M. Spinola. Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1926 (2): 145-163 [153] (Taxonomy (tax. position, as Paragapostemon opaciceps))
Alfken, J. D. (1932). Die chilenischen Arten der Gattung Caenohalictus Cam. Arch. Naturgesch., N. F. 1: 654-659 [656, 658, 659] (Taxonomy (key, tax. notes, tax. position, as Caenohalictus opaciceps), biology (flower record))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1905). Notes on some bees in the British Museum. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 31: 309-364 [356] (Taxonomy (tax. position, as Paragapostemon scitulus))
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1926). Descriptions and records of bees. CIX. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 17: 301-309 [306] (Taxonomy (tax. comments, as Caenohalictus smaragdulus; according to Alfken, 1932, a misinterpretation of Caenohalictus opaciceps))
Eickwort, G. C. (1969). Tribal positions of Western Hemisphere green sweat bees, with comments on their nest architecture (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 62 (3): 652–660 [658, 659] (Taxonomy (tax. position, as Caenohalictus scitulus), biology (nesting habits, as Caenohalictus scitulus))
González-Vaquero, R. A. & Roig-Alsina, A. (2013). Revision of the species of the bee genus Caenohalictus (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) occurring in Argentinean Patagonia. Zootaxa 3670 (4): 493-515 [498] (Species revision, as Caenohalictus opaciceps)
Herbst, P. (1922). Revision der Halictus-Arten von Chile (Hym.). Entomol. Mitt. 11 (4): 180–191 [190] (Taxonomy (tax. position, as Halictus, incorretly synonymizes Augochlora notialis), biology (flower records))
Janvier, H. (1926). Recherches biologiques sur les hyménoptères du Chili (Mellifères). Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. Biol. Anim. (10) 9: 113-268 [195-198] (Biology (fig. 50, nest site, nest architecture, life history, flower records))
Michener, C. D. (1979). New and little-known halictine bees from Colombia (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 52 (1): 180–208 [189] (Taxonomy (synonymy))
Michener, C. D., Breed, M. D. & Bell, W. J. (1979). Seasonal cycles, and social behavior of some Colombian halictine bees (Hymenoptera; Apoidea). Rev. Biol. Trop. 27 (1): 13-34 [30] (Citation)
Rojas, F. & Toro, H. (2000). Revisión de las especies de Caenohalictus (Halictidae-Apoidea) presentes en Chile. Bol. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat., Chile 49: 163-214 [168, 170, 172-173] (Key, catalog, redescription, distribution)
Ruiz P., F. & Stuardo, C. (1935). Insectos colectados en las Termas de Chillan. Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 39: 313-322 [322] (Taxonomy (listed, as H. scitulus from Termas de Chillan))

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