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Homalictus blackburni

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionMay 22, 2026
Entity authorityQ56276967 ↗
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Homalictus blackburni is an Australian species of sweat bee found in moist coastal regions of Queensland and the Northern Territory. Like most halictid bees they nest underground where they provision their larvae with pollen. Homalictus blackburni are shiny black which contrasts with the colour of pollen collected. It was first described by Cockerell in 1910.

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Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1910—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Homalictus, blackburni and species can be independently traced.
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This entry incorporates text from “Homalictus blackburni” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.