Halictus rotaensis var. hornbosteli, Cockerell, 1942

Cockerell, T. D. A., 1942, Halictine Bees from Rota Island, Insects of Guam I, Honolulu, Hawaii: Bernice P. Bishop Museum, pp. 191-194 : 191

Halictus rotaensis var. hornbosteli , new variety.

Clypeus and supraclypeal area with rosy tints, mesonotum and scutellum rosy pink, the scutellum brightly colored.

One specimen, Rota Island , July 1925.

I give this a name as it has a very distinctive appearance. Typical H. rotaensis, seen from in front, looks almost exactly like H. crotalariae Cockerell from New Caledonia, which however has a shining, olive-green abdomen.