Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) chlorosoma

Hylaeine colletid bee at Red Hill, ACT

Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) chlorosoma at Red Hill, ACT - 13 Nov 2018
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) chlorosoma at Red Hill, ACT - 13 Nov 2018
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) chlorosoma at Red Hill, ACT - 13 Nov 2018
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) chlorosoma at Red Hill, ACT - 13 Nov 2018
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) chlorosoma at Red Hill, ACT - 13 Nov 2018
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Identification history

Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) chlorosoma 27 Feb 2019 michael.batley
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) chlorosoma 27 Feb 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Hylaeus (Prosopisteron) chlorosoma 14 Nov 2018 PeterA

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Females on the plants with males on the lookout!

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michaelb wrote:
   27 Feb 2019
Hi Peter. Thanks for your photos. I have downloaded the original photo no. 3, cropped it and added it back to be used on the Species page, see:-
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/Details/31860
PeterA wrote:
   21 Aug 2021
Correct name according to the AFD is Hylaeus chlorosomus, not H. chlorosoma.
   21 Aug 2021
What an interesting little naming issue that needs to be cleaned up. You are quite right Peter, AFD has accepted Michener's change from the original chlorosoma to chlorosomus because that is the most recent taxonomic work on Hylaeus (Prosopisteron). When Terry Houston publishes a revision of the subgenus I believe he will correct Michener's mistake and return to the original spelling. My understanding is that soma is a Greek noun meaning body and the gender is neuter. So when transliterated to Latin it becomes a Latin neuter noun, not an adjective. Only adjectives need to agree with the gender of the generic name.
PeterA wrote:
   21 Aug 2021
Thanks, Michael - I'll leave it to Terry to sort out. I was quite happy with chlorosoma, but I can see there is also an argument for being consistent with the AFD and reverting back to chlorosoma when and if Terry's revision is published down the track.
   21 Aug 2021
Like you, I have been unsure about the best thing to do. The ICNZ says that incorrect spellings are not "available names", which means that they are not to be treated as synonyms and do not require any formal nomenclatural act to change them back to the correct spelling. I therefore decided that the best approach was to use the correct name.

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  • 13 Nov 2018 12:15 PM Recorded on
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  • Less than 5mm Animal size
  • Mixed Gender

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