Graenicher, 1927 : 204 Revision of the metallic Lasioglossum (Dialictus) of eastern North America (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Halictini) Gibbs, Jason Zootaxa 2011 2011-10-28 3073 1 216 Graenicher Graenicher [151,705,1267,1294] Insecta Halictidae Lasioglossum Animalia Hymenoptera 129 130 Arthropoda species lepidii Dialictus     Halictus( Chloralictus) lepidii  Graenicher, 1927: 204. Ƥ 3.    Holotype.Ƥ USA, Florida, South Miami, 20.iv.1927(S. Graenicher); [ NMNH:]. Examined.  Taxonomy. Michener, 1951:  Lasioglossum( Chloralictus) lepidii, p. 1114 (catalogue); Mitchell, 1960:  Dialictus tegularisƤ3, p. 423 (synonymy); Gibbs, 2009a:  Lasioglossum( Dialictus) lepidiiƤ3, p. 22 (redescription, key).   Diagnosis.Both sexes of  L. lepidiihave tegula enlarged and strongly punctate with strong posterior angle ( Fig. 7A). Female  L. lepidiiare most similar to  L. tegularebut have extensive tomentum on the paraocular area. Male  L. lepidiihave the clypeus nearly entirely obscured by tomentum whereas similar species have the clypeus nearly bare.  Range.Florida.  DNA Barcode.Available. Multiple sequences.   Comments.Uncommon. Until recently,  L. lepidiiwas considered a junior synonym of  L. tegulare. For a complete taxonomic treatment see Gibbs (2009a).