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- noun Plural form of
halictid .
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The Halictidae is one of the four bee families that contains some species that are crepuscular; these halictids are active only at dusk or in the early evening, and therefore technically considered "vespertine".
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Several other genera and species of halictids are cleptoparasites of other bees (mostly other halictids), and the behavior has evolved at least nine times independently within the family.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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