1) Posterior
face of propodeum completely
bordered by a prominent rim
(genus Agapostemon )
...2SELECT propodeum rounded, lacking a
complete rim
...8SELECT
2) 10
Antennal Segments (female)...3SELECT 11 Antennal Segments
(male)...6SELECT GO
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3) Abdomen black
with white stripes
...Agapostemon virescensgreen
...4SELECT GO
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4) Scutum shining, with 2
clear sizes of pits , large
and small ...Agapostemon texanusScutum
with a series
of ridges,
punctures,
and roughenings ...5SELECT GO
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5) Propodeum with a distinct
triangular area of longitudinal ridges ...Agapostemon
splendensPropodeum
without
a distinct
triangular area ...Agapostemon sericeusGO
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6)Hind femur
very
thick , about twice as
long as wide ...Agapostemon splendensfemur thinner ,
about
three times as long as wide ...7SELECT GO
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7) Strong bluish-green reflections from dark pattern on abdomen under microscope light ...Agapostemon texanusSELECT GO
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8) 10
antennal segments
(female) ...9SELECT 11 antennal
segments
(male) ...11SELECT GO
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9) Hind tibial spur pectinate
(comb-like);series
of bristles SELECT simple or
serrated SELECT GO
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10) Abdomen smooth
and shiny , bright
green ...Augochloropsis metallica subspecies fulgidadulled
by small pits,
green or blue , white bank of hairs on rim of second abdominal segment ...Augochloropsis
metallica subspecies metallicaGO
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11) Labrum
black (Genus
Augochloropsis) ...15SELECT Labrum
yellow
...14SELECT GO
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12) Marginal cell of front
wing pointed
on wing margin one
smaller subapical tooth (Genus
Augochlorella)...13SELECT squared
off near wing marginnearly equal teeth ...Augochlora
puraGO
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13) Striations on propodeum
reaching
rim ...Augochlorella auratapropodeum not
reaching rim ...Augochlorella persimilsGO
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14) Edge of underside of
4th abdominal segment strongly
curved in ...Genus Augochlorella.
Distinction between A. aurata and A. persimilis is unclear. straight across
...Augochlora puraGO
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15) Abdomen smooth
and shiny , bright
green ...Augochloropsis metallicadulled
by small pits,
green or blue ...Augochloropsis
sumptuosaGO
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16) Tip of abdomen, ventral surface. Presence of depressed oval shaped pit with a vertical ridge running up the center ...Agapostemon virescensGO
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