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Halictidae: Economy, Ecology & Classification

Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. They are commonly called sweat bees (especially the smaller species), as they are often attracted to perspiration. Halictid species are an extremely diverse group that can vary greatly in appearance. These bees occur all over the world and are found on every…

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Halictidae topic overview

The analysis highlights Economy, Ecology and Classification as prominent areas in the source structure around Halictidae.

Related topics
125
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
130
Extracted relationships
63
Concept neighborhoods
24
Bridge connections
130

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Classification · 77 topics
Ecology · 21 topics
Phylogeny · 17 topics
Economic importance · 6 topics
Overview · 4 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Ecology

Economic importance

Phylogeny

Classification

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Halictidae connects Entity context

The extracted context around Halictidae shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Halictidae → Aculeata, Agapostemon, Anthophila, Apoidea, Augochlora, Baltic Region, Currently, Dominican, Dominican Republic, Dufourea, Early Eocene, Fossils, Halictinae, Hymenoptera, Miocene, Neocorynura, Nomiinae, Nomioidinae, Oligochlora, Rophitinae Another extracted example is Halictidae → Description, Everything About, Family Halictidae Large, Gembloux Archived, IFAS Featured Creatures Web, Image Gallery, North American, North American HalictidaeHalictidae, Online, Search, Sweat Bee, UF, Wayback MachineBugGuide. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Halictidae

Top relations

related to Phylogeny · 21
Halictidae → Aculeata, Agapostemon, Anthophila, Apoidea, Augochlora, Baltic Region, Currently, Dominican, Dominican Republic, Dufourea, Early Eocene, Fossils, Halictinae, Hymenoptera, Miocene, Neocorynura, Nomiinae, Nomioidinae, Oligochlora, Rophitinae
related to External links · 13
Halictidae → Description, Everything About, Family Halictidae Large, Gembloux Archived, IFAS Featured Creatures Web, Image Gallery, North American, North American HalictidaeHalictidae, Online, Search, Sweat Bee, UF, Wayback MachineBugGuide
related to Eusociality · 10
Halictidae → An, Another, Different, Halictus, Lasioglossum, Many, Phylogenetic, Primitively, The, Those
related to "Nocturnal" species · 8
Halictidae → Andrenidae, Apidae, Colletidae, Lasioglossum, Megalopta, Sphecodogastra, The, These
is a · 1
Halictidae → second-largest family of bees

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

species bees family eusocial halictids found halictus lasioglossum bee often group sweat one various eusociality clade halictinae nomiinae nomioidinae rophitinae

Halictidae relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 63 structured relationships around Halictidae. Examples in this analysis include Halictidae → is a → second-largest family of bees and floral resources → instance of → Different biotic and abiotic factors can even affect these behaviors. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Halictidaeis asecond-largest family of bees0.90text
floral resourcesinstance ofDifferent biotic and abiotic factors can even affect these behaviors0.80text
locationinstance ofDifferent biotic and abiotic factors can even affect these behaviors0.80text
altitudeinstance ofDifferent biotic and abiotic factors can even affect these behaviors0.80text
seasoninstance ofDifferent biotic and abiotic factors can even affect these behaviors0.80text
and climate.Those species which do not have a permanentinstance ofDifferent biotic and abiotic factors can even affect these behaviors0.80text
rigidinstance ofDifferent biotic and abiotic factors can even affect these behaviors0.80text
division of laborinstance ofDifferent biotic and abiotic factors can even affect these behaviors0.80text
such as Lasioglossum zephyrus or Halictus rubicundusinstance ofDifferent biotic and abiotic factors can even affect these behaviors0.80text
are considered primitively eusocialinstance ofDifferent biotic and abiotic factors can even affect these behaviors0.80text
these provide insight into the early evolution of eusocialityinstance ofPrimitively eusocial species0.80text
Halictidaerelated to "Nocturnal" speciesSphecodogastra0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Halictidae bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Amber, Lasioglossum and Species. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Halictidae
    • Amber
    • Lasioglossum
    • Species
    • Citation
    • Early
    • Least
    • Needed
    • Bee
    • Families
    • Halictinae
    • Many
    • Nomiinae
  • halictidae
    • Amber
    • Lasioglossum
    • Species
    • Citation
    • Early
    • Least
    • Needed
    • Bee
    • Families
    • Halictinae
    • Many
    • Nomiinae
  • bees
    • Anthophila
    • Commonly
    • Especially
    • Clade
    • Halictidae
    • Various
    • Species
    • Greatly
    • Males
    • Citation
    • Families
    • Least
  • honey bees
    • Anthophila
    • Commonly
    • Especially
    • Clade
    • Halictidae
    • Various
    • Species
    • Greatly
    • Males
    • Citation
    • Families
    • Least
  • pure green sweat bee
    • Lasioglossum
    • Bee
    • One
    • Sweat
    • Halictus
    • Commonly
    • Especially
    • Amber
    • Halictid
    • Halictinae
    • Nomiinae
    • Nomioidinae
  • alkali bee
    • Lasioglossum
    • One
    • Sweat
    • Halictus
    • Family
    • Halictidae
    • Amber
    • Citation
    • Early
    • Families
    • Halictinae
    • Needed
  • eusocial
    • Social
    • Primitively
    • Halictus
    • Communal
    • Eusociality
    • Lasioglossum
    • Species
    • Citation
    • Early
    • Least
    • Many
    • Needed
  • lasioglossum malachurum
    • Bee
    • Needed
    • Species
    • Amber
    • Early
    • Least
    • Many
    • Nomiinae
    • Nomioidinae
    • Primitively
    • Rophitinae
    • Various

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Halictidae, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Halictidae with Classification. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Halictidae — Classification · splits 53 ⟂ 78
Halictidae — Ecology · splits 109 ⟂ 22
Halictidae — Phylogeny · splits 113 ⟂ 18
Halictidae — Economic importance · splits 124 ⟂ 7
Halictidae — Overview · splits 126 ⟂ 5

Map overview Semantic statistics

Halictidae

Nodes131
Edges130
Triples63
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Halictidae to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Economy, Ecology & Classification, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Halictidae · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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