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The genus Halictus
76 species in Europe, in the family Halictidae. 6 of them are listed as threatened on the European Red List.
Family Halictidae76 species
76
Species in Europe
6
Threatened (CR, EN or VU)
12
Too little data to assess (DD)
8
Crops on which species were recorded
How the species are doing
Distribution of the species over the categories of the European Red List of Bees (2026). Not assessed means: no European assessment in the source, often because the species only occurs at the edge of Europe.
- EN Endangered: 6
- NT Near threatened: 6
- LC Least concern: 39
- DD Data deficient: 12
- NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant): 9
- - Not assessed: 4
Scale, from severe to not threatened: CR critically endangered, EN endangered, VU vulnerable, NT near threatened, LC least concern. DD: data deficient.
When the visitors fly
Number of species flying per month, according to the flight calendar from open records in Europe. A species counts in every month it flies.
4Jan
3Feb
3Mar
9Apr
22May
26Jun
28Jul
24Aug
12Sep
1Oct
1Nov
1Dec
Crops these bees visit
Crops and other plants with an EPPO code on which species from this group were recorded.
| Crop | Depends on pollinators | Species from this group | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| RapeseedBrassica napus | modest (10-39%) | 3 | 14 |
| Common sunflowerHelianthus annuus | modest (10-39%) | 2 | 48 |
| FlaxLinum usitatissimum | little (1-9%) | 1 | 2 |
| Red raspberryRubus idaeus | great (40-89%) | 1 | 2 |
| Chinese dateZiziphus jujuba | modest (10-39%) | 1 | 2 |
| TurnipBrassica rapa | great (40-89%) | 1 | 1 |
| BuckwheatFagopyrum esculentum | great (40-89%) | 1 | 1 |
| FennelFoeniculum vulgare | great (40-89%) | 1 | 1 |
All species in Europe
| Species | Red List Europe | Flies | Only in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halictus adjikenticus | EN Endangered | no data | |
| Halictus alfkenellus | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Halictus asperulus | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Halictus brunnescens | LC Least concern | May - Jul | |
| Halictus candiae | EN Endangered | no data | yes |
| Halictus carinthiacus | EN Endangered | Jun - Sep | yes |
| Halictus centaureae | NT Near threatened | no data | yes |
| Halictus cephalicus | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Halictus cochlearitarsis | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Halictus compressus | LC Least concern | Jun - Sep | |
| Halictus concinnus | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Halictus confusus | LC Least concern | Apr - Aug | |
| Halictus consobrinus | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Halictus constantinensis | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Halictus crenicornis | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Halictus cretellus | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Halictus cypricus | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Halictus fatsensis | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Halictus frontalis | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Halictus fulvipes | LC Least concern | Jan - Aug | |
| Halictus fumatipennis | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Halictus gavarnicus | LC Least concern | Jun - Sep | |
| Halictus gemmellus | LC Least concern | Jul - Aug | |
| Halictus gemmeus | LC Least concern | Jan - Jul | |
| Halictus graecus | NT Near threatened | no data | |
| Halictus grossellus | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Halictus gruenwaldti | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Halictus holomelaenus | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Halictus inpilosus | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Halictus jaramielicus | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Halictus kessleri | - Not assessed | May - Sep | |
| Halictus langobardicus | LC Least concern | May - Aug | yes |
| Halictus leucaheneus | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Halictus luganicus | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Halictus lussinicus | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Halictus maculatus | LC Least concern | Apr - Aug | |
| Halictus mediterranellus | NT Near threatened | no data | yes |
| Halictus microcardia | EN Endangered | no data | yes |
| Halictus minor | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Halictus mucoreus | NT Near threatened | no data | |
| Halictus nicosiae | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Halictus nivalis | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Halictus orientanus | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Halictus patellatus | LC Least concern | Jul - Aug | |
| Halictus pentheri | NT Near threatened | no data | |
| Halictus phryganicus | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Halictus pollinosus | LC Least concern | Jun - Jan | |
| Halictus ponticus | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Halictus pseudomucoreus | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Halictus pseudotetrazonius | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Halictus pulvereus | DD Data deficient | no data | |
| Halictus pyrenaeus | EN Endangered | no data | yes |
| Halictus quadricinctus | LC Least concern | May - Sep | |
| Halictus quadripartitus | LC Least concern | no data | yes |
| Halictus resurgens | LC Least concern | Apr - Jul | |
| Halictus rossicus | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Halictus rubicundus | LC Least concern | Apr - Sep | |
| Halictus rufipes | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Halictus sajoi | LC Least concern | no data | |
| Halictus scabiosae | LC Least concern | May - Sep | |
| Halictus seladonius | LC Least concern | May - Sep | |
| Halictus semitectus | EN Endangered | no data | |
| Halictus semiticus | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Halictus senilis | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | May - Jun | |
| Halictus sexcinctus | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Halictus simplex | LC Least concern | May - Sep | |
| Halictus smaragdulus | LC Least concern | Apr - Aug | |
| Halictus subauratus | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Halictus submediterraneus | LC Least concern | May - Aug | |
| Halictus tectus | - Not assessed | no data | |
| Halictus tetrazonianellus | LC Least concern | Jul - Aug | |
| Halictus tetrazonius | NT Near threatened | Apr - Sep | |
| Halictus tridivisus | DD Data deficient | no data | yes |
| Halictus tuberculatus | NA Not applicable (not native or vagrant) | no data | |
| Halictus tumulorum | LC Least concern | May - Sep | |
| Halictus vestitus | DD Data deficient | Jan - Jul |
Sources
This page only uses sources with an open licence. The bee database itself contains more records, from sources for which permission is still pending.
- Vliegperiode per maand, afgeleid uit BeeBDC-waarnemingen met open licentie (CC0 / CC BY)
FairGrow (afgeleid) · version 1.3.4 · licence CC BY 4.0 (afgeleid uit CC0 / CC BY)
Afgeleid door FairGrow uit: Dorey, J. B. et al. (2023). A globally synthesised and flagged bee occurrence dataset and cleaning workflow. Scientific Data 10: 747. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w. Cleaned database v1.3.4 (2024-02-15), Figshare. Kleinste maandvenster met 90% van de waarnemingen, minimaal 20 records.
doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w - Bij-plantinteracties: EuPPollNet via GloBI (CC BY 4.0)
GloBI / Big Bee · version 7.0 · licence CC BY 4.0
Lanuza, J. B. et al. (2025). EuPPollNet: a European database of plant-pollinator networks. Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15183272 (CC BY 4.0), via Seltmann, K. et al. / Big Bee project and GloBI (2025). Global Bee Interaction Data v7.0. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582. Underlying data: Global Biotic Interactions (Poelen et al. 2014).
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582 - Bij-plantinteracties: DoPI via GloBI (CC BY 4.0)
GloBI / Big Bee · version 7.0 · licence CC BY 4.0
Balfour, N. J. et al. Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI). Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15224385 (CC BY 4.0), via Seltmann, K. et al. / Big Bee project and GloBI (2025). Global Bee Interaction Data v7.0. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582. Underlying data: Global Biotic Interactions (Poelen et al. 2014).
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17957582 - Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), tab-delimited version
Zenodo / Discover Life · version v57.0 · licence CC-BY-4.0
Ascher, J. S. and J. Pickering. 2024. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species Draft-57, 27 February, 2024
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19954082 - BeeBDC beesChecklist: country checklist of the world's bees (Discover Life), 2026-01-12
Flinders University / Figshare · version 2026-01-12 · licence CC BY 4.0
Dorey, J. B. et al. (2023). A globally synthesised and flagged bee occurrence dataset and cleaning workflow. Scientific Data 10: 747. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w; beesChecklist 2026-01-12 (Figshare, CC BY 4.0), based on the Discover Life country checklist (Ascher & Pickering).
doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02626-w - European Red List of Bees (2026), Appendix 1: Red List status at Pan-Europe and EU27 levels
Publications Office of the European Union / IUCN · version 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0
Michez, D. et al. (2026). European Red List of Bees. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. https://doi.org/10.2779/521877 (CC BY 4.0). Appendix 1.
doi.org/10.2779/521877
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