Lasioglossum argammon (White Sands Sweat Bee)

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hymenoptera

Family: Halictidae

Genus: Lasioglossum

Species: argammon

White Sands Sweat Bee - Lasioglossum argammon

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: S1

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S1	Rank Changed: 05/09/2025
Rank Reviewed: N/A
Reason: This species has an extremely specialized habitat requirement and as a result is only known from in New Mexico from a small area in the south central portion of the state. The species has a small Extent of Occurrence of just 1,731km2 and an Area of Occupancy of just 4km2. Furthermore, the species is only known from four occurrences in the state. There are also several major potential threats to the species continued survival most prominently drought and climate change. However, more research is needed on these threats. As a result of all of this the species is currently assessed as S1 in New Mexico however, if more information becomes available a reassesment should be done.

Ecological Factors
Specificity: Very narrow. Specialist or community with key requirements scarce.	Range Extent: 1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)
Occurences: 1 - 5	Population Size: Unknown
Area of Occupancy: In New Mexico this species has been found at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge and in several localities around White Sands National Park. Using records collected for the NM-RARe project an Area of Occupancy of 4km2 was calculated on GeoCat.	Threat Summary: N/A

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Number of Subpopulations: 6

Number of Mapped Locations: 7

Number of Observations: 3

Observation date range: 06-27-1905 to 07-16-1991

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