title: Effects of stings of Australian native bees.
abstract: Five cases of stings by native bees are reported. The reactions were various and include a fatality as a result of the sting of a presumed Lasioglossum sp. (Halictidae). The effects of stings from Lasioglossum spp., Homalictus dotatus (Cockerell) (Halictidae), and Euryglossa cf adelaidae Cockerell (Colletidae) are described. The rarity of severe allergic reactions to native bees and the rarity of stings by the same species makes a programme of immunotherapy inappropriate.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Southcott
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Gale
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013045:Species Specificity