Sphecodes crassus
Appearance
Sphecodes crassus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Halictidae |
Genus: | Sphecodes |
Species: | S. crassus
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Binomial name | |
Sphecodes crassus Thomson, 1870
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Sphecodes crassus, common name swollen-thighed blood bee, is a species of bee. It was described by Carl Gustaf Thomson in 1870.[2] It is a kleptoparasite of bees of the genus Lasioglossum, and is found throughout Europe.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sphecodes crassus Thomson,1870". Bees, Wasps and Ants recording Society. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Sphecodes crassus Thomson, 1870 [Swollen-thighed Blood Bee]". Natural History Museum Gateway. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Úna; Murray, Tomás E.; Paxton, Robert J.; Brown, Mark J. F. (2006). "Revisions to the Checklist of Irish Bees". The Irish Naturalists' Journal. 28 (6): 240–242. ISSN 0021-1311.