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]

Sphecodes crassus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Halictidae
Genus: Sphecodes
Species:
S. crassus
Binomial name
Sphecodes crassus
Thomson, 1870
Synonyms[1]
  • Sphecodes variegatus Hagens 1882
  • Sphecodes divisus Hagens 1882
  • Sphecodes valesianus Frey-Gessner 1903

References

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  1. ^ "Sphecodes crassus Thomson,1870". Bees, Wasps and Ants recording Society. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Sphecodes crassus Thomson, 1870 [Swollen-thighed Blood Bee]". Natural History Museum Gateway. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  3. ^ 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.