Sphecodes Latreille

Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, Zootaxa 4352 (1), pp. 1-160 : 93

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7C684128-FFA7-48AA-B395-B9C6BC39353A
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6003191
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0392879B-7329-AB7B-43D5-FCB4FAF8FB90
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Sphecodes Latreille
status

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Genus Sphecodes Latreille View in CoL View at ENA

Taxonomy: Mitchell (1960). Sphecodes is in particular need of revision.

Biology. All members of the genus are cleptoparasites or social parasites, usually of other Halictinae but with exceptions, see below. Definitive host records are few and information on host specificity is generally lacking.