Sphecodes spinulosus Hagens, 1875

Bogusch, Petr & Straka, Jakub, 2012, Review and identification of the cuckoo bees of central Europe (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Sphecodes), Zootaxa 3311, pp. 1-41 : 18

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scientific name	Sphecodes spinulosus Hagens, 1875
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Described as: Sphecodes spinulosus Hagens, 1875: 317 . No synonyms.

Distribution. Europe north to 56°N, present in England, Turkey, south-east Russia, and the distribution area extends probably east to Asia. Present in North Africa ( Warncke 1992, Edwards & Telfer 2001).

Biology. Rare species of warm biotopes, usually steppes. In central Europe only few records in recent years. The only known host is Lasioglossum xanthopus (Kirby) recorded by Stoeckhert (1933) and Blüthgen (1934).