Sphecodes crassus

Sphecodes crassus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Halictidae
Genus:	Sphecodes
Species:	S. crassus
Binomial name
	Sphecodes crassus; Thomson, 1870
Synonyms
	Sphecodes variegatus Hagens 1882; Sphecodes divisus Hagens 1882; Sphecodes valesianus Frey-Gessner 1903;

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

"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.

[BWARS-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.

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