Atlas of European bees - STEP Project

author(s) : Pauly A.
Alain Pauly

Atlas of the European Bees: genus Sphecodes

This page is constructed in the framework of the STEP Project
"Status and Trends of European Pollinators"
Coordinator: Simon Geoffrey Potts, University of Reading

STEP Partners to Objective 1 (Document the status and trends of pollinators, map distributions):
University of Mons (Prof. Pierre Rasmont; Denis Michez; Stephanie Iserbyt; Yvan Barbier)
University of Reading (Stuart Roberts)

First on line 18.III.2011

Citation: Pauly A. 2011. Atlas of the European Bees: genus Sphecodes. STEP Project, Atlas Hymenoptera, Mons, Gembloux. http://www.zoologie.umh.ac.be/hymenoptera/page.aspx?ID=207

For this genus, the data are fragmentary, including mainly France and Belgium

Sphecodes Latreille 1804

European bees
Sphecodes spp.
Main contributions to the maps :

BDFMG (2011)

Main collections studied : Belgium (Brussels, Gembloux).


Remark: the material studied is coming from Belgium and France, material from other countries are lacking on the maps.
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Sphecodes albilabris (Fabricius 1793)
albilabris
ssp. albilabris (Fabricius 1793) [Nomada]
= Dichroa fuscipennis Germar 1819
= Sphecodes latreillii Wesmael 1836
= Sphecodes nigripes Lepeletier 1841
= Sphecodes rugosus Smith 1848
= Sphecodes nodicornis Gistel 1857
= Sphecodes fuscipennis var. basalis Dalla Torre, 1877
= Sabulicola cirsii Verhoeff 1890
= Sphecodes grandis Meyer 1922
ssp. rubripes Spinola 1838
= Sphecodes africanus Lepeletier 1841
= Sphecodes rufipennis Cockerell 1931
= Sphecodes atrescens Cockerell 1931
Sphecodes alternatus Smith 1853
alternatus
ssp. alternatus Smith 1853
= Sphecodes punctiventris Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes antigae Tournier 1901
= Sphecodes alternatus ssp. lindbergi Pittioni 1950
Sphecodes atlanticus Warncke 1992
atlanticus Warncke 1992
Sphecodes balcanicus Erlandsson 1979
balcanicus Erlandsson 1979
Sphecodes crassanus Warncke 1992
crassanus Warncke 1992
Sphecodes crassus Thomson 1870
crassus Thomson 1870
= Sphecodes variegatus Hagens 1874
= Sphecodes divisus Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes valesianus Frey-Gessner 1903
Sphecodes cristatus Hagens 1882
cristatus Hagens 1882
Sphecodes croaticus Meyer 1922
croaticus Meyer 1922
= Sphecodes pseudofasciatus Blüthgen 1925
ssp. cypricus Blüthgen 1938 {Chypre}
Sphecodes dusmeti Blüthgen 1924
dusmeti
ssp. dusmeti Blüthgen 1924
Sphecodes ephippius (Linnaeus 1767)
ephippius (Linnaeus 1767) [Sphex]
= ? Apis fulviventris Scopoli 1763
= Apis minimus Harris 1776
= Apis rufescens Geoffroy in Fourcroy 1785
= Apis obscura Geoffroy in Fourcroy 1785
= Apis rufescens Gmelin in Linné 1790
= Apis labiata Fabricius 1793
= Melitta divisa Kirby 1802
= Andrena minuta Fabricius 1804
= Sphecodes similis Wesmael 1836
= Sphecodes zablocki Blüthgen 1923
Sphecodes ferruginatus Hagens 1882
ferruginatus Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes rufescens var. alpestris Frey-Gessner 1903
Sphecodes geofrellus (Kirby 1802)
geofrellus (Kirby 1802) [Melitta]
= Sphecodes fasciatus Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes affinis Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes impunctatus Meyer 1922
= Sphecodes rimalis Pérez 1903
Sphecodes gibbus (Linnaeus 1785)
gibbus
ssp. gibbus (Linnaeus 1785) [Sphex]
= Apis glabra Fuessly 1775
= Andrena ferruginea Olivier 1789
= Apis gibbosa Christ 1791
= Melitta sphecoides Kirby 1802
= Melitta picea Kirby 1802
= Andrena austriaca Fabricius 1804, nec Panzer 1798
= Dichroa analis Illiger 1806
= Sphecodes apicatus Smith 1853
= Sphecodes nippon Meyer 1922
= Sphecodes castilianus Blüthgen 1924
ssp. rufispinosus Meyer 1920
= Sphecodes lustrans Cockerell 1931
= Sphecodes pergibbus Blüthgen 1938
Sphecodes hirtellus Blüthgen 1923
hirtellus
ssp. hirtellus Blüthgen 1923
ssp. canariensis Warncke 1992 {Canaries}
Sphecodes hyalinatus Hagens 1882
hyalinatus Hagens 1882
Sphecodes hyalinipennis Hagens 1882
hyalinipennis Hagens 1882
Sphecodes intermedius Blüthgen 1923
intermedius Blüthgen 1923
= Sphecodes lactipennis Meyer 1925
Sphecodes longuloides Blüthgen 1923
longuloides Blüthgen 1923
Sphecodes longulus Hagens 1882
longulus Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes longulus var. epidus Hagens 1882
=Sphecodes nitidulus Hagens 1882
Sphecodes majalis Pérez 1903
majalis Pérez 1903
= Sphecodes gracilior Pérez 1903
= Sphecodes problematicus Schulz 1906
Sphecodes marginatus Hagens 1882
marginatus
ssp. marginatus Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes atratus Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes nigritulus Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes nomioides Pesenko 1979
ssp. biskrensis Pérez 1903
ssp. creticus Warncke 1992 {Crête}
ssp. larochei Warncke 1992 {Canaries}
Sphecodes miniatus Hagens 1882
miniatus Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes dimidiatus Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes murithianus Frey-Gessner 1903
= Sphecodes pilicornis Meyer 1922
Sphecodes monilicornis Kirby 1802
monilicornis Kirby 1802 [Melitta]
= Sphecodes maculates Lepeletier 1841
= Sphecodes subquadratus Smith 1845
= Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. rufipes Sichel 1865, nec Smith 1853
= Sphecodes gibbus var. subquadratus subvar. dubius Sichel 1865
= Sphecodes gibbus var. subquadratus subvar. incertus Sichel 1865
= Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. nigrescens Sichel 1865
= Sphecodes gibbus var. ephippium subvar. testaceipes Sichel 1865
= Sphecodes ruficrus Dalla Torre 1896, nec Erichson 1835
= Sphecodes hanuman Nurse 1903
= Sphecodes monilicornis var. nigerrima Blüthgen 1927
= Sphecodes caucasicus Meyer 1920
ssp. cephalotes Meyer 1920 {de la Grèce jusqu’à la Turquie, Chypre}
= Sphecodes smyrmensis Meyer 1920
= Sphecodes quadratus ssp. cephalotiformis Pittioni 1950
ssp. quadratus Meyer 1920 {Espagne, S.France, Italie, Dalmatie, Grèce}
Sphecodes niger Hagens 1874
niger Hagens 1874 {Warncke 1992 : 16}
= Sphecodes niger var holomelaena Blüthgen 1949
Sphecodes olivieri Lepeletier 1825
olivieri Lepeletier 1825
= Sphecodes collaris Spinola 1843
= Sphecodes hispanicus var. abyssinicus Sichel 1865
= Sphecodes ruficornis Sichel 1865
= Sphecodes punctulatus Sichel 1865
= Sphecodes subpunctulatus Sichel 1865
= Sphecodes rufithorax Morawitz 1876
= Sphecodes verticalis Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes desertus Nurse 1903
= Sphecodes chionospilus Cockerell 1911
= Sphecodes chionospilus var. sanguinatus Cockerell 1911
= Sphecodes tenuis Meyer 1920
= Sphecodes olivieri var. niveatus Meyer 1925
Sphecodes pellucidus Smith 1845
pellucidus Smith 1845
= Sphecodes pilifrons Thomson 1870
= Sphecodes brevicornis Hagens 1874
= Sphecodes volatilis Smith 1879
= Sphecodes pellucidus var. algirus Alfken 1914
= Sphecodes pellucidus var. niveipennis Meyer 1925
= Sphecodes pellucidus var. hybridus Blüthgen 1925
Sphecodes pinguiculus Pérez 1903
pinguiculus
ssp. pinguiculus Pérez 1903
= Sphecodes excellens Meyer 1922
= Sphecodes coelebs Blüthgen 1923
ssp. sareptensis Meyer 1922
= Sphecodes punctatissimus Meyer 1922
= Sphecodes consobrinus Blüthgen 1923
= Sphecodes hungaricus Blüthgen 1923
= Sphecodes persicus Blüthgen 1925
Sphecodes pseudocrassus Blüthgen 1924
pseudocrassus Blüthgen, 1924
Sphecodes puncticeps Thomson 1870
puncticeps Thomson 1870
= Sphecodes bituberculatus Pérez 1903
= Sphecodes opacifrons Pérez 1903
= Sphecodes puncticeps var. cretanus Strand 1921
Sphecodes reticulatus Thomson 1870
reticulatus Thomson 1870
= Sphecodes distinguendus Hagens 1874
Sphecodes ruficrus (Erichson 1835)
ruficrus
ssp. ruficrus (Erichson 1835) [Dichroa]
= Sphecodes hispanicus Wesmael 1836
= Sphecodes rufipes Smith 1853
= Sphecodes gibbus var. Tunetanus Gribodo 1894
= Sphecodes atrohirtus Pérez 1903
ssp. piceohirtus Blüthgen 1958 {Iles Canaries}
ssp. gomerensis Warncke 1992 {Canaries: La Gomera}
ssp. rubicundus Hagens 1875
= Sphecodes rubicundus ssp. altisilesiacus Torka 1927
Sphecodes rufiventris Panzer 1798
rufiventris Panzer 1798
= Sphecodes subovalis Schenck 1853
= Sphecodes brevis Hagens 1875
= Sphecodes singularis Meyer 1920
= Sphecodes combinatus Blüthgen 1927
= Sphecodes subovalis ssp. austrinus Erlandsson 1979
= Sphecodes subovalis ssp. austrinus var.
Sphecodes scabricollis Wesmael 1865
scabricollis Wesmael 1865
= Sphecodes perversus Ritsema 1879
Sphecodes schenckii Hagens 1882
schenckii Hagens 1882
= Sphecodes sulcicollis Pérez 1903
Sphecodes spinulosus Hagens 1875
spinulosus Hagens 1875
Sphecodes zangherii Noskiewicz 1931
zangherii Noskiewicz 1931

References

Amiet F. 1999. Apidae 2. Colletes, Dufourea, Hylaeus, Nomia, Nomioides, Rhophitoides, Rophites, Sphecodes, Systropha. Fauna Helvetica 4. Centre Suisse de cartographie de la faune. Neuchâtel.
see also:https://cscf.abacuscity.ch/de/chf/A~11FHE04X/0~0~Coll/Apidae-2
Bogush P. & Straka J. 2012. Review and identification of the cuckoo bees of central Europe (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Sphecodes). Zootaxa 3311: 1–41.
Warncke, K. 1992. Die westpaläarktischen Arten der Bienengattung Sphecodes Latr. (Hymenoptera, Apidea, Halictinae). Bericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Augsburg, 52: 9-64.