''Sphecodes decorus'' is a species of

bee Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyly, monophyletic lineage within the ...

in the genus ''

Sphecodes ''Sphecodes'' is a genus of bees from the family Halictidae, the majority of which are black and red in colour and are colloquially known as blood bees. ''Sphecodes'' bees are kleptoparasitic on other bees, especially bees in the genera ''Lasioglo ...

'', of the family

Halictidae Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. Halictid species are an extremely diverse group that can vary greatly in appearance. These bees occur all over the world and are found on every contine ...

. ''S. decorus'' has been documented in India and Sri Lanka.

References

* http://www.atlashymenoptera.net/biblio/Karunaratne_et_al_2006_Sri_Lanka.pdf * http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Sphecodes_decorus/classification/ * https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=759919 Halictidae Hymenoptera of Asia Insects of India Insects of Sri Lanka Insects described in 1897 {{sweat-bee-stub