''Sphecodes'' is a genus of bees from 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 ...

, the majority of which are black and red in colour and are colloquially known as blood bees. ''Sphecodes'' bees are

kleptoparasitic Kleptoparasitism (etymologically, parasitism by theft) is a form of feeding in which one animal deliberately takes food from another. The strategy is evolutionarily stable when stealing is less costly than direct feeding, which can mean when foo ...

on other bees, especially bees in the genera ''

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Halictus The genus ''Halictus'' is a large assemblage of bee species in the family Halictidae. The genus is divided into 15 subgenera, some of dubious monophyly, containing over 200 species, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere (a few species occur in So ...

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Andrena ''Andrena'' is a genus of bees in the family Andrenidae. With over 1,500 species, it is one of the largest genera of animals. It is a strongly monophyletic group that is difficult to split into more manageable divisions; currently, ''Andrena'' i ...

''. The adults consume nectar, but because they use other bees' provisions to feed their offspring they do not collect pollen.

Distribution

''Sphecodes'' is a cosmopolitan genus with species represented on every continent. The genus is also very species rich, with 21 species described from Siberia, 33 species from Central Europe, 17 species from the Indian region, 26 from the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding region, and 21 from Southeast Asia. The genus is only represented in Australia in the northeast, with the species ''

Sphecodes albilabris ''Sphecodes albilabris'' is a solitary parasitic bee that is endemic to Central and Western Europe. It also occurs in North Africa and is thought to have been introduced to the United States and Australia by accident. Description The length of t ...

'' being thought to have been introduced to both Australia and the United States by accident.

Species

There are over 300 known species in the genus ''Sphecodes''. As of 2015, there were 319 valid species described. * ''

Sphecodes abuensis ''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 ...

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Sphecodes abyssinicus ''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 ...

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Sphecodes aeneiceps ''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 ...

'' Friese, 1917 * ''

Sphecodes aino ''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 ...

'' Tsuneki, 1983 * ''

Sphecodes akitanus ''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 ...

'' Tsuneki, 1983 * ''

Sphecodes albifrons ''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 ...

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Sphecodes albociliatus ''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 ...

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Sphecodes algoensis ''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 ...

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Sphecodes alternatus ''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 ...

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Sphecodes amakusensis ''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 ...

'' Yasumatsu & Hirashima, 1951 * ''

Sphecodes anatolicus ''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 ...

'' Warncke, 1992 * ''

Sphecodes andinus ''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 ...

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Sphecodes angarensis ''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 ...

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Sphecodes anonymus ''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 ...

'' Blüthgen, 1928 * ''

Sphecodes antennariae ''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 ...

'' Robertson, 1891 * ''

Sphecodes apicatus ''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 ...

'' Smith, 1853 * ''

Sphecodes arequipae ''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 ...

'' Meyer, 1925 * ''

Sphecodes argentinus ''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 ...

'' Schrottky, 1906 * '' Sphecodes armeniacus'' Warncke, 1992 * '' Sphecodes arnoldi'' Blüthgen, 1928 * '' Sphecodes aroniae'' Mitchell, 1960 * '' Sphecodes arroyanus'' Cockerell, 1904 * '' Sphecodes arvensiformis'' Cockerell, 1904 * '' Sphecodes asclepiadis'' Cockerell, 1898 * '' Sphecodes aspericollis'' Sichel, 1865 * '' Sphecodes assamensis'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes atlanticus'' Warncke, 1992 * '' Sphecodes atlantis'' Mitchell, 1956 * '' Sphecodes atriapicatus'' Strand, 1912 * '' Sphecodes autumnalis'' Mitchell, 1956 * '' Sphecodes awaensis'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes bakeri'' Cockerell, 1915 * ''

Sphecodes banaszaki ''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 ...

'' Nobile & Turrisi, 2004 * ''

Sphecodes banksii ''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 Kleptoparasitism, kleptoparasitic on other bees, especially bees in the ...

'' Lovell, 1909 * '' Sphecodes baratonis'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes barbatus'' Blüthgen, 1923 * '' Sphecodes basalis'' Sichel, 1865 * '' Sphecodes binghami'' Blüthgen, 1924 * ''

Sphecodes biroi ''Sphecodes biroi'' is a species of bee in the genus ''Sphecodes'', 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 ca ...

'' Friese, 1909 * '' Sphecodes bischoffi'' Meyer, 1925 * '' Sphecodes bogotensis'' Meyer, 1922 * '' Sphecodes bonaerensis'' Holmberg, 1886 * '' Sphecodes borealis'' Cockerell, 1937 * '' Sphecodes brachycephalus'' Mitchell, 1956 * '' Sphecodes brasiliensis'' Schrottky, 1910 * '' Sphecodes braunsi'' Blüthgen, 1928 * '' Sphecodes breviclypeatus'' Tsuneki, 1984 * '' Sphecodes bruchi'' Schrottky, 1906 * '' Sphecodes brunneipes'' Friese, 1914 * '' Sphecodes californicus'' Meyer, 1922 * '' Sphecodes campadellii'' Nobile & Turrisi, 2004 * '' Sphecodes candidus'' Meyer, 1925 * ''

Sphecodes capensis ''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 ...

'' Cameron, 1905 * '' Sphecodes capriciosus'' Schrottky, 1906 * '' Sphecodes capverdensis'' Pauly & LaRoche, 2002 * '' Sphecodes carolinus'' Mitchell, 1956 * '' Sphecodes castaneae'' Mitchell, 1960 * '' Sphecodes centralis'' Cockerell, 1938 * '' Sphecodes cephalotes'' Meyer, 1920 * '' Sphecodes chaprensis'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes chibaensis'' Tsuneki, 1984 * '' Sphecodes chichibuensis'' Tsuneki, 1986 * '' Sphecodes chichibuus'' Tsuneki, 1986 * ''

Sphecodes chilensis ''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 ...

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, 1851 * '' Sphecodes clematidis'' Robertson, 1897 * '' Sphecodes clypeatus'' Friese, 1917 * '' Sphecodes columbiae'' Cockerell, 1906 * '' Sphecodes combai'' Nobile & Turrisi, 2004 * '' Sphecodes confertus'' Say, 1837 * '' Sphecodes confusus'' Blüthgen, 1928 * '' Sphecodes congoensis'' (Benoist, 1950) * '' Sphecodes connexus'' Blüthgen, 1928 * '' Sphecodes convergens'' Michener, 1978 * '' Sphecodes convergens'' Tsuneki, 1983 * ''

Sphecodes coptis ''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 ...

'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes cordillerensis'' Jörgensen, 1912 * '' Sphecodes cordovensis'' (Cockerell, 1919) * ''

Sphecodes coriae ''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 ...

'' Moure & Hurd, 1987 * '' Sphecodes coronus'' Mitchell, 1956 * '' Sphecodes costaricensis'' Friese, 1917 * '' Sphecodes crassanus'' Warncke, 1992 * '' Sphecodes crassicornis'' Smith, 1879 * '' Sphecodes crassus''

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Sphecodes crawfordi ''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 Kleptoparasitism, kleptoparasitic on other bees, especially bees in the ...

'' Mitchell, 1956 * ''

Sphecodes cressonii ''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 ...

'' (Robertson, 1903) * '' Sphecodes cristatus'' Hagens, 1882 * '' Sphecodes croaticus'' Meyer, 1922 * '' Sphecodes daishi'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes dathei'' Schwarz, 2010 * '' Sphecodes davisii'' Robertson, 1897 * '' Sphecodes decorus'' (Cameron, 1897) * '' Sphecodes dichrous'' Smith, 1853 * '' Sphecodes dilutus'' Cockerell, 1936 * ''

Sphecodes diremptus ''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 ...

'' Cockerell, 1932 * '' Sphecodes discoverlifei Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2020 * '' Sphecodes distinctus'' Meyer, 1925 * '' Sphecodes duplex'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes duplipunctatus'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes dusmeti'' Blüthgen, 1924 * '' Sphecodes dyozankeanus'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes engeli Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2020 * '' Sphecodes ephippius'' (Linné, 1767) * '' Sphecodes equator'' Vachal, 1904 * '' Sphecodes eritrinus'' Friese, 1915 * '' Sphecodes eugnathus'' Blüthgen, 1928 * '' Sphecodes eustictus'' Cockerell, 1906 * '' Sphecodes exaltus'' Mitchell, 1956 * '' Sphecodes fattigi'' Mitchell, 1956 * ''

Sphecodes ferruginatus ''Sphecodes ferruginatus '' is a Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm ...

'' Hagens, 1882 * '' Sphecodes fimbriatus'' Blüthgen, 1928 * '' Sphecodes formosus'' Cockerell, 1911 * '' Sphecodes fortior'' Cockerell, 1898 * ''

Sphecodes fragariae ''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 ...

'' Cockerell, 1903 * ''

Sphecodes friesei ''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 ...

'' Herbst, 1908 * '' Sphecodes fudzi'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes fuelleborni'' Blüthgen, 1928 * ''

Sphecodes fukuiensis ''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 ...

'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes fumipennis'' Smith, 1853 * '' Sphecodes galeritus'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes galerus'' Lovell & Cockerell, 1907 * '' Sphecodes genaroi'' Engel, 2006 * '' Sphecodes geoffrellus'' (

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Sphecodes gibbus ''Sphecodes gibbus'', the dark-winged blood bee, is a species of cleptoparasitic blood bee from the Palearctic. It is the type species of the genus ''Sphecodes'' and was first described by Carl Linnaeus as ''Sphex gibba'' in 1758. Description ' ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Sphecodes grahami'' Cockerell, 1922 * '' Sphecodes grandidieri'' (Buysson, 1901) * '' Sphecodes granulosus'' Sichel, 1865 * '' Sphecodes guineensis'' Vachal, 1903 * '' Sphecodes hagensi'' Ritsema, 1880 * '' Sphecodes haladai'' Warncke, 1992 * '' Sphecodes hanedai'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes hasshanus'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes hemirhodurus'' Cockerell, 1921 * '' Sphecodes heraclei'' Robertson, 1897 * '' Sphecodes hesperellus'' Cockerell, 1904 * '' Sphecodes hirtellus'' Blüthgen, 1923 * '' Sphecodes howardi'' Cockerell, 1922 * '' Sphecodes hudsoni'' Cockerell, 1913 * '' Sphecodes hyalinatus'' Hagens, 1882 * '' Sphecodes hydrangeae'' Mitchell, 1956 * ''

Sphecodes illinoensis ''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 ...

'' (Robertson, 1903) * '' Sphecodes ilyadadaria Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2020 * '' Sphecodes indicus'' Bingham, 1898 * '' Sphecodes invidus''(Cameron, 1897) * ''

Sphecodes inornatus ''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 ...

'' (Schrottky, 1902) * '' Sphecodes insularis'' Smith, 1858 * '' Sphecodes intermedius'' Blüthgen, 1923 * '' Sphecodes iosephi'' Nobile & Turrisi, 2004 * '' Sphecodes iridescens'' Cockerell, 1921 * '' Sphecodes iridipennis'' Smith, 1879 * ''

Sphecodes itidyo ''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 ...

'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes ituriensis'' Blüthgen, 1928 * ''

Sphecodes iwatensis ''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 ...

'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes izumindus'' Tsuneki, 1986 * '' Sphecodes japonicus'' Cockerell, 1911 * ''

Sphecodes javanicus ''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 Kleptoparasitism, kleptoparasitic on other bees, especially bees in the ...

'' Friese, 1914 * '' Sphecodes joergenseni'' Meyer, 1920 * '' Sphecodes johnsonii'' Lovell, 1909 * '' Sphecodes kaisensis'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes kamafuse'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes kershawi'' Perkins, 1921 * ''

Sphecodes kincaidii ''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 ...

'' Cockerell, 1898 * '' Sphecodes kisukei'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes kitamius'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes knetschi'' Cockerell, 1898 * '' Sphecodes koikensis'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes kristenseni'' Meyer, 1919 * '' Sphecodes laetus'' Meyer, 1922 * ''

Sphecodes lasimensis ''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 ...

'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes laticaudatus'' Tsuneki, 1983 * ''

Sphecodes laticeps ''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 ...

Meyer, 1920 * '' Sphecodes latifrons'' Cockerell, 1919 * '' Sphecodes lautipennis'' Cockerell, 1908 * '' Sphecodes levicinctus'' Cockerell, 1936 * '' Sphecodes levis'' Lovell & Cockerell, 1907 * '' Sphecodes libericus'' Cockerell, 1936 * '' Sphecodes longuloides'' Blüthgen, 1923 * '' Sphecodes longulus'' Hagens, 1882 * '' Sphecodes lunaris'' Vachal, 1904 * '' Sphecodes luteiventris'' Friese, 1925 * '' Sphecodes luzonicus Blüthgen, 1925 * '' Sphecodes macswaini'' Michener, 1954 * '' Sphecodes maetai'' Tsuneki, 1984 * '' Sphecodes magnipunctatus'' (Cockerell, 1946) * '' Sphecodes majalis''

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, 1903 * '' Sphecodes malayensis'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes manchurianus'' Strand & Yasumatsu, 1938 * '' Sphecodes mandibularis'' Cresson, 1872 * '' Sphecodes manni'' Cockerell, 1913 * '' Sphecodes manskii'' (Rayment, 1935) * ''

Sphecodes marcellinoi ''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 ...

'' Nobile & Turrisi, 2004 * '' Sphecodes marginatus'' Hagens, 1882 * '' Sphecodes maruyamanus'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes melanopus'' Schrottky, 1906 * '' Sphecodes mendocinus'' Jörgensen, 1912 * '' Sphecodes metanotiaeus'' Sichel, 1865 * '' Sphecodes metathoracicus'' Sichel, 1865 * '' Sphecodes mexicanorum'' Cockerell, 1919 * ''

Sphecodes millsi ''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 ...

'' Cockerell, 1919 * '' Sphecodes minarum'' Schrottky, 1910 * '' Sphecodes miniatus'' Hagens, 1882 * '' Sphecodes minor'' Robertson, 1898 * '' Sphecodes monilicornis'' (Kirby, 1802) * ''

Sphecodes montanus ''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 ...

'' Smith, 1879 * '' Sphecodes murotai'' Tsuneki, 1983 * ''

Sphecodes mutillaeformis ''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 ...

'' Schrottky, 1906 * ''

Sphecodes mutsu ''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 ...

'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes mutsuoides'' Tsuneki, 1984 * ''

Sphecodes nambui ''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 ...

'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes natalensis'' Friese, 1925 * '' Sphecodes niger'' Hagens, 1874 * '' Sphecodes nigeriae'' Blüthgen, 1928 * ''

Sphecodes nigricans ''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 ...

'' Timberlake, 1940 * '' Sphecodes nigricorpus'' Mitchell, 1956 * ''

Sphecodes nigritus ''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 ...

'' Ashmead, 1900 * ''

Sphecodes nippon ''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 ...

'' Meyer, 1922 * '' Sphecodes nipponicus'' Yasumatsu & Hirashima, 1951 * '' Sphecodes nitidissimus'' Cockerell, 1910 * '' Sphecodes niveatus'' Meyer, 1925 * '' Sphecodes niveipennis'' Meyer, 1925 * ''

Sphecodes nomioidis ''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 ...

'' Pesenko, 1979 * '' Sphecodes nyassanus'' Strand, 1911 * '' Sphecodes ohdeyamanus'' Tsuneki, 1984 * '' Sphecodes ohtsukius'' Tsuneki, 1984 * '' Sphecodes okuyetsu'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes olivieri'' Lepeletier, 1825 * '' Sphecodes olympicus'' Cockerell, 1904 * '' Sphecodes oneili'' Cameron, 1905 * '' Sphecodes oriundus'' Vachal, 1903 * '' Sphecodes pallitarsis'' Vachal, 1909 * '' Sphecodes paraguayensis'' Schrottky, 1906 * ''

Sphecodes paraplesius ''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 ...

'' Lovell, 1911 * '' Sphecodes patagonicus'' Schrottky, 1906 * '' Sphecodes patruelis'' Cockerell, 1913 * '' Sphecodes pecosensis'' Cockerell, 1904 * '' Sphecodes pectoralis'' Morawitz, 1876 * '' Sphecodes pellucidus'' Smith, 1845 * '' Sphecodes perlustrans'' Cockerell, 1898 * '' Sphecodes perplexus'' Nurse, 1903 * '' Sphecodes persimilis'' Lovell & Cockerell, 1907 * '' Sphecodes peruensis'' Meyer, 1925 * ''

Sphecodes pieli ''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 ...

'' Cockerell, 1931 * ''

Sphecodes pilosulus ''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 ...

'' Smith, 1879 * '' Sphecodes pimpinellae'' Robertson, 1900 * '' Sphecodes pinguiculus'' Pérez, 1903 * '' Sphecodes politulus'' Cockerell, 1937 * '' Sphecodes profugus'' Cockerell, 1910 * '' Sphecodes propinquus'' Blüthgen, 1928 * '' Sphecodes prosphorus'' Lovell & Cockerell, 1907 * '' Sphecodes prostygius'' Mitchell, 1960 * ''

Sphecodes pseudocrassus ''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 ...

'' Blüthgen, 1924 * '' Sphecodes pseudofasciatus'' Blüthgen, 1925 * '' Sphecodes pseudoredivivus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2020 * ''

Sphecodes pulsatillae ''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 ...

'' Cockerell, 1906 * '' Sphecodes punctatus'' Sichel, 1865 * '' Sphecodes puncticeps'' Thomson, 1870 * '' Sphecodes puncticollis'' Sichel, 1865 * ''

Sphecodes punctiscutum ''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 ...

'' Eardley & R. P. Urban, 2006 * ''

Sphecodes pusillus ''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 ...

'' Cockerell, 1937 * '' Sphecodes pycnanthemi'' Robertson, 1897 * '' Sphecodes quadrimaculatus'' Blüthgen, 1928 * '' Sphecodes quellensis'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes ralunensis'' Friese, 1909 * '' Sphecodes ranunculi'' Robertson, 1897 * '' Sphecodes redivivus'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes reticulatus'' Thomson, 1870 * '' Sphecodes rhois'' (Cockerell, 1904) * '' Sphecodes rikuchu'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes rohweri'' Cockerell, 1907 * '' Sphecodes rotundiceps'' Cockerell, 1919 * '' Sphecodes rubicundus'' Hagens, 1875 * '' Sphecodes rubripes'' Spinola, 1838 * '' Sphecodes rudiusculus'' (Benoist, 1964) * '' Sphecodes rufichelis'' Strand, 1912 * '' Sphecodes ruficrus'' ( Erichson, 1835) * '' Sphecodes rufiscapis'' Vachal, 1909 * '' Sphecodes rufithorax'' Morawitz, 1876 * '' Sphecodes rufiventris'' (

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, 1798) * '' Sphecodes rufoantennatus'' Benoist, 1950 * '' Sphecodes rugulosus'' Sichel, 1865 * '' Sphecodes samarensis'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes sapporensis'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes sauteri'' Meyer, 1925 * ''

Sphecodes saxicolus ''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 ...

'' Warncke, 1992 * '' Sphecodes scabricollis''

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, 1835 * '' Sphecodes schenckii'' Hagens, 1882 * '' Sphecodes schoanus'' Blüthgen, 1928 * '' Sphecodes schwarzi'' Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2015 * '' Sphecodes scrobiculatus'' Pauly & Brooks, 2001 * '' Sphecodes semicoloratus'' (Cockerell, 1897) * '' Sphecodes senegalensis'' Sichel, 1865 * '' Sphecodes shawi'' Lovell, 1911 * ''

Sphecodes shillongensis ''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 ...

'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes shirozui'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes sibuyanensis'' Cockerell, 1925 * '' Sphecodes sikkimensis'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes silvicola'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes simillimus'' Smith, 1873 * ''

Sphecodes simlaensis ''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 ...

Blüthgen, 1924 * '' Sphecodes smilacinae'' Robertson, 1897 * '' Sphecodes solidaginis'' Cockerell, 1937 * '' Sphecodes solonis'' Graenicher, 1911 * '' Sphecodes sophiae'' Cockerell, 1898 * '' Sphecodes spinulosus'' Hagens, 1875 * '' Sphecodes strandi'' Meyer, 1920 * '' Sphecodes stygius'' Robertson, 1893 * '' Sphecodes subconfertus'' Sichel, 1865 * '' Sphecodes sudai'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes sulcatulus'' Cockerell, 1906 * '' Sphecodes sulcifera'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes tadschicus'' Blüthgen 1935 * '' Sphecodes taicho'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes tainoi'' Engel, 2006 * '' Sphecodes tanoi'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes tantalus'' Nurse, 1903 * '' Sphecodes tertius'' Blüthgen, 1927 * '' Sphecodes togoanus'' Strand, 1912 * ''

Sphecodes tomarchioi ''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 ...

'' Nobile & Turrisi, 2004 * ''

Sphecodes townesi ''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 ...

'' Mitchell, 1956 * '' Sphecodes transversus'' Cockerell, 1919 * ''

Sphecodes trentonensis ''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 ...

'' Cockerell, 1913 * '' Sphecodes tristellus'' Cockerell, 1919 * '' Sphecodes tuckeri'' Friese, 1925 * ''

Sphecodes turanicus ''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 ...

'' Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2017 * '' Sphecodes turneri'' Cockerell, 1916 * '' Sphecodes ugandae'' Blüthgen, 1928 * '' Sphecodes utinamius'' Tsuneki, 1983 * '' Sphecodes vachali'' Meyer, 1920 * '' Sphecodes variabilis'' Schrottky, 1906 * '' Sphecodes veganus'' Cockerell, 1904 * '' Sphecodes villosulus'' Schwarz, 2010 * '' Sphecodes vumbuensis'' Blüthgen, 1928 * '' Sphecodes walteri'' Nobile & Turrisi, 2004 * '' Sphecodes washingtoni'' Cockerell, 1904 * '' Sphecodes wheeleri'' Mitchell, 1956 * ''

Sphecodes woodi ''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 ...

'' Cockerell, 1945 * '' Sphecodes zangherii'' Noskiewicz, 1931

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