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 Sphecodes???
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| Oscar |
Posted on 13-04-2013 00:10
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 Member Location: Madrid Posts: 707 Joined: 23.04.12 |
Madrid, on April 10, 2013
Oscar attached the following image:  [197.92Kb] Edited by Oscar on 13-04-2013 01:31 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 13-04-2013 01:11
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10176 Joined: 22.10.10 |
The color is typical of Sphecodes. I don't know what structural characters would confirm, other than lack of scopa which is typical of many kinds of parasitic bees. |
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| Oscar |
Posted on 13-04-2013 01:30
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Member Location: Madrid Posts: 707 Joined: 23.04.12 |
Thank you very much for your reply, John! |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 13-04-2013 02:12
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10176 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Species in your area were revised: Warncke, K. 1992. Die westpaläarktischen Arten der Bienengattung Sphecodes Latr. (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Halictinae). Bericht der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft Augsburg no. 52:9-64. Reference not seen. Cited in Michener's The Bees of the World. |
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| Oscar |
Posted on 15-04-2013 15:06
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Member Location: Madrid Posts: 707 Joined: 23.04.12 |
Thank you John |
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