Species Account for Sphecodes niger
Sphecodes niger von Hagens, 1874
a cuckoo bee
Aculeata: Halictinae
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Taxonomic group: bees and wasps (Aculeata) - County data
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Status: RDB 3
Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Regionally Important
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cleptoparasite on Lasioglossum morio
Species text
Sphecodes niger is found in the south of England on chalk grassland, clay cliffs and disturbed situations on light soils. It is a parasite of bees in the genus Lasioglossum, L. morio being the probable host species. There are scattered records across most of Essex, mostly from the East Thames Corridor. The larvae of S. niger use the nest and larval food of the host. References
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