Species Account for Sphecodes rubicundus
Sphecodes rubicundus von Hagens, 1875
a cuckoo bee
Aculeata: Halictinae
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Taxonomic group: bees and wasps (Aculeata) - County data
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Status: Na
Essex RDB: Listed
Threat: Regionally Important
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cleptoparasite on Andrena labialis
Species text
This bee is a cleptoparasite, almost certainly on the mining bee Andrena labialis. It is a widespread, but local southern species with post-1970 records for only about 20 sites, mostly in Kent and on the south coast of the Isle of Wight (Falk, 1991b). A substantial decline seems to have occurred in many districts, especially inland. In Essex the host is currently widely distributed along the South Essex coast, with two isolated records in North Essex, but the cleptoparasite is practically confined to the East Thames Corridor. References
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