Sphecodes autumnalis Mitchell, 1956
Properties
Scientific Name: Sphecodes autumnalis Mitchell, 1956
Common Name: Sphecodes autumnalis
Taxonomy
Sphecodes autumnalis Mitchell, 1956 [♀, ♂].
Holotype ♀. USA, North Carolina, Southern Pines, 23 September 1950, by T.B. Mitchell [USNM no. 75234].
Taxonomic Notes:
The DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN) for this species is BOLD: BOLD:AAI0133, BOLD:AAG2704
Biology: Eickwort (1977, and in Michener 1978: 305, 306) recorded this as a nest parasite of Perdita octomaculata (Say).
Distribution in Canada: Mitchell 1956, 1960 [ON]; Sheffield et al. 2009 [NS]. BOLD [NS]; Discover Life [NB, PE].
Extent of Occurrence (EOO) in Canada (http://geocat.kew.org/): 159,373 km2
Index of Area of Occupancy (IAO) in Canada (http://geocat.kew.org/): 96 km2
References
Eickwort GC (1977) Aspects of the nesting biology and descriptions of immature stages of Perdita octomaculata and P. halictoides (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 50(4): 577-599.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25082987
Michener CD (1978) The parasitic groups of Halictidae. University of Kansas Science Bulletin 51: 291-339.
Mitchell TB (1956) New species of Sphecodes from the eastern United States. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 72: 206-222.http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/jncas/id/2232
Mitchell TB (1960) Bees of the Eastern United States. Volume 1. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 141: 1-538.
Sociality: Parasitic
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Not Applicable
Wintering Stage: Mature Larva
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island
Ecozone: Atlantic Maritime, Mixwood Plains