Sphecodes davisii Robertson, 1897
Properties
Scientific Name: Sphecodes davisii Robertson, 1897
Common Name: Davis\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\' Cuckoo Sweat Bee
Taxonomy
Sphecodes davisii Robertson, 1897: 319 [♂].
Holotype ♂. USA, Michigan [INHS].
Sphecodes persimilis Lovell and Cockerell, 1907: 103 [♀]. Synonymy by Gibbs et al. (2017: 94).
Lectotype ♀, designated by Covell (1972: 17). USA, Maine, Waldoboro, 14 July [no year provided], on umbelliferous flowers [USNM no. 71595].
Taxonomic Notes: Graenicher (1910: 159) described the ♀ of S. davisii Robertson, but Mitchell (1960: 486, 497), was the first to suggest the possible synonymy of S. persimilis under S. davisii, though did not confirm it. Gibbs et al. (2017: 94) provide a summary of studies in which the synonymy was implied and are considerd here to have made the synonymy official.
Covell (1972: 16) incorrectly spells Waldoboro [Maine] as Waldeboro for the type location of S. persimilis Lovell and Cockerell.
Distribution in Canada: Criddle et al. 1924 [MB, ON, QC, as S. persimilis Lovell and Cockerell]; Mitchell 1960 [ON]; Sugar et al. 1999 [ON, as S. persimilis Lovell and Cockerell]; Sheffield et al. 2013 [NS]; Taylor 2014 [ON]. Discover Life [NB, PE]
References
Lovell JH, Cockerell TD (1907) The Sphecodidae of southern Maine. Psyche 14(5): 101-110.https://doi.org/10.1155/1907/12128
Mitchell TB (1960) Bees of the Eastern United States. Volume 1. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 141: 1-538.
Criddle N, Curran CH, Viereck HL, Buckell ER (1924) The entomological record, 1923. Annual Report of the Entomological Society of Ontario 54: 87-102.
Sugar A, Finnamore A, Goulet H, Cumming J, Kerr JT, De Giusti M, Packer L (1999) A preliminary survey of symphytan and aculeate Hymenoptera from oak savannahs in southern Ontario. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario 129: 9-18.
Gibbs J, Ascher JS, Rightmyer MG, Isaacs R (2017) The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history. Zootaxa 4352: 1-160.
Covell CV (1972) A catalog of the J.H. Lovell types of Apoidea with lectotype designations (Hymenoptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 74(1): 10-18.
Graenicher S (1910) Wisconsin bees ̶ new and little-known species. The Canadian Entomologist 42(5): 157-160.https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent42157-5
Sheffield CS, Kevan PG, Pindar A, Packer L (2013) Bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) diversity within apple orchards and old fields habitats in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Canadian Entomologist 145(1): 94-114. https://doi.org/10.4039/tce.2012.89
Sociality: Parasitic
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Not Applicable
Wintering Stage: Mated Female
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec
Ecozone: Boreal Shield, Mixwood Plains