Sphecodes pecosensis pecosensis Cockerell, 1904
Properties
Scientific Name: Sphecodes pecosensis pecosensis Cockerell, 1904
Common Name: Pecos Cuckoo Sweat Bee
Taxonomy
Sphecodes pecosensis Cockerell, 1904a: 5 [♀]
Holotype ♀. USA, New Mexico, Pecos, 25 June 1903, by W.P. Cockerell []
Proteraner leptanthi Cockerell, 1904b: 232 [♂‚]
Syntypes ♂‚. USA, Colorado, Manitou, 28 April 1904, by T.D.A. Cockerell and W.P. Cockerell, on Ribes leptanthum []
Species Notes
Six specimens make up the syntype series of P. leptanthi.
The DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN) for this species is BOLD:AAG2702.
Size
♀ body length: 8 mm; head length: mm; head width: mm; forewing length: mm
♂‚ body length: mm; head length: mm; head width: mm; forewing length: mm
Biology
This species is a cleptoparasite, most likely of other sweat bees.
Extent of Occurrence (EOO) in Canada (http://geocat.kew.org/): 209,205 km2
Index of Area of Occupancy (IAO) in Canada (http://geocat.kew.org/): 176 km2
References
Cockerell TDA (1904a) Some bees from San Miguel County, New Mexico. The Entomologist 37: 5-9.
Cockerell TDA (1904b) New records of bees. The Entomologist 37: 231-236.
Sociality: Parasitic
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Not Applicable
Crop Preference: Prunus cerasus
Non Crop Preference: Salix sp.
Distribution: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Boreal Plains, Prairie, Western Interior Basin