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Sphecodes is a genus of cuckoo bees from the family Halictidae, the majority of which are black and red in colour and are colloquially known as blood bees. Sphecodes bees are kleptoparasitic on ground-nesting bees, especially bees in the genera Lasioglossum, Halictus and Andrena. The adults consume nectar, but because they use other bees' provisions to…
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| Sphecodes | is a | genus of cuckoo bees from the family Halictidae | 0.90 | text |
| Sphecodes | is a | member of the family Halictidae and in the tribe Sphecodini | 0.90 | text |
| Sphecodes | is a | only genus of Sphecodini present.Sphecodes are small-to-medium bees | 0.90 | text |
| the United States | instance of | and even well-studied regions of the world | 0.80 | text |
| Europe likely have many species to be described or synonymized.A note on Halictinae tribesThere are two diverging approaches to tribe-level phylogenies within Halictinae | instance of | and even well-studied regions of the world | 0.80 | text |
| iNaturalist | instance of | This approach is also used by resources | 0.80 | text |
| BugGuide | instance of | This approach is also used by resources | 0.80 | text |
| Nomada also sneak into unguarded nests | instance of | Other cuckoo bee genera | 0.80 | text |
| chemically mimicking their Andrena hosts to remain undetected | instance of | Other cuckoo bee genera | 0.80 | text |
| Sphecodes | related to Distribution | Antarctica | 0.60 | section |
| Sphecodes | related to Distribution | The | 0.60 | section |
| Sphecodes | related to Distribution | Siberia | 0.60 | section |
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