Sphecodes ephippius (Linnaeus, 1767)
(Bare-saddled Blood Bee)

Interactions where Sphecodes ephippius is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva kleptoparasitises pollen store UK/Ireland Lasioglossum base-banded furrow bees Hymenoptera: Halictidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Halictidae/Sphecodes ephippius/Sphecodes ephippiusbare-saddled blood beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Halictidae/Lasioglossum/Lasioglossumbase-banded furrow beespollen store
larva larva kleptoparasitises pollen store UK/Ireland Lasioglossum leucozonium White-zoned Furrow Bee Hymenoptera: Halictidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Halictidae/Sphecodes ephippius/Sphecodes ephippiusbare-saddled blood beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Halictidae/Lasioglossum leucozonium/Lasioglossum leucozoniumwhite-zoned furrow beepollen store

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Sphecodes ephippius (Bare-saddled Blood Bee) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Sphecodes ephippius (Bare-saddled Blood Bee) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSphecodes ephippius (Bare-saddled Blood Bee)
GenusSphecodes (blood bees)
SubfamilyHALICTINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyHALICTIDAE (a family of solitary bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sphecodes ephippius (Bare-saddled Blood Bee)

Sphecodes ephippius (Bare-saddled Blood Bee) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sphecodes ephippius (Bare-saddled Blood Bee):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Sphecodes ephippius (Bare-saddled Blood Bee)
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