Sphecodes crassus

Sphecodes crassus, common name swollen-thighed blood bee, is a species of bee. It was described by Carl Gustaf Thomson in 1870.^[2] It is a kleptoparasite of bees of the genus Lasioglossum, and is found throughout Europe.^[3]

Sphecodes crassus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Halictidae
Genus:	Sphecodes
Species:	S. crassus
Binomial name
Sphecodes crassus Thomson, 1870
Synonyms[1]
Sphecodes variegatus Hagens 1882 Sphecodes divisus Hagens 1882 Sphecodes valesianus Frey-Gessner 1903