Sphecodes johnsonii Lovell, 1909

Zarrillo, Tracy A., Stoner, Kimberly A. & Ascher, John S., 2025, Biodiversity of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in Connecticut (USA), Zootaxa 5586 (1), pp. 1-138 : 119

Sphecodes johnsonii Lovell, 1909 ( mandibularis group)

Johnson’s Blood Bee

Notes: S phecodes johnsonii was described from Fall River, Massachusetts and is relatively well known in New York State, from which the male was recently described (Ascher et al. 2014). It occurs in New England but also occurs widely in Maritime Canada and Quebec, as well as locally in the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states (including Michigan, Gibbs et al. 2 017a). Collection locations for this species in Connecticut include powerline ROW, agricultural land, the edge of a pond, and an urban pollinator planting near the coast.