Sphecodes niger Hagens, 1874

Described as: Sphecodes niger Hagens, 1874: 43 .

Synonym: Sphecodes niger var. holomelaena Blüthgen, 1949: 79 .

Distribution. Europe from north-east Spain to Ukraine, Turkey, absent from Scandinavia and North Africa (Westrich 1989, Warncke 1992).

Biology. Species of warm biotopes, where can be common. Usually, it is not very abundant but widespread. The only confirmed host is Lasioglossum morio; Alfken (1912) also thought L. lucidulum to be a host. However, this species occurs mainly in sandy sites, where S. niger is uncommon.