Andrena ferruginea Olivier, 1789 Nomada gibba Fabricius, 1775 Apis gibbosa Christ, 1791 Nomada gibba Fabricius, 1775 Melitta picea Kirby, 1802 : 48 Kirby, 1802 : 46 Fabricius, 1804 : 325 Dichroa analis Illiger, 1806 Nomada gibba Fabricius, 1775 Smith, 1853 : 36 Morawitz, 1876 : 257 Nurse, 1903 : 538 Sphecodes gibbus Meyer, 1920 : 113 Sphecodes gibbus Meyer, 1920 : 113 Meyer, 1922 : 171 Blüthgen, 1924 : 473 Cockerell, 1931 : 411 Blüthgen, 1938 : 50 Review and identification of the cuckoo bees of central Europe (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Sphecodes) Bogusch, Petr Straka, Jakub Zootaxa 2012 3311 1 41 6YXMR Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus 1758 [151,580,762,788] Insecta Halictidae Sphecodes Animalia Hymenoptera 10 11 Arthropoda species gibbus    Andrena ferruginea Olivier, 1789, nomen novumfor  Nomada gibbaFabricius, 1775( nec Linnaeus, 1758): 139.  Apis gibbosa Christ, 1791, nomen novumfor  Nomada gibbaFabricius, 1775( nec Linnaeus, 1758): 177.   Melittapicea Kirby, 1802: 48–49.     Melittasphecoides  Kirby, 1802: 46–47.    Andrena austriaca  Fabricius, 1804: 325.    Dichroa analis Illiger, 1806, nomen novumfor  Nomada gibbaFabricius, 1775( nec Linnaeus, 1758): 48.  Sphecodes apicatus  Smith, 1853: 36–37.    Sphecodes nigripennis  Morawitz, 1876: 257.    Sphecodes sutor  Nurse, 1903: 538.    Sphecodes gibbus var. rufispinosus  Meyer, 1920: 113.  Sphecodes gibbus var. turcestanicus  Meyer, 1920: 113.  Sphecodes nippon  Meyer, 1922: 171.    Sphecodes castilianus  Blüthgen, 1924: 473–475.    Sphecodes lustrans  Cockerell, 1931: 411.    Sphecodes pergibbus  Blüthgen, 1938: 50.   Distribution.Nearly all of Europe (north to 63° N), the distribution area goes far into Asian mainland; also present in North Africa ( Warncke 1992).   Biology.Species of warm open or bushy habitats, more common in southern Europe (one of the most numerous  Sphecodesspecies). In central Europe it shows affinity to warm biotopes, and is one of the most common species of  Sphecodes. This species is very variable in appearance and also in host spectrum. Main hosts are larger or medium sized species of the genus  Halictus. Westrich (1989)recorded  H. quadricinctus,  H. rubicundus, and  H. sexcinctus(Fabricius), Bogusch (2003)confirmed  H. simplexBlüthgenas a host and presented  Lasioglossum malachurumas a likely host. Other records of likely hosts are difficult to accept:  Andrena vagaPanzerpublished by Möschler (1938)and  Colletes cuniculariuspublished by Riemann (1987). We observed a nesting site of  A. vagafor several years, but no attempt to enter the nest by this cuckoo bee was observed, even though the activity of  S. gibbuswas observed few times. Westrich (1989)also put  Halictus maculatusas likely host, which can be accepted. The list of hosts is probably larger than recently known and individual specialization to various hosts across the distribution area is likely.