IUCN SSC Mid-Atlantic Island Invertebrates Specialist Group

Species

BackSphecodes larochei Warncke, 1992

Sphecodes larochei Warncke, 1992

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Family: Halictidae
DD Data Deficient
IUCN Red List Status:

Countries of Occurrence:
Spain - Canaries

Archipelago(s):
Canaries

Assessor/s:
Bogusch, P. & Straka, J.

Reviewer/s:
Roberts, S., Nieto, A. & Kemp, J.R.

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Assessment Rationale:

Listed as Data Deficient as there is no information available on the population size, trends, habitat, ecology and threats to the species. Research should be conducted in order to determine the status of this species especially as it is endemic to the island of Gran Canaria and because it could be classified as threatened due to the low extent of occurrence (EOO) and area of occupancy (AOO).

Geographic Range:

This species is endemic to the island of Gran Canaria, the Canary Islands, Spain (Warncke 1992).
The extent of occurrence (EOO) is 860 km2 and the area of occupancy (AOO) is 40 km2.

Regions:
Spain - Canaries
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
860 (km2)
Area of Occupancy (AOO):
40 (km2)
Elevation Lower Limit:
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Elevation Upper Limit:
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Biogeographic Realms:
Paleartic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Canaries
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

Habitat and Ecology

Major Threat(s):

Conservation Actions

The species is not listed in any National Red Lists or Red Data Books. It is unknown whether it occurs within any protected areas. Further research should be conducted to determine the population size and trends, habitat and ecology, and threats to the species.