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Genus Nomada

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Remarks · Internet References
Cuckoo Bee - Nomada articulata - male Which bee, be I? - Nomada Nomada hemphilli - female Bee - Nomada WaspA - Nomada luteoloides Nomada 1 - Nomada Nomada Nomada? - Nomada articulata - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)
Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Nomadinae (Cuckoo Bees)
Genus Nomada
Numbers
Neartica lists 290 North American species.
Ten subgenera are recognized.
Identification
Members of this genus are usually red and yellow and/or black and of medium or small size.
Range
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Remarks
They are parasites of many species of bee, primarily Andrena but also Agapostemon.

Some are parasites of Eucera (Synhalonia) and these are usually larger than the Andrena cleptoparasites
… John S. Ascher, 23 April, 2008
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 24 July, 2004 - 9:16pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Beatriz Moisset, John S. Ascher
Last updated 3 May, 2008 - 3:36pm

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