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Genus Nomada

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Remarks · Internet References
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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 were recognized but the genus is now divided into species groups instead.
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, Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 11 October, 2009 - 10:31am

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