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Tribe Brachynomadini

Paranomada velutina - male Triopasites penniger - Triopasites penniger - female Brachynomada margaretae - female B. nimia - Brachynomada nimia - male B. nimia - Brachynomada nimia - male Andrenidae? (1) - Paranomada velutina Andrenidae? (1) - Paranomada velutina Triopasites penniger - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon (Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Nomadinae (Cuckoo Bees)
Tribe Brachynomadini
Explanation of Names
Brachynomadini Roig-Alsina & Michener 1993
Numbers
10 spp. in 3 genera in our area, 26 spp. in 4 genera total(1)
Identification
body with yellow or white markings, unlike in most Nomada; eye tilted forward, appearing to be centered to the mandible; tip of marginal cell sharply pointed (more rounded in Nomada)(2)
Range
New World, US to Argentina; in our area, w. half of the US, mostly sw. US (B. nimia east to IL)(1)
Works Cited
1.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
2.The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees.
Joseph S. Wilson & Olivia J. Messinger Carril. 2015. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by John S. Ascher on 11 August, 2013 - 5:05am
Additional contributions by v belov, Marci Hess
Last updated 23 October, 2023 - 10:56am

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