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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Cuckoo Bees (Nomadinae) » Neolarrini

Tribe Neolarrini

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Habitat · Season · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited
Nomadinae? - Neolarra vigilans Neolarra californica - female probably a beefly - Neolarra verbesinae tiny gray bee, Neolarra ? - Neolarra Possible Nomadinae or Sphecid - Neolarra Neolarra Neolarra Confused - Neolarra
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 Neolarrini
Explanation of Names
Neolarrini Fox 1894
Numbers
the tribe contains a single genus(1)
Range
holarctic; in NA most diverse in southwestern deserts, with few records in the east
Habitat
In/near nest aggregations of Perdita in dry sandy sites near host plants
Season
Matching that of their Perdita hosts. Some fly in spring, others in late summer.
Remarks
Scarce in collections but can be numerous at extensive host's nesting sites
Print References
See papers by A. Roig-Alsina and S. Shanks
Works Cited
1.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2024) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 8 May, 2008 - 2:07pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, John S. Ascher, v belov
Last updated 23 October, 2023 - 11:05pm

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