Nomada denticulata Robertson, 1902    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hymenoptera   >   Family Apidae   >   Genus Nomada   

Description:

Note distinctive antennae. In general, the genus is difficult to identify and there are many taxonomic issues to putting correct and new names on the group. (S. Droege, pers. comm.)

Nests are categorized as ground burrows, and social behavior is categorized as cleptoparasites and social parasites (Selfridge et al., 2017).

Relationships:

Species lays its eggs in the nests of bees in the genus Andrena (S. Droege, pers. comm.).

There are 18 records in the project database.

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A male Nomada denticulata collected in Charles Co., Maryland (6/27/2016). Photo by Amanda Robinson. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A male Nomada denticulata collected in Charles Co., Maryland (6/27/2016). Photo by Amanda Robinson. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

A male Nomada denticulata collected in Charles Co., Maryland (6/27/2016). Photo by Amanda Robinson. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)


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