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List Of Nomada Species
Below is a list of species in the large bee genus ''Nomada''. {{columns-list, colwidth=22em, * ''Nomada abnormis'' Ducke, 1912 * ''Nomada abtana'' Tsuneki, 1973 * ''Nomada abyssinica'' Meade-Waldo, 1913 * ''Nomada accentifera'' Pérez, 1895 * ''Nomada accepta'' Cresson, 1878 * ''Nomada acutilabris'' Schwarz, 1990 * ''Nomada adducta'' Cresson, 1878 * ''Nomada adusta'' Smith, 1875 * ''Nomada advena'' Smith, 1860 * ''Nomada aethiopica'' Eardley & Schwarz, 1991 * ''Nomada affabilis'' Cresson, 1878 * ''Nomada africana'' Friese, 1911 * ''Nomada agrestis'' Fabricius, 1787 * ''Nomada albidemaculata'' Lozinski, 1922 * ''Nomada alboguttata'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1839 * ''Nomada alboscutellata'' Schwarz, 1990 * ''Nomada aldrichi'' Cockerell, 1910 * ''Nomada algira'' Mocsáry, 1883 * ''Nomada alpha'' Cockerell, 1905 * ''Nomada alpigena'' Schwarz, Gusenleitner & Mazzucco, 1999 * ''Nomada amabilis'' Radoszkowski, 1876 * ''Nomada amamiensis'' Hirashima, 1960 * ''Nomada amoena'' Cresson, 1863 * ''No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomada
With over 850 species, the genus ''Nomada'' is one of the largest genera in the family Apidae, and the largest genus of Kleptoparasitism, kleptoparasitic "cuckoo bees." Kleptoparasitic bees are so named because they enter the nests of a host and lay eggs there, stealing resources that the host has already collected. The name "''Nomada''" is derived from the Greek word ''nomas (wiktionary:νομάς#Ancient Greek, νομάς''), meaning "roaming" or "wandering." ''Nomada'' parasitize many different types of bees as hosts, primarily the genus ''Andrena,'' but also ''Agapostemon, Melitta (bee), Melitta, Eucera'' and ''Exomalopsis''. As parasites, they lack a pollen-carrying Scopa (biology), scopa, and are mostly hairless, as they do not collect pollen to feed their offspring. Like non-parasitic bees, adults are known to visit flowers and feed on nectar. Given the lack of scopa and general behavior, they are considered poor pollinators. Appearance and identification They are ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |