''Nomada succincta'' is a species of
bee in the family
Apidae
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. It is known commonly as the yellow-legged nomad-bee.
This species is often confused with ''
Nomada goodeniana'' and the two names may be listed as
synonyms
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. Molecular analysis confirms that they are separate species.
[ Diestelhorst, O., & Lunau, K. (2008)]
Beitrag zur Klärung des Artstatus von ''Nomada goodeniana'' (Kirby, 1802) und ''Nomada succincta'' Panzer, 1798 (Hymenoptera, Apidae).
''Entomologie heute'', 20, 165-171.
Gallery
File:Wespenbiene Nomada succincta 2.jpg
File:Wespenbiene Nomada succincta 1.jpg
File:Wespenbiene Nomada succincta 3.jpg
File:Кочёвка (пчела-кукушка) - Nomada succincta - Yellow-legged nomad-bee (26928860965).jpg, A yellow-legged nomad bee on a Dandelion
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References
Nomadinae
Insects described in 1798
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