Nomada

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Nomada is a large genus of cleptoparasitic “cuckoo bees” known for laying their eggs in the nests of other solitary bees.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of bees
genus of insects
adultDiet nectar
behavior cleptoparasitic
belongsTo tribe Nomadini
class Insecta
commonName cuckoo bees
distribution Holarctic region
Nearctic
surface form: Nearctic region

Neotropical realm
surface form: Neotropical region

Palearctic realm
surface form: Palearctic region
doesNot build its own nests
collect pollen to provision brood cells
family Apidae
firstDescribedBy Carl Linnaeus
foundIn Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
habitat areas with high diversity of solitary bees
meadows
open woodlands
sandy or bare soil areas
hostAssociation parasitizes other ground-nesting solitary bees
primarily parasitizes Andrena species
kingdom Animalia
larvalDiet host bee provisions and brood
laysEggsInNestsOf solitary bees
lifeCycleStage female enters host nest to lay eggs
larvae kill or outcompete host larvae
morphologicalTrait often brightly colored with red, yellow, and black patterns
usually lacks dense scopal hairs for pollen transport
wasp-like appearance
nomenclaturalCode International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
notableFor high species richness among cleptoparasitic bees
order Hymenoptera NERFINISHED
parasitismType brood parasite
phylum Arthropoda
pollinationRole minor pollinators as adults
recognizedBy entomologists studying bee diversity
reproductiveStrategy parasitizes nests of other bees
speciesCount >850 described species
subfamily Nomadinae
taxonRank genus
yearDescribed 1752 (as a genus name in early Linnaean works)

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Nomadinae contains Nomada