Nomada festiva Cresson, 1863
Properties
Scientific Name: Nomada festiva Cresson, 1863
Common Name: Festive Nomad Bee
Taxonomy
Nomada festiva Cresson, 1863: 289 [♀], not Nomada festiva Schmiedeknecht, 1882 (= Nomada italica Dalla Torre and Friese, 1894).
Holotype ♀. USA, New Jersey, by E. Norton [ANSP no. 2592].
Taxonomic notes: The ♂ is unknown.
An early use of the name Nomada festiva is in Illiger (1806: 94, no. 49), though it is considered nomen nudum?
Distribution in Canada: Pindar 2014 [ON].
The presence of this species in Canada has not been confirmed.
References
Cresson ET (1863) On the North American species of the genus Nomada. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 2: 280-312.
Sociality: Parasitic
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Not Applicable
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Ontario
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains