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Nomada australis Mitchell, 1962

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Scientific Name: Nomada australis Mitchell, 1962

Common Name: Nomada australis

Taxonomy

Nomada (Nomadula) australis Mitchell, 1962: 367 [♀, ♂].

     Holotype ♀. USA, Florida, Highlands Hammock State Park, 5 April 1959, by T.B. Mitchell, on Bidens [USNM no. 75213].

 

Biology: The erigeronis group (=Centrias) are cleptoparisites of Agapostemon (Giles and Ascher 2006: 217)

Distribution in Canada: Sheffield et al. 2009 [NS]; Pindar 2014 [ON]; Gibbs et al. 2023 [MB].

Sociality: Parasitic
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Not Applicable
Wintering Stage: Adult

Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available

Distribution: Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island
Ecozone: Atlantic Maritime, Mixwood Plains