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Nomada ceanothi Cockerell, 1907

Properties

Scientific Name: Nomada ceanothi Cockerell, 1907

Common Name: New Jersey Tea Nomad Bee

Taxonomy

Nomada (Nomada) ceanothi Cockerell, 1907: 97 [♀].

     Holotype ♀. USA, Virginia, Glencarlyn, 21 June [no year provided], by N. Banks, on Ceanothus [USNM no. 29475].

 

Taxonomic notes: The ♂ was described by Mitchell (1962: 407).

Distribution in Canada: Pindar 2014 [ON]; Hicks and Sheffield 2021 [LB].

References

Mitchell TB (1962) Bees of the Eastern United States. Volume 2. North Carolina Agricultural Experimental Station Technical Bulletin 152, Raleigh, 557 pp.

Cockerell TDA (1907) New American bees.—IV. The Entomologist 40(528): 97-100.

Sociality: Parasitic
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Not Applicable

Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available

Distribution: Ontario
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains