Nomada graenicheri Cockerell, 1905
Properties
Scientific Name: Nomada graenicheri Cockerell, 1905
Common Name: Graenicher's Nomad Bee
Taxonomy
Nomada (Xanthidium) Graenicheri Cockerell, 1905: 189 [♀].
Holotype ♀. USA, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 16 August 1903, by S. Graenicher [USNM no. 29483].
Taxonomic notes: The ♂ was described by Graenicher (1911: 239).
Biology: S. Graenicher, cited in Cockerell (1905: 189) indicated that this species probably uses late summer flying Andrena as hosts, especially those occuring on Helianthus spp.
Distribution in Canada: Pindar 2014 [ON].
References
Graenicher S (1911) Bees of northwestern Wisconsin. Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 1: 221-249.
Cockerell TDA (1905) Some bees of the genus Nomada from Wisconsin. The Canadian Entomologist 37(5): 189–191. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent37189-5
Pindar AN (2014) The effect of fire disturbance on bee community composition in Oak Savannah habitat in southern Ontario, Canada. PhD Thesis, York University, Toronto. xiv + 160 pp.chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://yorkspace.library.yorku.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/503fc3a3-cf10-4b6b-85a2-229f7675c164/content
Sociality: Parasitic
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Not Applicable
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Ontario
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains