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Nomada vernonensis Cockerell, 1916

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Scientific Name: Nomada vernonensis Cockerell, 1916

Common Name: Vernon Nomad Bee

Taxonomy

Nomada vernonensis Cockerell, 1916: 273 [♂].

     Holotype . CANADA, British Columbia, Vernon, 15 April 1902, by Miss Ricardo [BMNH B.M. Type Hym. 17B.583].

 

Taxonomic Notes: The ♀ is unknown. Known only from the type specimen.

Distribution in Canada: Cockerell 1916 [BC]; Gibson 1917 [BC]; Scudder 1994 [BC].

Scudder (1994: 78) considered this an endemic to British Columbia.

Body length: ♂ 9 mm

References

Cockerell TDA (1916) Some bees in the British Museum. The Canadian Entomologist 48(8): 272-274.https://doi.org/10.4039/ent48272-8

Sociality: Parasitic
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Not Applicable

Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available

Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Western Interior Basin

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