Nomada leucophthalma
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Nomada leucophthalma is a bee - kind from the family of Apidae . The species name often appears in the misspelling leucophtalma .
features
The bees have a body length of eight to twelve (females) or eight to eleven millimeters (males). The head and thorax of the females are black and drawn in red. The tergites are basal black, the disks are partly red with large yellow spots or bands. The rear edges are darkened. The labrum , the cheeks, the front edge of the forehead plate ( clypeus ) and a spot above the eyes are red, the former has a tooth in the middle. The third antennae is shorter than the fourth. The scutellum has a large red spot in many individuals. The thighs ( femora ) of the first two pairs of legs are long, dark, with loose bristles at the bottom. The rails ( tibia ) of the hind legs have several long, small thorns at the end. The head and thorax of the males are black with yellow to yellow-brown markings. The tergites are basal black, their disc is more or less red with yellow spots or bands and the rear margins are dark red-brown. The third antenna segment is about half as long as the fourth. The thighs of the first two pairs of legs are long below, hairy white, the thighs of the hind legs are slightly shorter. The rails of the hind legs are blunt at the end and have long, pale, small thorns.
Occurrence and way of life
The species is common in northern and central Europe. The animals fly from late March to mid-June. They parasitize in the nests of Andrena apicatae , Andrena clarkella and Andrena nycthemera .
supporting documents
Felix Amiet, M. Herrmann, A. Müller, R. Neumeyer: Fauna Helvetica 20: Apidae 5 . Center Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune, 2007, ISBN 978-2-88414-032-4 .
- William Kirby: Monographia apum Angliæ; or, An attempt to divide into their naturla genera and families, such species of the Linnean genus Apis as have been discovered in England; with descriptions and observations. To which are prefixed some introductory remarks upon the class Hymenoptera, and a synoptical table of the nomenclature of the external parts of these insects. Vol . 2 , Ipswich 1802 (description of Apis leucophthalma on p. 197)
