Nomada striata
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Nomada striata is a bee from the family of Apidae . The species is similar to Nomada villosa and Nomada symphyti .
features
The bees are 9 to 11 millimeters long. The head and thorax of the females are black and marked in red. The tergites are red. The first is basal black, often it is also the fourth, the second, third and fifth have yellowish spots. The mandibles are blunt. The red labrum has a small tooth in the front part. The third antenna segment is significantly shorter than the fourth. The ridges between the punctiform structures of the mesonotum are rounded and shiny. The heavily humped scutellum is red and has shiny spaces between the point-like structures. The rails ( tibia ) of the hind legs are blunt at the end and have small horns of different lengths. The males look similar to the females, but their labrum is yellow and the tag has two red spots on it.
Occurrence and way of life
The species is common in Europe. The animals fly from late April to early August. They parasitize Andrena gelriae , Andrena intermedia , Andrena similis and Andrena wilkella .
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 .
