Nomada symphyti
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Nomada Symphyti is a bee from the family of Apidae . The species is similar to Nomada striata and Nomada villosa .
features
The bees have a body length of 9 to 11 millimeters (females) or 7 to 11 millimeters (males). The head and thorax of the females are black and drawn in red. The tergites are red, the first tergite is basal and often the rest are black as well. The second through fifth are spotted yellow. The red labrum has a tooth in the front part. The third antennae is shorter than the fourth. The heavily humped scutellum is red. The rails ( tibiae ) of the hind legs are blunt at the end and have about five slender thorns of different lengths. The males are similar to the females, but have a yellow labrum.
Occurrence and way of life
The species is widespread in Central Europe and the Aosta Valley . The animals fly in May and June. They parasitize Andrena symphyti .
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 .