Nomada texana is a species of bee native to the southern and western United States[1] and other parts of North America (including Mexico).[citation needed]
Nomada texana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Nomada |
Species: | N. texana
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Binomial name | |
Nomada texana (Cresson, 1872)
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Synonyms | |
Description
editNomada texana males measure from 7.5 to 8.0 mm,[1] and females measure at around 8–9 mm.[citation needed] These bees are primarily black with yellow markings and reddish legs.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Droege, Sam; Rightmyer, Molly G.; Sheffield, Cory S.; Brady, Seán G. (2010). "New synonymies in the bee genus Nomada from North America (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Zootaxa. 2661 (1): 1–32. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2661.1.1.