Alkali bee
| Alkali bee | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Halictidae |
| Genus: | Nomia |
| Species: | N. melanderi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nomia melanderi (Cockerell, 1906) | |
The alkali bee, Nomia melanderi,[1] is a ground-nesting bee native to deserts and semi-arid desert basins of the western United States.
It is an effective pollinator for alfalfa.[2]
It is preyed upon by the Fly Zodion obliquefasciatum.[3]
References
- ↑ "Nomia melanderi Cockerell, 1906". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ "...Nomia melanderi, sustainably managed to pollinate alfalfa ...", USDA
- ↑ Howell, J.F. (1967). "Biology of Zodion obliquefasciatum (Macq.) (Diptera: Conopidae) a parasite of the alkali bee, Nomia melanderi Ckll. (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)". Bulletin of the Washington Agriculture Experimental Station 51: 1–33.
See also
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