Nomada obtusifrons Nylander, 1848
(Flat-ridged Nomad Bee)

Interactions where Nomada obtusifrons is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva kleptoparasitises pollen store UK/Ireland Andrena coitana Small Flecked Mining Bee Hymenoptera: Andrenidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Nomada obtusifrons/Nomada obtusifronsflat-ridged nomad beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena coitana/Andrena coitanasmall flecked mining beepollen store

Author & YearTitleSource
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates

Nomada obtusifrons (Flat-ridged Nomad Bee) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Nomada obtusifrons (Flat-ridged Nomad Bee) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNomada obtusifrons (Flat-ridged Nomad Bee)
GenusNomada (nomad bees)
FamilyAPIDAE (bees)
SuperfamilyAPOIDEA (solitary and hive bees)
InfraorderAculeata (aculeates: bees, wasps and ants)
SuborderAPOCRITA (bees, wasps, ants and parasitoids)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nomada obtusifrons (Flat-ridged Nomad Bee)

Nomada obtusifrons (Flat-ridged Nomad Bee) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Nomada obtusifrons (Flat-ridged Nomad Bee):

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