Nomada sheppardana (Kirby, 1802)
(Dark Nomad Bee, Sheppard’s Nomad Bee)

Interactions where Nomada sheppardana 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 Lasioglossum base-banded furrow bees Hymenoptera: Halictidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Nomada sheppardana/Nomada sheppardanadark nomad bee, sheppard's nomad beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Halictidae/Lasioglossum/Lasioglossumbase-banded furrow beespollen store
larva larva kleptoparasitises pollen store UK/Ireland Lasioglossum nitidiusculum Neat Mining Bee, Tufted Furrow Bee Hymenoptera: Halictidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Nomada sheppardana/Nomada sheppardanadark nomad bee, sheppard's nomad beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Halictidae/Lasioglossum nitidiusculum/Lasioglossum nitidiusculumneat mining bee, tufted furrow beepollen store
larva larva kleptoparasitises pollen store UK/Ireland Lasioglossum parvulum Smooth-gastered Furrow Bee Hymenoptera: Halictidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Nomada sheppardana/Nomada sheppardanadark nomad bee, sheppard's nomad beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Halictidae/Lasioglossum parvulum/Lasioglossum parvulumsmooth-gastered furrow beepollen store

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

Nomada sheppardana (Dark Nomad Bee, Sheppard’s Nomad Bee) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Nomada sheppardana (Dark Nomad Bee, Sheppard’s Nomad Bee) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNomada sheppardana (Dark Nomad Bee, Sheppard’s 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 sheppardana (Dark Nomad Bee, Sheppard’s Nomad Bee)

Nomada sheppardana (Dark Nomad Bee, Sheppard’s 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 sheppardana (Dark Nomad Bee, Sheppard’s Nomad Bee):

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