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Gooden's nomad bee (Nomada goodeniana) is a European cuckoo bee notable for its distinctive black and yellow wasp-like appearance and its parasitic relationship with mining bees.
Nomada marshamella is a wasp-like European cuckoo bee that lacks a pollen-carrying structure, relying entirely on parasitizing the nests of Andrena mining bees.
Nomada fucata is a Palearctic cuckoo bee described by Panzer in 1798, notable for laying its eggs in the nests of other solitary bees instead of provisioning cells.
Nomada rufipes, known as the fringed nomad bee, is a Palearctic cleptoparasite distinctive for its red and black abdomen, specifically targeting the nests of heather mining bees.
Nomada fucata, the painted nomad bee, is a Palearctic cuckoo bee species that targets mining bees of the Andrena genus, invading their burrows to lay eggs and steal pollen provisions.
The Mormon metalmark nomad bee (Nomada mormon) is a North American cuckoo bee that lacks pollen-collecting structures, notable for laying its eggs in the nests of other solitary bees.
