Nomada ruficornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Red-horned Nomad Bee, Fork-jawed Nomad Bee)

Interactions where Nomada ruficornis 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 fucata Painted Mining Bee Hymenoptera: Andrenidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Nomada ruficornis/Nomada ruficornisred-horned nomad bee, fork-jawed nomad beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena fucata/Andrena fucatapainted mining beepollen store
larva larva kleptoparasitises pollen store UK/Ireland Andrena haemorrhoa Early Mining Bee, Orange-tailed Mining Bee Hymenoptera: Andrenidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Nomada ruficornis/Nomada ruficornisred-horned nomad bee, fork-jawed nomad beelarva Animal / kleptoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena haemorrhoa/Andrena haemorrhoaearly mining bee, orange-tailed mining beepollen store

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

Nomada ruficornis (Red-horned Nomad Bee, Fork-jawed Nomad Bee) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Nomada ruficornis (Red-horned Nomad Bee, Fork-jawed Nomad Bee) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNomada ruficornis (Red-horned Nomad Bee, Fork-jawed 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 ruficornis (Red-horned Nomad Bee, Fork-jawed Nomad Bee)

Nomada ruficornis (Red-horned Nomad Bee, Fork-jawed 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 ruficornis (Red-horned Nomad Bee, Fork-jawed Nomad Bee):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 15 images of Nomada ruficornis (Red-horned Nomad Bee, Fork-jawed Nomad Bee)
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