identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
9C468C09430F5357B71D45BE02552DBF.text	9C468C09430F5357B71D45BE02552DBF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nomada (Pachynomada) asteris Swenk Det. Broemeling 1913	<div><p>Nomada (Pachynomada) asteris Swenk, 1913</p><p>Material examined.</p><p>United States • 8 ♂; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-96.44611&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=37.79889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -96.44611/lat 37.79889)">Reece</a>, Greenwood Co., Kansas; 37°47'56"N, 96°26'46"W; 7 Sep. 1949; Michener &amp; Beamer leg; Taken Amphiachyris dracunculoides; Nomada asteris Swenk Det. Broemeling; SM 0 424695 to 424702 . United States • 1 ♀; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-95.40389&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=39.223057" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -95.40389/lat 39.223057)">Falin property, 1.5 km N junction of 94 th St &amp; Kingman Rd.</a>, Jefferson Co., Kansas; 39°13'23"N, 95°24'14"W; 8 Sep. 2004 – 1 Oct. 2004; Z. H. Falin leg; ex. malaise, upper meadow; Nomada Det. C. D. Michener; Nomada asteris Swenk Det. N. D. Herbison; SM 0626555 .</p><p>Notes.</p><p>The holotype specimen of N. asteris, a lone female, was collected by O. A. Stevens on September 19, 1908 in Manhattan, Kansas on Aster puniculatus Lam., non Mill. [= Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum (Willd.) (Nesom 1994)]. It was described by Swenk (1913), and was originally placed within Nomada (Holonomada) Robertson, 1903 . The holotype specimen is deposited in the University of Nebraska, Lincoln Type Depository No. 1203. Nomada asteris was reassigned to Nomada (Pachynomada) by Rodeck (1945), with N. vincta serving as the type of the new subgenus. Twelve male specimens were collected by Michener-Beamer on September 7, 1949 but remained unidentified until Broemeling and Moalif (1988). Broemeling and Moalif (1988) described the male and redescribed the female, noting the sexual dimorphism as “ unusual in this subgenus ”.</p><p>Broemeling and Moalif (1988) note examination of 12 male specimens from the University of Kansas Snow Entomological Collection (KUSEMC) although at the time of this study the authors found only 8 of these male specimens. One male specimen is located at the USDA-ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory, catalogue number BBSL 520825. It is likely that the remaining 3 males were distributed to other institutions and are not yet databased. In addition, searching for material in unsorted Nomada specimens at KUSEMC facilitated the discovery of a new female specimen (Fig. 3), with label data above.</p><p>Key characters found in both sexes that can be used to identify this species: yellowish-white spots on each side of the collar, pronotal lobes, and elevated portion of mesoscutellum and metanotum (Figs 2 B, 2 C, 3 B – D). Characters for determining males: body black; antennal scape globular; mesepisternum largely ferruginous with circular creamy-white maculation; propodeum black, lacking maculations; scutellum, metanotum, creamy-white; limited to no black medially on white of scutellum (Fig. 2 B, C). Characters for determining females: body ferruginous; abdominal terga never with complete transverse yellow or cream-colored bands; posterior-medial triangle on scutum darkened to fuscous (Fig. 3 B – D).</p><p>Distribution.</p><p>Kansas (Swenk 1913; Broemeling and Moalif 1988).</p><p>Statistical analysis</p><p>The results from all statistical tests of this analysis were significant, indicating N. asteris aggregate to specific flower patches (Chi-square (uniform), χ 2 = 169.44, p = 4.998e- 4; Chi-square (Poisson), χ 2 = 111.96, p = 8.996e- 3; Poisson, λ = 3.416667, z = 7.867, DF = 11, p = 4.519e- 11). Results of Possion GLM indicated that the data did not follow an expected distribution and exhibited overdispersion (Poisson, ĉ = 8.953576). No predictor variables were included in Poisson GLM.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9C468C09430F5357B71D45BE02552DBF	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Herbison, Natalie D.;Zabinski, Wyatt J.	Herbison, Natalie D., Zabinski, Wyatt J. (2026): A cuckoo slumber party? Rediscovery of Nomada (Pachynomada) asteris Swenk, 1913 (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with notes on unusual male aggregatory behavior. Contributions to Entomology 76 (1): 105-114, DOI: 10.3897/contrib.entomol.76.e184930
