taxonID	type	description	language	source
03E72A5EED5B8D02FF90F8F8FE01F7C5.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental (Restricted to India). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5B8D02FF90F9ECFE8BF92F.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Nomia australica Smith, 1875, by original designation. Brief diagnosis. ♀, Glossa often short. Females have complete basitibial plate (pointed or rounded), continuous carina along pronotum absent, transverse apical hairy bands on terga present. ♂, Metasoma black, rarely amber.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5A8D03FF90FF0BFBFDFC51.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kattoor Kole wetland (10 ° 21 ' 59.3892 " N, 76 ° 9 ' 48.4236 " E), 21. vi. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV; 1 ♀ 1 ♂, Muriyad Kole wetland (10 ° 21 ' 59.9328 " N, 76 ° 14 ' 54.4704 " E), 9. ix. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV; 1 ♀ 2 ♂♂, Chemmanda Kole wetland (10 ° 23 ' 44.6892 " N, 76 ° 11 ' 54.1248 " E), 28. xii. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV; 1 ♂, Alapad Kole wetland (10 ° 26 ' 47.5332 " N, 76 ° 9 ' 55.3212 " E), 17. xi. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV; 1 ♂ Thommana Kole wetland (10 ° 20 ' 39.066 " N, 76 ° 15 ' 19.602 " E), 23. ix. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 1 ♂, Chengaloor, near Kurumali river (10 ° 23 ' 36.0744 " N, 76 ° 18 ' 16.4376 " E), 26. xii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 1 ♀, Kalashamala hillock (10 ° 39 ' 39.222 " N, 76 ° 5 ' 27.0852 " E), 15. xii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length less than 7 mm. Hind tibia slightly swollen, with an elongated and pointed apical lobe bearing two tibial spurs. ♀, Body length, colour and pubescence similar to male, Punctation on tergites weak.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5A8D03FF90FF0BFBFDFC51.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025), Kerala (New record). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Tectona grandis (Lamiaceae) (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017); Cleome rutidosperma, Cleome viscosa (Cleomaceae), Cyanthillium cinereum, Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae), Mimosa pudica, Neustanthus phaseoloides (Fabaceae), Sesamum radiatum (Pedaliaceae) (New records).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5A8D03FF90FC68FD06FA6D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Alapad Kole wetland (10 ° 26 ' 47.5332 " N, 76 ° 9 ' 55.3212 " E), 15. vi. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV; 1 ♂, Alapad Kole wetland (10 ° 26 ' 47.5332 " N, 76 ° 9 ' 55.3212 " E), 24. ii. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Length 8.5 mm or smaller. Short and dense fulvous hairs on mesoscutum and scutellum. Scape of males with long dense fulvous hairs. Hind femur largely swollen and convex, tibiae thick with truncated apical lobe, with single spur.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5A8D03FF90FC68FD06FA6D.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. West Bengal (Majumder et al., 2024), Kerala (New record). General distribution. Oriental – Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Southern China (Ascher & Pickering, 2025), Malaysia, Philippines (Pauly, 2025), Singapore (Soh et al., 2023). Floral association. Cyperus aromaticus (Dilleniaceae) (Soh et al., 2023); Cleome rutidosperma (Cleomaceae), Neustanthus phaseoloides (Fabaceae) (New records).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5A8D03FF90FA04FB59F8CC.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Mesosphaerum suaveolens (Lamiaceae) (Karunaratne et al., 2005).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5A8D05FF90F8E6FE01FEAC.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kalashamala hillock (10 ° 39 ' 39.222 " N, 76 ° 5 ' 27.0852 " E), 21. vii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Length 8.5 mm or smaller. Body length, colour and pubescence similar to A. goniognatha. Hind tibia with elongated, pointed apical lobe with two spurs.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5A8D05FF90F8E6FE01FEAC.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental (Restricted to India). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5C8D05FF90FE78FAB7FB99.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Chengaloor, near Kurumali River (10 ° 23 ' 36.0744 " N, 76 ° 18 ' 16.4376 " E), 11. Vii. 2024, Swept, leg.: CSA; 1 ♂, Muriyad Kole wetland (10 ° 21 ' 59.9328 " N, 76 ° 14 ' 54.4704 " E), 9. ix. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV; 1 ♂, Alapad Kole wetland (10 ° 26 ' 47.5332 " N, 76 ° 9 ' 55.3212 " E), 24. ii. 2024. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Length 8 mm or smaller. Body length, colour and pubescence similar to A. pseudoscutellata. Hind femur moderately thickened, two pointed triangular plates pointing backwards between coxae of middle legs.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5C8D05FF90FE78FAB7FB99.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Females of Austronomia goniognatha, A. pseudoscutellata, and A. ustula cannot be separated (Pauly, 2009) based on the sole morphological characters; here in our study, we associated females with the males based on co-occurring males and females in the same locality multiple times during the surveys.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5C8D05FF90FE78FAB7FB99.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Maharashtra (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Ascher & Pickering, 2025), Kerala (New record). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Centrosema pubescens (Fabaceae), Cleome rutidosperma (Cleomaceae), Cyanthillium cinereum (Asteraceae), Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae), Sesamum radiatum (Pedaliaceae) (New records).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5C8D05FF90FA84FE01F984.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala (Mathew, 2004; Prakash et al., 2020). General distribution. Oriental – India, Taiwan, Vietnam; Palaearctic - Armenia, China, Japan, South Korea (Ascher & Pickering, 2025) Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5C8D05FF90F950FE01F7C3.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Afrotropical - Guinea-Bissau Saint; Australasian - Australia (Macquarie Island); Nearctic - Pierre and Miquelon; Oriental - Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Macau, Myanmar, Negros, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam (Pauly, 2009; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5C8D05FF90FBB5FC4FFAE8.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Nomia californiensis Michener, 1937 = Nomia tetrazonata Cockerell, 1910, by original designation. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Scutellum without projections, calcar of intermediate tibiae shorter with fine closely spaced teeth, ♀, External calcar of hind tibiae bears strong subapical tooth inserted at right angles. Basal plate of hind tibiae keeled in form of a shield, centre being hairy.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5F8D06FF90FF0BFE3DFD2D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♀, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kattoor Kole wetland (10 ° 21 ' 59.3892 " N, 76 ° 9 ' 48.4236 " E), 29. i. 2024, Swept, leg.: AVV. Brief diagnosis. ♀, Body length 10 mm. Enamelled band on first tergite present, horizontal propodeal area delimited posteriorly by a crescent-shaped carina, scutum and first tergite with fine punctuations.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5F8D06FF90FF0BFE3DFD2D.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental - Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Dillenia suffruticosa (Dilleniaceae), Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae), Oryza sativa (Poaceae) (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Ascher et al., 2019); Leucas aspera (Lamiaceae), Neustanthus phaseoloides (Fabaceae) (New records).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5F8D06FF90FBD9FE01FAAC.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kalashamala hillock (10 ° 39 ' 39.222 " N, 76 ° 5 ' 27.0852 " E), 19. viii. 2024, Swept, leg.: CSA. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Length 8 mm or less. Clypeus with two lateral lamellate structures. Transverse apical tergal bands on metasoma silvery white. hind tibiae shiny, largely orang.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5F8D06FF90FBD9FE01FAAC.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala (New record). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5F8D06FF90FA47FE01F8A7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kalashamala hillock (10 ° 39 ' 39.222 " N, 76 ° 5 ' 27.0852 " E), 19. xi. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA. 2 ♀♀ 2 ♂♂ Kottat, near Chalakudy river (10 ° 16 ' 52.4208 " N, 76 ° 18 ' 39.8592 " E), 20. i. 2024, Swept, leg.: CSA. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Length 9 – 12 mm. First two tergites red, hind femur strongly developed and swollen, hind tibia with a C-shaped apical projection. ♀, Body length, colour, pubescence, tergites same as in males.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5F8D06FF90FA47FE01F8A7.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2017, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020; Ascher & Pickering, 2025) General distribution. Oriental – Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5F8D06FF90FCC5FBE6FC0E.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Nomia nasicana Cockerell, 1911 = Nomia aurata Bingham, 1897, by original designation. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Ovular tegula, apical margins of terga often with narrow white bands, males with strongly developed mandibles with median tooth on upper margin. ♀, Middle tibial spur finely toothed to apex in females, basitibial plates completely carinate across their rims.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5F8D07FF90F871FB10FD21.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kottat, near Chalakudy river (10 ° 16 ' 52.4208 " N, 76 ° 18 ' 39.8592 " E), 14. xi. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA. 1 ♂, Chengaloor, near Kurumali river (10 ° 23 ' 36.0744 " N, 76 ° 18 ' 16.4376 " E), 15. xii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5F8D07FF90F871FB10FD21.taxon	diagnosis	Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length up to 13 mm. Dense short felt-like hairs completely covered over mesoscutum and scutellum, hind femora moderately swollen, hind tibiae curved toward inside, exteriorly swollen gradually to apex. ♀, Body length, colour, pubescence, tergites same as in males.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5F8D07FF90F871FB10FD21.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Goa, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental – Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mindanao, Myanmar, San Clemente, Santiago, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Buddleja sp. (Scrophulariaceae), Hibiscus syriacus (Malvaceae), Homonoia riparia (Euphorbiaceae), Leonurus japonicus (Lamiaceae), Vitex negundo (Lamiaceae), Ziziphus spinosa (Rhamnaceae) (Zhang et al., 2020); Merremia hederacea (Convolvulaceae) (Karunaratne et al., 2005); Cleome rutidosperma (Cleomaceae), Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae), Sesamum radiatum (Pedaliaceae) (New records).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5E8D07FF90FCFBFD0AFC3A.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Hoplonomia quadrifasciata Ashmead, 1904, by designation of Cockerell, 1910: 289. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Metanotum with two broad lamelliform projections that are basely fused. Scutellum without any projections, if present, very small. Transverse apical enamelled bands on terga present. ♀, Metanotum, Scutellum, tergites same as in males.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5E8D07FF90FBD4FE01FB3D.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala (Bijoy et al., 2019; Prakash et al., 2020). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka – (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5E8D07FF90FAD6FECCF7F0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kalashamala hillock (10 ° 39 ' 39.222 " N, 76 ° 5 ' 27.0852 " E), 7. ii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 2 ♂♂, Vilangan Kunnu hillock (10 ° 33 ' 24.3108 " N, 76 ° 10 ' 6.7296 " E), 1. VIii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀, Kalashamala hillock (10 ° 39 ' 39.222 " N, 76 ° 5 ' 27.0852 " E), 15. xii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 1 ♀, Thommana Kole wetland (10 ° 20 ' 39.066 " N, 76 ° 15 ' 19.602 " E), 23. ix. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 1 ♂, Chengaloor, near Kurumali river (10 ° 23 ' 36.0744 " N, 76 ° 18 ' 16.4376 " E), 11. vii. 2024, Swept, leg.: CSA. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length about 9 mm. Transverse apical enamelled bands on all tergites, scutum with dense punctations. Hind legs completely black, hind femur greatly swollen. ♀, Body length, colour, punctations, pubescence similar to males.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED5E8D07FF90FAD6FECCF7F0.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Mathew et al., 1987; Mathew, 2004; Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Erra & Shanas, 2019; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Australasia – Papua New Guinea; Oriental – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand; (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae), Glycine max (Fabaceae), Ipomoea nil (Convolvulaceae), Portulaca sp., (Portulacaceae) (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Patel & Pastagia, 2021); Centrosema pubescens (Fabaceae), Cleome rutidosperma (Cleomaceae), Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae), Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) (New records).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED518D08FF90FF08FCE6FD59.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Vilangan Kunnu hillock (10 ° 33 ' 24.3108 " N, 76 ° 10 ' 6.7296 " E), 28. ix. 2024, Swept, leg.: CSA. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length 10 mm. Similar to H. elliotii in body length, colour, punctations, pubescence, but can be easily separated by the absence of enamelled band on first tergite and moderately swollen hind femora.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED518D08FF90FF08FCE6FD59.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram (Ascher & Pickering, 2025; Majumder et al., 2024), Kerala (New record). General distribution. Oriental – China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Sumba, Thailand; Palaearctic – Switzerland (Ascher & Pickering, 2025).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED518D08FF90FD70FB3DFAA7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Vilangan Kunnu hillock (10 ° 33 ' 24.3108 " N, 76 ° 10 ' 6.7296 " E), 1. viii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 1 ♀, Thommana Kole wetland (10 ° 20 ' 39.066 " N, 76 ° 15 ' 19.602 " E), 22. viii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 1 ♂ 1 ♀, Kalashamala hillock (10 ° 39 ' 39.222 " N, 76 ° 5 ' 27.0852 " E), 11. xi. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length 9 mm. Transverse apical enamelled bands on all tergites. Hind legs entirely amber-coloured. Hind femur and tibiae moderately swollen. ♀, Body length, colour, punctations, pubescence similar to males.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED518D08FF90FD70FB3DFAA7.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Erra & Shanas, 2019; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental – India, Southern Pakistan, Sri Lanka (Ascher & Pickering, 2025) Floral association. Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae), Duranta erecta (Verbenaceae), Euphorbia pulcherrima (Euphorbiaceae), Gossypium hirsutum (Malvaceae), Grewia sp. (Malvaceae), Leucas aspera (Lamiaceae), Ocimum sp. (Lamiaceae) (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017); Centrosema pubescens (Fabaceae), Cleome rutidosperma (Cleomaceae), Cyanthillium cinereum (Asteraceae), Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae), Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae), Neustanthus phaseoloides (Fabaceae), Sphagneticola trilobata (Asteraceae) (New records).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED518D08FF90F9CAFE01F93B.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala (Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020). General distribution. Afrotropical - Lesotho, South Africa; Oriental - India (Ascher & Pickering, 2025) Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED518D08FF90F8D2FF45F7F8.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Kerala, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Prakash et al., 2020; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Cuphea hyssopifolia (Lythraceae), Triticum aestivum (Poaceae) (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED518D08FF90FA7CFC8AFA32.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Nomia candida Smith, 1875, by original designation.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED538D0AFF90FF0BFE01FE3A.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020). General distribution. Afrotropical - Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Kenya, Lesotho, Mali, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe; Oriental – India (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED538D0AFF90FD09FE01FC64.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala (Bijoy et al., 2019; Prakash et al., 2020). General distribution. Afrotropical - Cameroon, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone; Oriental – India (Ascher & Pickering, 2025) Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED538D0AFF90FC3EFD6CFA2D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Chengaloor, near Kurumali River (10 ° 23 ' 36.0744 " N, 76 ° 18 ' 16.4376 " E), 11. vii. 2024, Swept, leg.: CSA; 3 ♀♀, Vilangan Kunnu hillock (10 ° 33 ' 24.3108 " N, 76 ° 10 ' 6.7296 " E), 30. i. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 3 ♀♀, Kattoor Kole wetland (10 ° 21 ' 59.3892 " N, 76 ° 9 ' 48.4236 " E), 21. vi. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Small species with length 6 mm or less, scutum smooth with spaced punctuations, metasoma orange-red and not pedunculated. Fourth sternite with two small elliptical depressions with pores. ♀, Body length, colour, pubescence, metasoma, scutum as in males.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED538D0AFF90FC3EFD6CFA2D.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Goa, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu (Pauly, 2014; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Ascher & Pickering, 2025), Kerala (New record). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Poaceae (New record).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED538D0AFF90FDD4FB29FD7F.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Lipotriches abdominalis Gerstaecker, 1857 = Sphecodes cribrosus Spinola, 1843, by original designation. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Pronotum with a carina along entire anterior edge. ♀, Pronotal carina as in males, incomplete basitibial plate on hind tibiae, hind tibial spur lamellate and without tooth.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED538D0BFF90F9C7FBE8FEC9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♀♀ 2 ♂♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kottat, near Chalakudy river (10 ° 16 ' 52.4208 " N, 76 ° 18 ' 39.8592 " E), 6. xi. 2024, Swept, leg.: CSA; 2 ♀♀, Alapad Kole wetland (10 ° 26 ' 47.5332 " N, 76 ° 9 ' 55.3212 " E), 19. vii. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV; 2 ♂♂, Chemmanda Kole wetland (10 ° 23 ' 44.6892 " N, 76 ° 11 ' 54.1248 " E), 16. x. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length 8 mm. Smooth, impunctate surface around ocelli, vertex not carinate. Dense and fine punctations on first tergite. Slightly thickened hind femora in males. ♀, Body length, colour, pubescence, vertex as in males.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED538D0BFF90F9C7FBE8FEC9.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Assam, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009, 2014; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental - Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Cleome rutidosperma, Cleome viscosa (Cleomaceae), Mesosphaerum suaveolens (Lamiaceae) (Karunaratne et al., 2005); Torenia asiatica (Linderniaceae) (New record).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED528D0BFF90FEE0FE01FD2C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kalashamala hillock (10 ° 39 ' 39.222 " N, 76 ° 5 ' 27.0852 " E), 4. x. 2025, Swept, leg.: CSA. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length 6 – 7 mm, sternite V having a pair of spiny tubercles on both sides, posterior tubercle being compound.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED528D0BFF90FEE0FE01FD2C.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Maharashtra Tamil Nadu (Ascher & Pickering, 2025; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017), Kerala (New record). General distribution. Oriental – China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED528D0BFF90FCC7FE01FBCB.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009, 2014; Majumder et al., 2020, 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental (Restricted to India). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED528D0BFF90FBE2FE01FA8A.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu (Pauly, 2009, 2014; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2020, 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED528D0BFF90FAA5FBA6F7D6.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Chemmanda Kole wetland (10 ° 23 ' 44.6892 " N, 76 ° 11 ' 54.1248 " E), 25. vii. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV; 2 ♀♀, Kottat, near Chalakudy river (10 ° 16 ' 52.4208 " N, 76 ° 18 ' 39.8592 " E), 19. xiii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length 8 mm. Abdomen pedunculate, apical spur of hind tibiae slightly toothed, hind basitarsi elongate, sternite IV with white and feathery bristles, sternite V with dark long bristles. ♀, Body length, colour, pubescence, wings as in males, first tergite with fine and widely spaced punctuations.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED528D0BFF90FAA5FBA6F7D6.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Assam, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009, 2014; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025), Kerala (New record). General distribution. Afrotropical – Malawi; Australasia – Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand; Neotropical – Paraguay; Oriental – China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Justicia procumbens (Acanthaceae) (Karunaratne et al., 2005); Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae), Spermacoce alata (Rubiaceae), Spermacoce ocymoides (Rubiaceae) (New records).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED558D0CFF90FF08FE01FE11.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu (Pauly, 2014; Leena & Nasser, 2015; Prakash et al., 2020; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED558D0CFF93FE28FD6DFC6B.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ 1 ♀, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Christ College Campus (10 ° 21 ' 20.0088 " N, 76 ° 12 ' 47.0844 " E), 4. xi. 2021, Swept, leg.: ASP. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length 10 mm. Ocelli raised and oriented in three directions, scutum smooth with sparse punctuation, posterior femora with subapical tooth below but not very pronounced, propodeum completely smooth without punctations, terminal sternites black, wings strongly smoky. ♀, Metasoma completely orange-red.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED558D0CFF93FE28FD6DFC6B.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Maharashtra (Pauly, 2009, 2014), Kerala (New record). General distribution. Oriental (Restricted to India). Floral association. Poaceae (New record).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED558D0CFF90FB92FBE8FABC.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental (Restricted to India). Floral association. Tephrosia sp. (Fabaceae) (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED558D0CFF90FC02FC37FBFB.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Nomia platycephala Cockerell, 1917, by original designation.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED558D0CFF90FA56FE01F953.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala, Tamil Nadu (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020 Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental (Restricted to India). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED558D0CFF90F96CFE01F869.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental (Restricted to India). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED558D0DFF90F802FE01FEA8.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala, Tamil Nadu (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020 Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental (Restricted to India). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED548D0DFF90FDD4FE01FCD1.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020 Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental (Restricted to India). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED548D0DFF90FCEAFE01FBF7.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020 Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental (Restricted to India). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED548D0DFF90FB80FE01FA8D.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020 Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED548D0DFF90FE45FC60FE3A.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Nomia maynei Cockerell, 1937, by original designation.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED548D0DFF90FAA7FB62F9E2.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Nomia curvipes, Fabricius, 1793. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body length 9 to 13 mm, narrowly rounded tegulae, metasomal tergites with enamelled bands, simple tibial spurs without large teeth, hind femur with tooth. ♀, Females with incomplete basitibial plate. Body length, tegulae, tergites similar to those of males.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED548D0EFF90F9BCFD0CFE22.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♀ 1 ♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Manakodiy Kole wetland (10 ° 30 ' 49.2264 " N, 76 ° 10 ' 38.8848 " E), 19. viii. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV; CSA; 1 ♂, Alapad Kole wetland (10 ° 26 ' 47.5332 " N, 76 ° 9 ' 55.3212 " E), 26. viii. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV; 2 ♀♀ 1 ♂, Chemmanda Kole wetland (10 ° 23 ' 44.6892 " N, 76 ° 11 ' 54.1248 " E), 19. viii. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Body Length 13 mm, yellowish-green apical tergal bands, apical forewings less smoky, metanotum without any projections, greatly swollen and distally curved hind femur, hind tibiae with apical tooth. ♀, Body length, colour, pubescence, metanotum, wings tergites as in males.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED548D0EFF90F9BCFD0CFE22.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental - Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, South China, Thailand (Ascher & Pickering, 2025).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED548D0EFF90F9BCFD0CFE22.taxon	description	Floral association. Mesosphaerum suaveolens (Lamiaceae), Justicia procumbens (Acanthaceae) (Pauly, 2025) Silybum marianum (Asteraceae), Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae), Carthamus oxycanthus (Asteraceae) (Bodlah et al., 2020); Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae), Cleome rutidosperma (Cleomaceae), Cyanthillium cinereum (Asteraceae), Sesamum radiatum (Pedaliaceae), Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae), Leucas aspera (Lamiaceae), Sphagneticola trilobata (Asteraceae) (New records).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED578D0EFF90FDFDFA6FFCB9.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Prakash et al., 2020; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental – India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan (Ascher & Pickering, 2025; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017). Floral association. Carthamus oxycanthus (Asteraceae), Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) (Bodlah et al., 2020).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED578D0EFF90FC2EFBF4FAA3.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala (Prakash et al., 2020; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Afrotropical - Madagascar, Senegal, Oriental - India, Philippines, Southeast Pakistan, South China; Palaearctic - Afghanistan, France, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Libya, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey (Ascher & Pickering, 2025; Ben Khedher, 2024). Floral association. Allium cepa (Amaryllidaceae), Centaurea sp. (Asteraceae), Echinops spinosissimus (Asteraceae), Medicago sativa (Fabaceae), Origanum majorana (Lamiaceae), Papaver rhoeas (Papaveraceae), Peganum harmala (Nitrariaceae), Retama raetam (Fabaceae) (Pauly, 2025).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED578D0EFF93FA7AFE01F94F.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala (Baker, 2002; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental (Restricted to India). Floral association. Unknown.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED578D0EFF90FC51FD7FFC17.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Nomia diversipes Latreille, 1806.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED578D0EFF90F8F4FA42F7FB.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Uttarakhand (Pauly, 2009; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Prakash et al., 2020; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017). Floral association. Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae), Solanum sp. (Solanaceae) (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED578D0EFF90F966FC2BF8DC.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Nomia amoenula Gerstaecker, 1870, by Original designation.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED568D0FFF90FF0BFB35FE13.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental – India, Sri Lanka (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017). Floral association. Euphorbia heterophylla (Euphorbiaceae) (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED568D0FFF90FD26FA5DF9D5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kalashamala hillock (10 ° 39 ' 39.222 " N, 76 ° 5 ' 27.0852 " E), 15. xii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 1 ♂ Kottat, near Chalakudy river (10 ° 16 ' 52.4208 " N, 76 ° 18 ' 39.8592 " E), 19. xii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 1 ♀, Vilangan Kunnu hillock (10 ° 33 ' 24.3108 " N, 76 ° 10 ' 6.7296 " E), 1. VIii. 2023, Swept, leg.: CSA; 1 ♀ 1 ♂, Chemmanda Kole wetland (10 ° 23 ' 44.6892 " N, 76 ° 11 ' 54.1248 " E), 16. x. 2023, Swept, leg.: AVV. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Scutellum without any projections, propodeal area limited by a fine carina, hind femur greatly swollen and with long spatulate hairs ventrally, hind tibia compressed and expanded with concave anterior side. ♀, Body length, colour, pubescence, tegulae, tergites as in males.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED568D0FFF90FD26FA5DF9D5.taxon	distribution	Distribution in India. Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal (Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025). General distribution. Oriental - Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka; Palaearctic - Russia (Ascher & Pickering, 2025). Floral association. Aegle marmelos (Rutaceae), Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae), Melaleuca citrina (Myrtaceae), Sorghum bicolor (Poaceae), Tridax procumbens (Asteraceae) (Pannure & Belavadi, 2017); Alternanthera sessilis (Amaranthaceae), Cyanthillium cinereum (Asteraceae), Mikania micrantha (Asteraceae), Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae), Spermacoce alata (Rubiaceae), Sphagneticola trilobata (Asteraceae) (New records).	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
03E72A5EED568D0FFF90FE2AFBB8FD0C.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Pseudapis anomala W. F. Kirby, 1900. Brief diagnosis. ♂, Tegulae strongly developed reaching beyond scutellar suture, presence of preoccipital carina behind genal area, longitudinally carinate or tuberculate mesepisternum. Transverse precoxal carina absent, tergites with apical pubescent bands. ♀, Females with complete basitibial plate on hind tibiae. ♀, Body length, colour, pubescence, tegulae, tergites as in males.	en	Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan, Shaji, Edappilly Mathew (2025): A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 601-623, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.601, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
