DISTRIBUTION AND HOST PLANTS OF SPECIES BELONGING TO GENUS NOM!A (HALICTIDAE,HYMENOPTERA) IN EGYPT. | ||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
Volume 71, Issue 1, March 1993, Pages 167-174 PDF (1.67 M) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.1993.455745 | ||
Author | ||
ABDEL-HAMED A. EL-NAKEH | ||
Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||
Abstract | ||
In a survey carried out during 1987/88 and 1988 /89 in 21 localities in 14 governorates from Alexandria north to Luxor South, six species belonging to the genus Nomia i.e. Nomia edentata Mar., N. inermis Mar., N. innesi Crib., N. magrettii Crib., N. rifiventris Spin., and N.rufiventris var. albicincta Luc., were recorded visiting 21 plant species belonging to families Leguminosae, Umbilliferae, Labiatae, Geraniaceae, Cruciferae, Compasitae, Tamariaceae and Malvaceae plant families. The surveyed species were most abundant in Ismailia, Giza and Qalubiya governorates. Their activity covered all months of the year except November, and they were most abundant during March , April and December. | ||
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