Perdita nasuta

Timberlake, 1962

Perdita nasuta is a of mining bee in the Perdita, Andrenidae. It was first described by entomologist P.H. Timberlake in 1962. As a member of the large Perdita genus—one of the most diverse genera in North America with over 800 species—it is a solitary, ground-nesting bee. Like other Perdita species, it is likely a , though specific plant associations for this species have not been documented.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Perdita nasuta: //pɛrˈdiːtɑ naˈsuːtɑ//

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Distribution

Recorded from Middle America and North America. Specific locality data beyond these broad regions is not available in published sources.

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Taxonomic context

Perdita is the largest of bees in North America, with over 800 described . Most are small, solitary mining bees with narrow plant specializations. The genus was heavily revised by P.H. Timberlake, who described hundreds of species including P. nasuta in 1962.

Preservation status

The is represented in museum collections, including the UCR Entomology Research Museum which holds extensive Timberlake specimens, though P. nasuta itself is not explicitly listed in the provided collection records.