Nomadinae

With over 850 species, the genus Nomada is one of the largest genera in the family Apidae, and the largest genus of cuckoo bees. Cuckoo bees are so named because they enter the nests of a host and lay eggs there, stealing resources that the host has already collected. The name "Nomada" is derived from the Greek word nomas (νομάς), meaning "roaming" or "wandering."

Nomadinae is a subfamily of bees in the family Apidae. They are known commonly as cuckoo bees.

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thumb|right|Epeolus tarsalis Epeolus is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. They are often known as variegated cuckoo-bees. The species is uncommon to rare, and has strong patterns of black and white on the thorax and abdomen. These patterns are made of tiny fat hairs lying flush with the integument or "skin" of the bee. Species of the genus are easily mistaken for those of the genus Triepeolus, but are often smaller.

Ammobates is a genus of cuckoo bees belonging to the family Apidae.

Triepeolus is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 140 described species in the genus Triepeolus. The majority of species whose life history is known are kleptoparasitic in the nests of bees in the tribe Eucerini, especially the genera Melissodes and Svastra. thumb|Triepeolus simplex

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thumb | 220x124px | right | Pasites maculatus, White-spotted Red Cuckoo Bee Pasites is a genus of cuckoo bees belonging to the family Apidae.

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Holcopasites is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 20 described species in Holcopasites. They are uncommon and very small. Unlike nearly all other genera of Apidae males of the species have 12 antennal segments instead of 13. In the most common, Eastern species, abdomens are red with bright white patches of hair. thumb|Holcopasites stevensi

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Neolarra is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are about 16 described species in Neolarra, all from North America. These bees are smaller than a grain of rice and are kleptoparasites of Perdita bees.

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