Nomia crassipes ( Fabricius, 1798 )

Nomia crassipes ( Fabricius, 1798) View in CoL ( Fig. 3L–M View Figure 3 )

Eucera crassipes Fabricius, 1798:278 . Lectotype ♂. Copenhagen – MCZ.

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 GoogleMaps ; 1♂, Alapad Kole wetland ( 10°26'47.5332"N, 76°9' 55.3212"E), 26.viii.2023, Swept, leg.: AVV GoogleMaps ; 2♀♀ 1♂, Chemmanda Kole wetland ( 10°23'44.6892"N, 76°11' 54.1248"E), 19.viii.2023, Swept, leg.: AVV GoogleMaps .

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.

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).

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).