Nomada lepida Cresson, 1863

Nomada lepida Cresson, 1863 View in CoL , sensu Mitchell, 1962 (ruficornis group, bella subgroup)

Charming Nomad

Notes: As noted by Gibbs et al. (2017a), the type series may be composite, and specimens from the Eastern United States may not match the lectotype. It may be necessary to describe eastern populations as a new species or to assign them another name once type material in the challenging bella subgroup (= Gnathias) is better understood. Uncertainty about the identity of regional N. lepida sensu auct. extends to all New England records including those from Massachusetts, even though the taxonomic problem noted by Gibbs et al. (2017a) was not referenced by Veit et al. (2022[“2021”]).