Reprinted from: Broemeling, D.K. 1988 A Revision of the Nomada Subgenus Nomadita of North America (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 64; 335-336
Nomada verecunda Cresson, 1879. American Hymenoptera 203. Lectotype, male: "Nev., 2565". Type Depository, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
Diagnosis: Differs from aquilarum, mutatis, and snowii by having yellow rather than white maculations. Differs from placida by the lack of medially interrupted transverse maculations on the abdominal terga. Differs from timberlakei by the flat¬tened, sparsely punctate, highly polished scutellum, sharply angulate apex of the pronotal ridge sublaterally, and the highly reflective integumental maculations of the abdominal terga.
Male: Length 6.3-8.9 mm, forewing length 4.7-5.9 mm, hindwing length 3.6-4.5 mm; scape densely punctate anteriorly, sparser interiorly; IOD 0.42 mm, OOD 0.41 mm, MLOD 0.14 mm, MOD 0.18 mm, MOOM 0.49 mm; pre-occipital ridge sharply angulate; labrum with median subapical nipple; acetabular carina strong; pre-lobar carina scmewhat flattened; pronotal ridge not sharply angulate anteriorly, depressed medially; tegulae punctate, sparsely along margins, glassy; scutellum flattened, slightly depressed medially; metapleuron evenly punctate; pro-coxal spine rudi¬ments lacking; hind tibial apex with 6 bristles in an offset double row; forewing with 3 submarginal cells: COLOR: clypeus, anterior of scape, sides of face extending to vertex, labrum, mandibles (except tips), pronotal ridge and lobes; tegulae, scutel¬lum, anterior margin of mesopleuron and longitudinal mesopleural band, coxae, api¬cal portions of femora, tibiae, tarsi, meso- and meta-sternal apices, transverse me¬dian bands on terga and sterna, orangeish-yellow; remainder of body dark brown to black.
Female: length 6.2-8.5 mm, forewing length 4.4-5.6 mm, hindwing length 3.6-4.4 mm; very similar to males, but with more extensive yellow markings.
Discussion: See timberlakei.
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