Nomada superba Cresson 1863 ( superba group) (New state record)

(Fig. 15)

County records: Allegan, Berrien, Kalamazoo.

Notes. Newly recorded from Michigan based on two females. Mitchell (1962) records this species from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio and Evans (1972) records it from Wisconsin. Wolf & Ascher (2009) list Eucera (Synhalonia) as the host, which is consistent with other members of the superba group (Alexander 1991).

Material examined. Allegan Co.: Dorr, 20 May 2010 (http://bugguide.net/node/view/1024536) ; Berrien Co.: SWMREC, 24 Jun. 2015, Lotus corniculatus (1 ♀ MSUC: RI) ; Kalamazoo Co.: Gull Lake Biol. Sta. (KBS), 20 Jun. 1968, ex. rotary trap set in field of oats, W.G. Ruesink (1 ♀ MSUC).