Holotype. M, Cape Verde Islands: Boavista: Santa Monica [16°05'N 22°50'W], 7.X.1998, leg. F. LaRoche; LAR.

Nomioides aff. minutissimus: Pauly et al. 2002: 204.

Distribution. Cape Verde Islands : Boavista, Fogo, Maio, Sal, Santa Luzia, Santiago, Sao Vincente. Also Santo Antao and Sao Nicolau (personal communication by F. LaRoche)

Visited plants. Aizoaceae: Sesubium portulacastrum (5 MM, 4 FF). Boraginaceae: Heliotropium ramosissimum (1 F). Capparidaceae: Cleome viscosa (2 FF). Caryophyllaceae: Polycarpea nivea (2 MM, 1 F). Mimosaceae: Prosopis juliflora (1 M, 2 FF). Nyctaginaceae: Commicarpus helenae (2 MM, 2 FF). Tamaricaceae: Tamarix senegalensis (3 MM, 2 FF). Zygophyllaceae: Zygophyllum simplex (2 MM, 2 FF).