Andrena banffensis Viereck, 1924
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena banffensis Viereck, 1924
Common Name: Banff Miner Bee
Taxonomy
*Andrena (Andrena) banffensis Viereck, 1924: 32 [♀].
Holotype ♀. CANADA, Alberta, Banff, 5 June 1922, by C.B.D. Garrett [CNC no. 665].
Taxonomic notes: The ♂ is unknown.
Distribution in Canada: Viereck 1924 [AB, type locality]; Linsley 1951 [AB]; Hurd 1979 [AB].
References
Viereck HL (1924) Prodromus of Andrena, a genus of bees. The Canadian Entomologist 56(2): 28-32.https://doi.org/10.4039/ent5628-2
Hurd PD (1979) Superfamily Apoidea. In: Krombein KV, Hurd Jr PD, Smith DR, Burks BD (Eds) Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 2735 pp.
Linsley EG (1951) Subfamily Andreninae. In: Hymenoptera of America north of Mexico Synoptic Catalog. Edited by CFW Muesebeck, KV Krombein, and HK Townes. USDA Agricultural Monograph No. 2, Washington, D.C. pp 1052–1086.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Alberta
Ecozone: Montane Cordillera