Andrena parnassiae Cockerell, 1902
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena parnassiae Cockerell, 1902
Common Name: Parnassia Miner Bee
Taxonomy
Andrena parnassiae Cockerell, 1902: 105 [♀].
Holotype ♀. USA, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 14 September [no year provided], by S. Graenicher, on Parnassia caroliniana [USNM no. 18920].
Species Notes
The ♂ was described by Graenicher (1904: 66). This species was not included in Donvan’s (1977) revision, despite its known affinities to other Cnemidandrena (see Cockerell 1902: 105; Graenicher 1910: 160). LaBerge (1986: 194) placed it within the subgenus Cnemidandrena.
Distribution in Canada
Criddle et al. 1925 [AB]; Gibbs et al. 2023 [MB].
Additional records on iNaturalist support this species being present in ON.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Narrow Oligolecty
Wintering Stage: Mature Larva
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains, Prairie