Andrena erythrogaster Ashmead, 1890
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena erythrogaster Ashmead, 1890
Common Name: Red-tailed Mining Bee
Taxonomy
Cilissa erythrogaster Ashmead, 1890: 6 [♀]
Holotype ♀. USA, Colorado, Westcliffe, by W.H. Ashmead [USNM 21823]
Andrena perezi Robertson, 1891: 51 [♀,♂‚]
Lectotype ♀ [designated by LaBerge and Bouseman 1970]. USA, Illinois, Callinville, by C. Robertson [INHS, Robertson No. 7230]
Andrena rhodura Cockerell 1898c: 171 [♀]
Lectotype ♀ [designated by ?]. USA, Connecticut, Hartford, 2 Jun 1895 [USNM 18935]
Rau (1935) and Miliczky (1988) studied several aspects of the biology of this species.
References
Ashmead WH (1890) On the Hymenoptera of Colorado; descriptions of new species, notes, and a list of the species found in the state. Bulletin of the Colorado Biological Association 1: 3-46.
Cockerell TDA (1898) A southern type of Andrena in Connecticut. Entomological News 9: 171-172.
Rau P (1935) Notes on the nesting habits of the red-bellied bee, Andrena erythrogaster Ash. (Hymen.: Andrenidae). Entomological News 45(2): 35-37.
Robertson C (1891) Descriptions of new species of North American bees. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 18(1): 49-66. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25076556
References
Ashmead WH (1890) On the Hymenoptera of Colorado; descriptions of new species, notes, and a list of the species found in the state. Bulletin of the Colorado Biological Association 1: 3-46.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Broad Oligolecty
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Salix sp.
Distribution: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Boreal Shield, Mixwood Plains, Pacific Maritime, Prairie