Andrena fulgida LaBerge, 1980
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena fulgida LaBerge, 1980
Common Name: Shiny Miner Bee
Taxonomy
*Andrena (Andrena) fulgida LaBerge, 1980: 451 [♀].
Holotype ♀. CANADA, Quebec, Joliette, 14 July 1902 [USNM no. ].
Taxonomic notes: The ♂ is unknown (LaBerge 1980).
This species is known from three specimens, though Ruebens (2019: 110) recently reported four additional specimens from southern Ontario; these have not been verified.
DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): N/A
Distribution in Canada: LaBerge 1980 [ON, QC, type locality]; Rubens 2019 [ON].
Body length: ♀ 9 mm
Forewing length: ♀ 3.6 - 3.95 mm
References
LaBerge WE (1980) A revision of the bees of the genus Andrena of the Western Hemisphere. Part X. Subgenus Andrena. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 106(4): 395-525.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25078273
Rubens C (2019) Changes in composition and structure of a wild bee community and plant-pollinator interactions in South-Central Ontario over a forty-nine year period. MSc Thesis, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, xi + 135 pp.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Ontario, Quebec
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains