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Andrena hemileuca Viereck, 1904

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Scientific Name: Andrena hemileuca Viereck, 1904

Common Name: Partly-haired Miner Bee

Taxonomy

Andrena hemileuca Viereck, 1904, in Viereck et al. 1904: 192 [key] [♀, ♂].

     Holotype ♀. USA, Washington, Seattle [ANSP no. 10286].

Andrena asmi Viereck, 1904, in Viereck et al. 1904: 192 [key] [♀]. Synonymy by LaBerge (1980: 480).

     Holotype ♀. USA, Washington, Pullman, by C.V. Piper [UNSM].

*Andrena lumniorum Viereck, 1917: 564 [♀]. Synonymy by LaBerge (1980: 480).

     Holotype ♀. CANADA, British Columbia, Vancouver, 10 April 1904, by R.V. Harvey, No. 602) [ANSP no. 4034].

 

Taxonomic notes: The names for A. hemileuca and A. asmi first appear in keys in Viereck et al. (1904: 192) but are described later in that series (Viereck et al. 1904: 224 and 225, respectively).

DNA Barcode Index Number (BIN): BOLD:AAJ2204

Distribution in Canada: Viereck 1917 [BC, type locality]; LaBerge 1980 [BC].

References

Viereck HL, Cockerell TDA, Titus ESG, Crawford JC, Swenk MH (1904) Synopsis of bees of Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Vancouver.-III. The Canadian Entomologist 36(7): 189-196.https://doi.org/10.4039/ent36189-7

Viereck HL, Cockerell TD, Titus ES, Crawford JC, Swenk MH (1904) Synopsis of bees of Oregon. Washington, British Columbia and Vancouver.-III. The Canadian Entomologist 36(8): 221-232.https://doi.org/10.4039/ent36221-8

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

Viereck HL (1917[1916]) New species of North American bees of the genus Andrena from west of the 100th meridian contained in the collections of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 68: 550-608.

Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Broad Oligolecty
Wintering Stage: Adult

Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Taraxacum sp., Rhamnus sp., Potentilla sp., Rhododendron sp., Ribes sp., Ribes inerme, Ribes sanguineum

Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Pacific Maritime, Western Interior Basin

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