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Andrena hirsutula Cockerell, 1936

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Scientific Name: Andrena hirsutula Cockerell, 1936

Common Name: Hairy Miner Bee

Taxonomy

*Andrena (Pterandrena) hirsutula Cockerell 1936: 282 [♀].

     Holotype ♀. CANADA, Northwest Territories, Hay River, 15 May 1927, by R.H. Bedford [CNC no. 4166].

 

Taxonomic notes: The ♂ is unknown.

Distribution in Canada: Cockerell 1936 [NT, type locality]; Linsley 1951 [NT].

References

Cockerell TDA (1936) Two new bees from Hay River. The Canadian Entomologist 68(12): 282-283. https://doi.org/10.4039/Ent68282-12

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: Northwest Territories
Ecozone: Taiga Plains

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