Andrena illinoiensis Robertson, 1891
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena illinoiensis Robertson, 1891
Common Name: Tufted Miner Bee
Taxonomy
Andrena illinoiensis Robertson, 1891: 54 [♀,♂‚]
Lectotype ♂‚ [designated by Ribble (1968). USA, Illinois, Carlinville, 17 April 1888, by Charles Robertson, on Salix cordata [INHS no. 7182]
Andrena salicinella Cockerell, 1895: 4 [♀]
Holotype ♀. USA, New Mexico, Las Cruces, May 1895, byt T.D.A. Cockerell, on Salix [USNM no. 4272]
Andrena placitae Cockerell, 1903: 215 [♂‚]
Holotype ♂‚. USA, New Mexico, Placita, 6,859 ft, 25 April 1903, by T.D.A Cockerell and W.P. Cockerell [PHT Collection]
Andrena vegana Viereck and Cockerell, 1914: 17 [♀] [synonymy by Ribble (1968)]
Holotype ♀. USA, New Mexico, Las Vegas, 4 May 1903, by T.D.A Cockerell, on Salix [USNM no. 18133].
Andrena ililnoiensis Kathirithamby and Taylor, 2005: 11 [misspelling]
Biology
Kathirithamby and Taylor (2005) report this species as a host to the strepsipteran Stylops bruneri Pierce.
References
Kathirithamby J, Taylor SJ (2005) A new species of Halictophagus (Insecta: Strepsiptera: Halictophagidae) from Texas, and a checklist of Strepsiptera from the United States and Canada. Zootaxa 1056: 1-18.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains, Prairie, Western Interior Basin