Andrena nigrae Robertson, 1905
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena nigrae Robertson, 1905
Common Name: Black Miner Bee
Taxonomy
Andrena illinoensis form bicolor Robertson, 1898: 46 [♀] [preoccupied]
Lectotype ♀ [designated by Ribble (1968)]. USA, Illinois, Carlinville, 10 May 1897, by Charles Robertson, on Salix nigra [INHS].
Andrena nigrae Robertson, 1905: 237 [replacement name]
Andrena salicinellina Viereck and Cockerell, 1914: 17 [♂‚] [synonymy by Ribble (1968)]
Holotype ♂‚. USA, Colorado, Clear Creek (Denver area) [USNM no 18134]
Andrena (Andrena) abacta Viereck, 1917b: 365 [♀] [synonymy by Ribble (1968)]
Holotype ♀. USA, Texas, Bosque Co.?, by G.W. Belfrage? [ANSP no 4060]
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Polylectic
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Salix nigra
Distribution: Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains, Prairie