Andrena nuda Robertson, 1891
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena nuda Robertson, 1891
Common Name: Nude Mining Bee
Taxonomy
Andrena nuda Robertson, 1891: 57 [♀].
Lectotype ♀, designated by LaBerge (1973: 335). USA, Illinois, Carlinville, by C. Robertson [INHS Robertson no. 1012].
Andrena (Trachandrena) davisiana Viereck and Cockerell, 1914: 6 [♂]. Synonymy by LaBerge (1973: 333).
Holotype ♂. USA, Colorado, Boulder, 8 May 1907, by J.M. Davis [CAS no. 15326].
Andrena (Trachandrena) pseudobscura Mitchell, 1960: 193 [♂]. Synonymy by LaBerge (1973: 333).
Holotype ♂. USA, North Carolina, Raleigh, 16 March 1945, by T.B. Mitchell, on Salix [USNM no. 75187].
Taxonomic notes: LaBerge (1973: 335) incorrectly recorded details of the type specimen of Andrena davisiana Viereck and Cockerell, 1914 as “May 8, 1917”, and collected “ by I. M. Davis”; in the original work, the collection year recorded was 1907, and collected by J.M. Davis.
Distribution in Canada: C.S. Sheffield, in City of Toronto 2016 [ON].
Inclusion of this species in ON in the “Bees of Toronto” booklet was based on an observation recorded on Discover Life (Ascher and Pickering 2015); its presence in ON has now been confirmed [pers. comm., Steven Paiero, University of Guelph].
References
LaBerge WE (1973) A revision of the bees of the genus Andrena of the Western Hemisphere. Part VI. Subgenus Trachandrena. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 99(3): 235-371.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25078133
Mitchell TB (1960) Bees of the Eastern United States. Volume 1. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 141: 1-538.
Robertson C (1891) Descriptions of new species of North American bees. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 18(1): 49-66.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25076556
Viereck HL, Cockerell TD (1914) New North American bees of the genus Andrena. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 48: 1-58.
City of Toronto (2016) Bees of Toronto. A Guide to Their Remarkable World. City of Toronto Biodiversity Series. 68 pp.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Ontario
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains