Andrena prunorum prunorum Cockerell, 1896
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena prunorum prunorum Cockerell, 1896
Common Name: Prunus Miner Bee
Taxonomy
Andrena prunorum Cockerell, 1896: 81 [♂‚ ♀].
Lectotype ♂‚ designated by LaBerge (1969: 27). USA, New Mexico, Las Cruces, 26 March 1896, by T.D.A. Cockerell, on plum [USNM no. 3400].
Andrena kincaidii Cockerell, 1897: 351 [♀, ♂]. Synonymy by Linsley (1951: 1078, as subspecies of A. prunorum Cockerell, 1896).
Lectotype ♂, designated by LaBerge (1969: 27, by mention). USA, Washington, Olympia, 2 June 1894, by T. Kincaid [USNM no. 2698].
Andrena pascoensis Cockerell, 1897: 305 [♀]. Synonymy by Linsley (1951: 1078, as subspecies of A. prunorum Cockerell, 1896).
Holotype ♀. USA, Washington, 25 May 1896, by T. Kincaid [USNM no. 18936].
Andrena prunorum gillettei Cockerell, 1898: 172 [♂]. Synonymy by Linsley (1951: 1078).
Holotype ♂. USA, Colorado, Fort Collins, 15 April 1897, by C.P. Gillette, no. 2468 [USNM no. 21821].
*Andrena Vernoni Viereck, 1904, in Viereck et al., 1904: 221 [♀]. Synonymy by LaBerge (1969: 26).
Holotype ♀. CANADA, British Columbia, Vernon [ANSP no. 4106].
Andrena arizonensis Viereck and Cockerell, 1914: 42 [♀]. Synonymy by Cockerell (1924: 57).
Holotype ♀. USA, Arizona, Oracle, 19 June 1903, by Oslar [USNM no. 18154].
Andrena prunorum var. mariformis Cockerell, 1916: 46 [♀]. Synonymy by Cockerell (1916: 46), others
Holotype ♀. USA, California, Claremont, by Baker [Pomona Collection no. 207].
Andrena (Andrena) shasta Viereck, 1926: 402 [♀]. Synonymy of A. prunorum kincaidii Cockerell, 1897 by Linsley (1951: 1078).
Holotype ♀. USA, California, San Diego, by F.E. Blaisdell [CAS no. 1725].
*Andrena prunorum var. pauperatula Cockerell, 1938: 6 [♀]. Synonymy by LaBerge (1969: 27).
Holotype ♀. CANADA, Alberta, Lethbridge, 5 August 1935, by E.H. Strickland [CNC].
Taxonomic notes: Only subspecies A. prunorum prunorum is in Canada; A. prunorum sinaloa occurs in the southwestern United States and Mexico (LaBerge 1969).
Biology
Miliczky (2008) described the nesting biology.
Distribution in Canada
Viereck 1904d [BC, as A. kincaidii Cockerell, as A. vernoni Viereck, type locality]; Criddle et al. 1924 [BC, as A. kincaidi Cockerell, AB, MB]; Criddle 1926 [BC, as A. vernoni Viereck]; Cockerell 1938 [AB, as A. prunorum pauperatula Cockerell, type locality]; LaBerge 1969 [BC, AB, SK]; Sheffield et al. 2014 [AB, SK]; Gibbs et al. 2023 [MB]; RSKM [NT].
Datasets
GBIF.org (25 April 2023) GBIF Occurrence Download https://doi.org/10.15468/dl.7pwyvj
References
Miliczky E (2008) Observations on the nesting biology of Andrena (Plastandrena) prunorum Cockerell in Washington State (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 81(2): 110–121. https://doi.org/10.2317/JKES-611.12.1
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Polylectic
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Boreal Plains, Montane Cordillera, Pacific Maritime, Prairie, Taiga Plains, Western Interior Basin