Andrena revelstokensis Viereck, 1924
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena revelstokensis Viereck, 1924
Common Name: Revelstoke Miner Bee
Taxonomy
*Andrena (Andrena) revelstokensis Viereck, 1924: 239 [♀].
Holotype ♀. CANADA, British Columbia, Revelstoke Mt., 8,000 ft, 12 August 1923, by E.R. Buckell [CNC no 770].
Taxonomic notes: The ♂ is unknown.
Viereck (1924: 239) indicated that this species may prove to be a variety of his Andrena fulvicrista Viereck, 1924.
Distribution in Canada: Viereck 1924 [BC, type locality]; Linsley 1951 [BC]; Sheffield and Heron 2019 [BC].
Body length: ♀ 12 mm
References
Sheffield CS, Heron JM (2019) The bees of British Columbia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea, Apiformes). Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia 115: 44-85.https://journal.entsocbc.ca/index.php/journal/article/view/1001/1097
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.
Viereck HL (1924) Prodromus of Andrena, a genus of bees. The Canadian Entomologist 56(10): 237-244. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/Ent56237-10
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: British Columbia
Ecozone: Montane Cordillera