Andrena sayi Robertson, 1891
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena sayi Robertson, 1891
Common Name: Say\'s Miner Bee
Taxonomy
Andrena Sayi Robertson, 1891: 52 [♀, ♂].
Lectotype ♀, designated by Bousman and LaBerge (1979: 311). USA, Illinois, Carlinville, 28 April 1886, by C. Robertson, in copulo with ♂ on Staphylea trifolia [INHS].
Andrena (Gymnandrena) seviensis Mitchell, 1960: 132 [♀]. Synonymy by ?
Holotype ♀. USA, Tennesee, Sevier County, Chilhowee Mts., 12 May 1951, by A.C. Cole [Univ. Tenn.].
Andrena (Gymnandrena) sevierensis Krombein 1967: 434. Emended name for Andrena (Gymnandrena) seviensis Mitchell, 1960
Taxonomic notes: Robertson (1891: 52) indicated that Andrena sayi Robertson, 1891 may be a synonym of Andrena valida Say, 1837 or Andrena obscuripennis Smith, 1853, though the former was subsequently considered a species of Nomia Latreille, 1804 (Halictidae: Nomiinae Robertson, 1904) by H.L. Viereck (in Cockerell 1934: 4), which Cockerell (1934: 4) called Nomia heteropoda variety valida (Say, 1837). Blair (1935: 2010) subsequently recognized this as a subspecies of Nomia heteropoda Say, 1824 [= Dieunomia heteropoda (Say, 1824), later placed into synonymy under Dieunomia heteropoda heteropoda (Say, 1824) by Michener (1951: 1128). Andrena obscuripennis is a valid species, also in the subgenus Melandrena Pérez, 1890
Mitchell (1960: ) placed his Andrena seviensis Mitchell, 1960 in the subgenus Gymnandrena Hedicke, 1933 [= Melandrena Pérez, 1890, by isotypy, see Warncke 1968: 77), but indicated that the poorly developed propodeal corbicula was suggestive of the western Oligandrena Lanham, 1949.
Distribution in Canada: Mitchell 1960 [NB]; Krombein 1967 [NB]; Hurd 1979 [NB].
Despite earlier records of this species in New Brunswick, Canada (i.e., Mitchell 1960; Krombein 1967; Hurd 1979), this species was not recorded from Canada by Bouseman and LaBerge (1979: 311), and its presence has not been varified.
References
Blair BH (1935) The bees of the group Dieunomia. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 43(2): 201-214.https://www.jstor.org/stable/25004603
Bouseman JK, LaBerge WE (1979) A revision of the bees of the genus Andrena of the western hemisphere. Part IX. Subgenus Melandrena. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 104(3): 275-389.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25078228
Cockerell TDA (1934) Records of western bees. American Museum Novitates 697: 1-15.
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
Michener CD (1951) Family Halictidae. In: Muesebeck CF, Krombein KV, Townes HK (Eds) Hymenoptera of America north of Mexico Synoptic Catalog. 2. United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Monograph, Washington. Pp. 1104-1134.
Krombein KV (1967a) Superfamily Apoidea. In: Krombein KV, Burks BD. Hymenoptera of America North of Mexico Synoptic Catalog (Agriculture Monograph No. 2). Second supplement . United States Government Printing Office, Washington. Pp. 422-520.
Warncke K (1968) Zur Kenntnis der Bienengattung Andrena F. auf der Kanarischen Inseln. Notulae Entomologicae 47: 63-80.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Adult
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: New Brunswick
Ecozone: Atlantic Maritime