Andrena surda Cockerell, 1910
Properties
Scientific Name: Andrena surda Cockerell, 1910
Common Name: Deaf Miner Bee
Taxonomy
Andrena hirticincta surda Cockerell, 1910: 264 [♂‚]
Holotype ♂‚. USA, Colorado, by Morrison [Zoologisches Museum, Humboldt University in Berlin]
Andrena pertarda Cockerell, 1916: 156 [♀] [synonymy by P.H. Timberlake, in Linsley 1951: ]
Holotype ♀. USA, Colorado, Boulder, 14 October 1915, by T.D.A. Cockerell [PHT]
Species Notes
Cockerell (1924: 60) recognized this as a valid species from A. hirticincta, and described the male. Donovan (1977) incorrectly indicates 4 October 1915 as a collection date for the holotype of A. pertarda.
References
Cockerell TDA (1924) Bees of the genus Andrena in the collection of the California Academy of Sciences. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 1(2): 57‑65.
Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Pollen Specialization: Broad Oligolecty
Wintering Stage: Mature Larva
Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available
Distribution: Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan
Ecozone: Montane Cordillera, Prairie, Western Interior Basin