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Andrena mendica Mitchell, 1960

Properties

Scientific Name: Andrena mendica Mitchell, 1960

Common Name: Andrena mendica

Taxonomy

Andrena (Trachandrena) mendica Mitchell, 1960: 189 [♀, ♂].

     Holotype ♀. USA, North Carolina, Wake County, 12 June 1957, by T.B. Mitchell, on Ceanothus americanus [USNM ENT no. 00533651].

 

Distribution in Canada: Pindar 2014 [ON].

The presence of the species in Canada needs to be confirmed.

References

Mitchell TB (1960) Bees of the Eastern United States. Volume 1. North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 141: 1-538.

Pindar AN (2014) The effect of fire disturbance on bee community composition in Oak Savannah habitat in southern Ontario, Canada. PhD Thesis, York University, Toronto. xiv + 160 pp.chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://yorkspace.library.yorku.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/503fc3a3-cf10-4b6b-85a2-229f7675c164/content

Sociality: Solitary
Nesting: Ground
Wintering Stage: Adult

Crop Preference: Not Available
Non Crop Preference: Not Available

Distribution: Ontario
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains

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