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Andrena rubi Mitchell, 1960

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Scientific Name: Andrena rubi Mitchell, 1960

Common Name: Raspberry Miner Bee

Taxonomy

Andrena (Trachandrena) rubi Mitchell, 1960: 198 [♀].

     Holotype ♀. USA, North Carolina, Carolina Beach, 20 April 1930, by T.B. Mitchell, on Rubus [USNM no. 75191].

 

Taxonomic notes: The ♂ was described by LaBerge (1971: 484).

Distribution in Canada: Pindar 2014 [ON].

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

References

LaBerge WE (1971) A revision of the bees of the genus Andrena of the Western Hemisphere. Part IV. Scrapteropsis, Xiphandrena and Rhaphandrena. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 97(3): 441-520.http://www.jstor.org/stable/25078019

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: Rubus sp.

Distribution: Ontario
Ecozone: Mixwood Plains

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