Andrena (Lepidandrena) tuberculifera Pérez, 1895

Andrena (Lepidandrena) tuberculifera Pérez, 1895: 54, ♀ ♂ (Algeria: MNHN).

Andrena (Lepidandrena) atrorufa Alfken, 1929: 268, ♀ ♂ (Libya: ZMHB).

Andrena (Poecilandrena) nigriclypeus Wood in Wood et al., 2020: 58, ♂ (Algeria: RMNH). Syn. nov.

Material examined (illustrative)

ALGERIA • 1 ♂; 20 km N of Maghnia, Bab Taza, stn 14; 9 Apr. 1983; R. Leys and P.v.d. Hurk leg.; RMNH • 1 ♂; Tlemcen, 20 km N of Maghnia, Bab Taza; 9 Apr. 1983; R. Leys and P.v.d. Hurk leg.; RMNH • 12 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Mansourah, stn 18; 11 Apr. 1983; R. Leys and P.v.d. Hurk leg.; RMNH .

MOROCCO • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; SE of Asni, Oukaimeden; 2600 m a.s.l.; 24 Jul. 1985; K.M. Guichard leg.; NHMUK • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; High Atlas, 5 km S of Tizi-n-Test (Marrakech-Taroudant Rd); 5 Apr. 1983; G.R. Else leg.; NHMUK • 7 ♀♀; Ifrane env.; 9 May 1997; K. Deneš leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Fès-Meknès, Azrou, 4 km SWW of Bakrit, Cascades Bakrit; 1650 m a.s.l.; 17 May 2022; T.J. Wood leg.; TJWC .

TUNISIA • 1 ♀; Grombalia env.; 18 Mar. 1996; K. Deneš leg.; OÖLM .

Remarks

The description of A. nigriclypeus was premature and was based on an incorrect subgeneric affiliation (Poecilandrena rather than Lepidandrena). Examination of more material from North Africa clearly demonstrates that A. nigriclypeus is a simple synonym of A. tuberculifera, a species which has a slightly unusual genital capsule for a member of Lepidandrena. The species clearly belongs in this subgenus based on female morphology.

Distribution

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Italy (Sicily), Libya (Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002).