Andrena (Lepidandrena) tuberculifera Pérez, 1895

Wood, Thomas James, 2023, Revisions to the Andrena fauna of north-western Africa with a focus on Morocco (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 916 (1), pp. 1-85 : 19-20

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scientific name	Andrena (Lepidandrena) tuberculifera Pérez, 1895
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Treatment

Andrena (Lepidandrena) tuberculifera Pérez, 1895 View in CoL

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

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

Andrena (Poecilandrena) nigriclypeus Wood in Wood et al., 2020: 58 View Cited Treatment , ♂ ( 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).

References

Alfken J. D. 1929. Drei neue Andrena - Arten aus der Cyrenaica (Hym.). Entomologische Zeitung Stettin 90: 267 - 274.

Gusenleitner F. & Schwarz M. 2002. Weltweite Checkliste der Bienengattung Andrena mit Bemerkungen und Erganzungen zu palaarktischen Arten (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Andreninae, Andrena). Entomofauna Suppl. 10: 1 - 1280.

Perez J. 1895. Especes nouvelles de Melliferes de Barbarie. (Diagnoses preliminaires). Gounouilhou, Bordeaux.

Wood T. J., Michez D., Cejas D., Lhomme P. & Rasmont P. 2020. An update and revision of the Andrena fauna of Morocco (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Andrenidae) with the description of eleven new North African species. ZooKeys 974: 31 - 92. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / zookeys. 974.54794

Abbreviations

RMNH	Netherlands, Leiden, Nationaal Natuurhistorische Museum ("Naturalis") [formerly Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie]
NHMUK	NHMUK
RMNH	National Museum of Natural History, Naturalis
NHMUK	Natural History Museum, London