Andrena (Notandrena) nigroviridula Dours, 1873

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 : 14-15

Andrena (Notandrena) nigroviridula Dours, 1873

Fig. 10

Andrena (Notandrena) nigroviridula Dours, 1873: 284 , ♀ ♂ ( Morocco: OÖLM, neotype by present designation; Fig. 10A–D ).

Andrena (Notandrena) viridiaenea Pérez, 1903: 86 , ♀ ♂ ( Algeria: MNHN).

Material examined

Neotype

MOROCCO • ♀; Fès-Meknès, Taza , R507, 2 km N of Ras El Ma ; 750 m a.s.l.; 34.1681° N, 4.0080° W; 10 May 2022; T.J. Wood leg.; BOLD: WPATW619-22 ; OÖLM.

Other material (lectotype of A. viridiaenea )

ALGERIA • 1 ♀; [no further information]; MNHN.

Remarks

Dours (1873) described A. nigroviridula from Algeria. As for all of Dours’ types, the original material has been destroyed. In this context, it is beneficial to designate a barcoded neotype so that the concept can be fixed for current and future workers ( Fig. 10 ). Additionally, A. viridiaenea was listed as a synonym of A. aerinifrons Dours, 1873 by Gusenleitner & Schwarz (2002). This resulted from an inconsistent listing by Warncke (1967), who gave it as a synonym of A. nigroviridula on p. 193 and a synonym of A. aerinifrons on p. 317. Based on the examined lectotype in the MNHN collection (des. Warncke 1967), A. viridiaenea is returned to synonymy with A. nigroviridula .

Distribution

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

Figures

Fig. 10. Andrena (Notandrena) nigroviridula Dours, 1873, neotype, ♀ (OÖLM). A. Label details. B. Lateral habitus. C. Face, frontal view. D. Terga, dorsal view.