A critical revision of the Andrena Fabricius, 1775 of India, with the description of two new species (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) from Uttarakhand
Author
Gautam, R. K.
Author
Uniyal, V. P.
Author
Wood, Thomas J.
670C3E36-1D28-4FCA-887C-91D6116E6F9C
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, the Netherlands.
thomas.wood@naturalis.nl
text
European Journal of Taxonomy
2024
2024-08-29
948
1
59
https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2637/12143
journal article
10.5852/ejt.2024.948.2637
2118-9773
13511901
9985FD07-5280-41D9-B982-B175085AE5F8
6.
Andrena
(
Euandrena
)
bicolor
Fabricius, 1775
Listed by
Meena & Dey (2019)
: Punjab, North
India
.
Remarks
Andrena bicolor
is a widespread West and Central Palaearctic species that extends to parts of Central Asia (though due to its highly variable nature, several distinct, cryptic, and/ or unrecognised species have been confused with it, see
Praz
et al.
(2019)
and
Wood (2023c)
for examples). The exact distribution is unclear, but given the enormous confusion surrounding this taxon and its scarcity in Central Asia based on examined material, and the lack of specific supporting records by
Meena & Dey (2019)
, true
A. bicolor
is considered unlikely to be present in
India
.