The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history
Author
Gibbs, Jason
Author
Ascher, John S.
Author
Rightmyer, Molly G.
Author
Isaacs, Rufus
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Zootaxa
2017
2017-11-21
4352
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Andrena
(
Tylandrena
)
wilmattae
Cockerell 1906
=
Andrena
(
Bythandrena
)
acra
Mitchell, 1960: 111
(Michigan holotype;
Fig 7C
).
Holotype
.
♂
USA
:
Michigan
:
Kalamazoo Co.
:
Gull Lake Biol
. Sta. (
KBS
),
9 Jun. 1956
,
on
Crataegus
,
R.L. Fischer
(
NMNH
:
75167
). Synonymy by
LaBerge & Bouseman (1970)
.
County records:
Branch, Kalamazoo, Lake, Washtenaw.
Notes.
LaBerge & Bouseman (1970)
state that this large spring-flying bee is rare in collections but the number of available
Michigan
records and recent collection of a long series from
Illinois
(
Griffin
et al.
2017
) suggest that it can be locally numerous.
Material
examined.
Branch Co
.
:
(no locality)
1 Jun. 1941
,
R.R. Dreisbach
(
1 ♂
MSUC
)
;
Bronson
,
14 Jun. 1959
,
R.L. Fischer
(
1 ♀
MSUC
)
;
Kalamazoo Co
.
:
Gull Lake
Biol. Sta. (KBS),
9 Jun. 1956
(
3 ♂
paratypes
(
R.W. Hodges
)
, 1 ♀ MSUC (R.L. Fischer));
Lake Co
.
:
(no locality)
17 Apr. 1955
,
R.R. Dreisbach
(
1 ♂
MSUC
)
.