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 24. Andrena ( Taeniandrena ) ovatula ( Kirby, 1802 ) Listed by Meena & Dey (2019) : Bihar . Remarks Meena & Dey (2019) present no evidence for the presence of A. ovatula in India . Moreover, it is more or less ecologically impossible for true A. ovatula to be present in India , as this taxon is confined to the western part of the West Palaearctic ( Praz et al. 2022 ). It is not impossible that the taxon A. ( Taeniandrena ) afzeliella ( Kirby, 1802 ) could be present in northern India , but this must be established robustly through verified specimens and ideally genetic work. Andrena ovatula is therefore excluded from the Indian fauna.