Andrena ( Notandrena ) nigroviridula Dours, 1873

Andrena ( Notandrena) nigroviridula Dours, 1873 View in CoL

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

Andrena ( Notandrena) viridiaenea Pérez, 1903: 86 View in CoL , ♀ ♂ ( 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.

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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 View Fig ). 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).