Andrena ( Lepidandrena ) tuberculifera Pérez, 1895

Andrena ( Lepidandrena) tuberculifera Pérez, 1895 View in CoL

Andrena ( Lepidandrena) tuberculifera Pérez, 1895: 54 View in CoL , ♀ ♂ ( Algeria: MNHN).

Andrena ( Lepidandrena) atrorufa Alfken, 1929: 268 View in CoL , ♀ ♂ ( Libya: ZMHB).

Andrena ( Poecilandrena) nigriclypeus Wood in Wood et al., 2020: 58 View Cited Treatment , ♂ ( Algeria: RMNH). Syn. nov.

Material examined (illustrative)

ALGERIA • 1 ♂; 20 km N of Maghnia , Bab Taza , stn 14; 9 Apr. 1983; R. Leys and P.v.d. Hurk leg.; RMNH • 1 ♂; Tlemcen, 20 km N of Maghnia , Bab Taza ; 9 Apr. 1983; R. Leys and P.v.d. Hurk leg.; RMNH • 12 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Mansourah , stn 18; 11 Apr. 1983; R. Leys and P.v.d. Hurk leg.; RMNH .

MOROCCO • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; SE of Asni , Oukaimeden; 2600 m a.s.l.; 24 Jul. 1985; K.M. Guichard leg.; NHMUK • 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; High Atlas , 5 km S of Tizi-n-Test ( Marrakech-Taroudant Rd); 5 Apr. 1983; G.R. Else leg.; NHMUK • 7 ♀♀; Ifrane env.; 9 May 1997; K. Deneš leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Fès-Meknès , Azrou, 4 km SWW of Bakrit , Cascades Bakrit; 1650 m a.s.l.; 17 May 2022; T.J. Wood leg.; TJWC .

TUNISIA • 1 ♀; Grombalia env.; 18 Mar. 1996; K. Deneš leg.; OÖLM .

Remarks

The description of A. nigriclypeus was premature and was based on an incorrect subgeneric affiliation ( Poecilandrena rather than Lepidandrena). Examination of more material from North Africa clearly demonstrates that A. nigriclypeus is a simple synonym of A. tuberculifera , a species which has a slightly unusual genital capsule for a member of Lepidandrena. The species clearly belongs in this subgenus based on female morphology.

Distribution

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