Andrena lagopus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Andrena lagopus
Andrenidae - Andrena lagopus.JPG
Andrena (Biareolina) lagopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Andrenidae
Subfamily:
Andreninae
Genus:
Andrena
Subgenus:
Biareolina
Species:
A. lagopus
Binomial name
Andrena lagopus
Latreille, 1809

Andrena lagopus is a species of mining bee belonging to the family Andrenidae.

Taxonomy[]

The subgenus Biareolina Dours, 1873 - created especially for the characteristic two-celled forewings - include only one species, Andrena lagopus, as other species are now included in and .[1]

Distribution[]

This species is present in the palearctic realm (Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Yugoslavia, North Africa and in Northern Asia, excluding China). [2][3]

Habitat[]

This thermophile species prefers areas below 500 m. It can be found from the end of April to the end of June in rape fields, arable fields, meadows and gardens. These bees mainly feed on nectar of Brassicaceae (Brassica napus, Barbarea vulgaris and Cardamine pratensis) and Caryophyllaceae (Silene gallica). Larvae feed on pollen and nectar.The nests are made in places with little vegetation on the ground. [4]

Description[]

Andrena lagopus can reach a body length of about8–10 mm (0.31–0.39 in) in males, of 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in) in females. These mining bees have the chest covered with red hair, while the abdomen is blackish, with fine bands of white hairs at the ends of the tergites. Females of these membrane-winged bees have the forewings with only two submarginal cells, unlike those of all other Andrena species. Their brushes are beige. [5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Charles Duncan Michener 3 The Bees of the World Volume 1
  2. ^ Fauna europaea
  3. ^ ITIS
  4. ^ P Westrich, HR Schwenninger Habitatwahl, Blütennutzung und Bestandsentwicklung der Zweizelligen Sandbiene (in German)
  5. ^ Naturspaziergang (in German)
  6. ^ Les carnet nature de Jessica (in French)
Retrieved from ""