Andrena (Trachandrena) ceanothi Viereck 1917

Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G. & Isaacs, Rufus, 2017, The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history, Zootaxa 4352 (1), pp. 1-160 : 30

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Andrena (Trachandrena) ceanothi Viereck 1917 View in CoL View at ENA

= Andrena (Trachandrena) compacta Mitchell, 1960: 181 View in CoL (Michigan holotype; Fig 7A View FIGURE 7 ).

Holotype. ♂ USA: Michigan: Roscommon Co.: 26 May 1957, R. & K. Dreisbach ( NMNH: 75174). Synonymy by LaBerge (1973).

County records: Allegan, Antrim, Arenac, Clare, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Houghton, Ionia, Iosco, Iron, Kalamazoo, Kalkaska, Lake, Livingston, Mecosta, Midland, Missaukee, Montcalm, Monroe, Montmorency, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oakland, Osceola, Oscoda, Otsego, Ottawa, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, Shiawassee, St. Joseph, Van Buren, Wayne, Wexford.

Notes. LaBerge (1973) records A. ceanothi as a polylectic species, although it was reported as a Vaccinium specialist by Goldstein & Ascher (2016) in an analysis lumping oligoleges and mesoleges. Nearly half its flower records are from Rubus (Rosaceae) , but it does also show some preference for Vaccinium and may prove to be a valuable wild pollinator of berry crops.

References

Goldstein, P. Z. & Ascher, J. S. (2016) Taxonomic and behavioral composition of an island fauna: A survey of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 118, 37 - 92. https: // doi. org / 10.4289 / 0013 - 8797.118.1.37

LaBerge, W. E. (1973) A revision of the bees of the genus Andrena of the Western Hemisphere. Part VI. Subgenus Trachandrena. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 99, 235 - 371.

Mitchell, T. B. (1960) Bees of the Eastern United States: volume I. N. C. Agricultural Experimental Station Technical Bulletin, 141, 1 - 538.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Michigan holotype material at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithisonian Institution. A) Andrena (Trachandrena) compacta Mitchell, dorsal habitus (= A. ceanothi Viereck). B) Andrena (Trachandrena) arenakensis Mitchell, lateral habitus (= A. hippotes Robertson). C) Andrena (Bythandrena) acra Mitchell, lateral habitus (= A. wilmattae (Cockerell )). D) Bombus ternarius var. expallidus Cockerell, lateral habitus (subspecies not recognized). Photographs provided with the permission of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 10 th and Constitution Ave. N. W., Washington, DC 20560 - 0193. (http: // www. nmnh. si. edu /).