Andrena (Leucandrena) ventralis Imhoff, 1832

Gautam, R. K., Uniyal, V. P. & Wood, Thomas J., 2024, A critical revision of the Andrena Fabricius, 1775 of India, with the description of two new species (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) from Uttarakhand, European Journal of Taxonomy 948, pp. 1-59 : 46

9. Andrena (Leucandrena) ventralis Imhoff, 1832

Listed by

Meena & Dey (2019): North India.

Remarks

Andrena ventralis is a trans-Palaearctic species of temperate woodland that ranges from Europe to China and Japan, including parts of Central Asia ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002; Xu & Tadauchi 2005; Ascher & Pickering 2023). In Central Asia, the species is sporadic in occurrence and more or less restricted to mountainous areas due to its ecological specialisation on Salix L. ( Salicaceae Mirb. ) that is principally found in areas with a temperate climate. Meena & Dey (2019) present no evidence to support the presence of this species in India. It is not impossible that it could be present in Kashmir, but without verified specimen records, A. ventralis is excluded from the Indian fauna.