Andrena (Euandrena) bicolor Fabricius, 1775

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 : 45

6. Andrena (Euandrena) bicolor Fabricius, 1775

Listed by

Meena & Dey (2019): Punjab, North India.

Remarks

Andrena bicolor is a widespread West and Central Palaearctic species that extends to parts of Central Asia (though due to its highly variable nature, several distinct, cryptic, and/ or unrecognised species have been confused with it, see Praz et al. (2019) and Wood (2023c) for examples). The exact distribution is unclear, but given the enormous confusion surrounding this taxon and its scarcity in Central Asia based on examined material, and the lack of specific supporting records by Meena & Dey (2019), true A. bicolor is considered unlikely to be present in India.