Andrena (Andrena) praecox (Scopoli, 1763)

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 : 44

2. Andrena (Andrena) praecox (Scopoli, 1763)

Listed by

Meena & Dey (2019): Bihar.

Remarks

Andrena praecox is a predominantly West Palaearctic species, with some populations extending into northern Kazakhstan. The south-eastern limit is the Caucasus region ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002; Osytshnjuk et al. 2005; Ascher & Pickering 2023). It is considered implausible that this species of temperate woodland is present in Bihar, a state with a predominantly subtropical climate. Meena & Dey (2019) present no evidence to support this listing, and so this species is excluded from the Indian fauna.