Andrena (Taeniandrena) wilkella ( Kirby, 1802 )

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 : 50

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scientific name	Andrena (Taeniandrena) wilkella ( Kirby, 1802 )
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Nurse (1904): Kashmir; Meena & Dey (2019): Kashmir; Ascher & Pickering (2023).

Remarks

Nurse (1904) reported that A. convexiuscula ( Kirby, 1802) was “common” in Kashmir, A. conveixuscula being a known synonym of A. wilkella ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002) . The subgenus Taeniandrena is taxonomically complex and often defies morphological delineation ( Praz et al. 2022), and historical species concepts cannot be used in a modern context. Whilst it is clear that Nurse was referring to a species of Taeniandrena , its identity must remain obscure until genetic sampling of the Indian Taeniandrena fauna is possible, as it is highly likely that true A. wilkella is not present. It is therefore excluded from the Indian fauna.

References

Ascher J. & Pickering J. 2023. Discover Life bee Species Guide and World Checklist (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Anthophila). Availbable from https: // www. discoverlife. org / mp / 20 q? guide = Apoidea _ species & flags = HAS [accessed 25 Jul. 2024].

Gusenleitner F. & Schwarz M. 2002. Weltweite Checkliste der Bienengattung Andrena mit Bemerkungen und Erganzungen zu palaarktischen Arten (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Andreninae, Andrena). Entomofauna Supplement 10: 1 - 1280.

Kirby W. 1802. Monographia Apum Angliae. II. J. Raw, Ipswich.

Meena L. K. & Dey D. 2019. Annotated checklist of non- Apis bees of the genus Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) from India. Indian Journal of Entomology 81: 443 - 452 https: // doi. org / 10.5958 / 0974 - 8172.2019.00095.6

Nurse C. G. 1904. New species of Indian Hymenoptera. Apidae. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society 15: 557 - 585.

Praz C., Genoud D., Vaucher K., Benon D., Monks J. & Wood T. J. 2022. Unexpected levels of cryptic diversity in European bees of the genus Andrena subgenus Taeniandrena (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae): implications for conservation. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 91: 375 - 428. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / jhr. 91.82761