Andrena nigrifrons Eversmann, 1852

Astafurova, Yulia V., Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu. & Sidorov, Dmitry A., 2022, The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution V. Family Andrenidae, genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775, species described by E. Eversmann, Zootaxa 5190 (3), pp. 393-418 : 411-412

16. Andrena nigrifrons Eversmann, 1852

( Figs 16a–e )

Andrena nigrifrons Eversmann, 1852: 27 , ♀.

Type locality: Kazan ( Russia).

Published (original) locality: not indicated.

Lectotype: ♀, designated by Proshchalykin et al. 2017a: 13 // “Kas [ Russia, Tatarstan Republic, Kazan, 55°7′N 49°06′E], 29.VII” // nigrifrons Evm. , ♀ [handwritten by E. Eversmann] // Lectotypus, Andrena nigrifrons Eversmann , design. Osychnjuk, 1980 <red label>// Lectotypus Andrena nigrifrons Eversmann, 1852 ., design. Proshchalykin et al. 2017 <red label> // Andrena nigriceps , ♀, D.A. Sidorov det., 2021 // Zoological Institute St. Petersburg INS_HYM_0000264.

Current status. Andrena (Cnemidandrena) nigriceps ( Kirby, 1802) , syn. nov.

Remark. According to Warncke (1967: 291) the name Andrena nigrifrons Eversmann, 1852 is a junior synonym of A. bicolor Fabricius, 1775 . However, the lectotype specimen belongs to A. nigriceps ( Kirby, 1802) . So, the name Andrena nigrifrons Eversmann, 1852 is a junior synonym of A. nigriceps ( Kirby, 1802) (syn. nov.).

Distribution. See Andrena incerta .

Figures

FIGURES 16a–e. Andrena nigrifrons Eversmann, 1852. Lectotype, female: a—habitus, lateral view and labels; b—head, frontal view; c—labrum, dorsal view; d—T1–T3, dorsal view; e—mesosoma, dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.