Andrena (Aciandrena) pratincola Warncke, 1974

Wood, Thomas James, Michez, Denis, Cejas, Diego, Lhomme, Patrick & Rasmont, Pierre, 2020, An update and revision of the Andrena fauna of Morocco (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Andrenidae) with the description of eleven new North African species, ZooKeys 974, pp. 31-92 : 31

Andrena (Aciandrena) pratincola Warncke, 1974

Material examined.

Morocco: Guelmim-Oued Noun, 10 km E Guelmim, 15-16.iv.1995, 5♂, leg. Ma. Halada, OÖLM; Drâa-Tafilalet, 20 km W Boudnib, 9.iv.1995, 1♂, leg. Ma. Halada, OÖLM.

Distribution and remarks.

Previously recorded from Egypt and Tunisia ( Gusenleitner and Schwarz 2002), this species has red tergites in the female sex but the male is fairly generic within the Aciandrena ; it has an almost completely yellow and polished clypeus with loose white hair (Fig. 127 ), the tergites are dull, the nervulus is pronouncedly antefurcal, and the genitalia are simple (Fig. 128 , also illustrated in Warncke 1974). Material from Morocco was entirely male and so comparison with the female type was not possible, but all other characters in the male sex were a good match (Figs 115 , 126 ). These records considerably extend the range of A. pratincola to the west. The species may be found in the Algerian part of the Sahara but more survey effort is required.

Other material examined.

Egypt: Min. Agr. Egypt, Dekhela, 20.ii.1917, 1♂, leg. Storey, OÖLM (paratype, illustrated Fig. 121 ); Ikingi, Mariout, 18.iii.1935, 1♀, leg. W. Wittmer, OÖLM (holotype); Matruh, 21.iii.1933, 1♂, leg. H. Priesner, OÖLM (paratype, illustrated Fig. 122 ).

Figures

Figures 125 - 130. Andrena (Aciandrena) pratincola Warncke, 1974 (Morocco) 125 male face 126 male genitalia (Egypt, Paratype) 127 male face 128 male genitalia Andrena (Aciandrena) varicornis Perez, 1895 129 male face 130 male genitalia.

Figures 113 - 116. Andrena (Poliandrena) guichardi Warncke, 1980 113 male profile 114 male face 115 male dorsum 116 male tergites.

Figures 117 - 124. Andrena (Truncandrena) alchata Warncke, 1974 117 female profile 119 female tergites 121 female face 123 male face. Andrena (Truncandrena) doursana citreola Warncke, 1975 118 female profile 120 female tergites 122 female face 124 male face.