Andrena (Leimelissa) mimetes Cockerell, 1929

Wood, Thomas James, 2023, New Old World Andrena species, with a focus on Turkey (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), Zootaxa 5266 (1), pp. 1-72 : 54

Andrena (Leimelissa) mimetes Cockerell, 1929

Material examined: CHINA: [label almost illegible; information taken from Cockerell (1929): Tsinan (=Jinan, Shandong province), 7.iv.1928, leg. Jacot], 1♀, NHMUK (lectotype, by present designation) .

Remarks. The location of type material for Andrena mimetes has not been clear ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002). Cockerell (1929: 205) indicated that ‘co-types’ were sent to the British museum, but no specimens have yet been sorted into their type catalogue. Inspection of the general collection revealed a single female specimen ( Figures 32A–D ) labelled as A. mimetes by Cockerell (handwritten label with Cockerell’s distinctive handwriting) and matching the description as well as the diagnosis of subsequent authors ( Xu & Tadauchi 2008). The handwritten locality label is almost illegible, but ‘Jacot’ can be identified, the name of the collector, and ‘’28’, the year of collection, 1928. This specimen is hereby designated as a lectotype to fix the location of type material and to cement the species concept.

Distribution: China (Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Shandong; Xu & Taduachi 2008).

Figures

FIGURE 32. Andrena (Leimelissa) mimetes Cockerell, 1929 lectotype female. A. Label details, B. Habitus, lateral view, C. Face, frontal view, D. Labrum detail, E. Scutum, dorsal view, F. Terga, dorsal view.