Andrena (Suandrena) fratella WARNCKE , 1968

Arncke, 2021, Taxonomic re-evaluation of Andrena cyanomicans PÉREZ, 1895, A. fratella WARNCKE, 1968, A. maderensis WARNCKE, 1969, A. mirna WARNCKE, 1969, A. notata WARNCKE, 1968, and A. portosanctana WARNCKE, 1969 (Hymenoptera, Anthophila), Linzer biologische Beiträge 53 (2), pp. 631-698 : 637

2. Andrena (Suandrena) fratella WARNCKE, 1968

Andrena maderensis fratella WARNCKE, 1968

Andrena cyanomicans fratella WARNCKE, 1968

S t a t u s: WARNCKE (1968) designated A. fratella as a subspecies of A. m. maderensis (GUSENLEITNER & SCHWARZ 2002) . The holotype and three paratypes of A. fratella (two females and two males; 12 further specimens) are deposited in the OLML ( Fig. 5 ). WARNCKE (1968) described A. m. fratella on the basis of four specimens from Marrakesch, Morocco (Notul. ent., Helsingfors 48: 71–72). The holotype is a female; the three paratypes are a female and two males. This corresponds to the catalogue of BLANK & KRAUS (1994). WARNCKE (1968) published a drawing characterising the genitals of A. m. fratella. Later, WARNCKE (1974) revised the classification of A. m. fratella, including it into A. cyanomicans fratella. However, this new taxonomic classification is not explained in the publication. Only the holotype and the paratypes are labelled as A. m. fratella. All other specimens in the Warncke collection (OLML) were characterised as ‘ A. cyanomicans fratella, det. Dr. Warncke’.

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Fig. 5a-b: Dorsal view of the type specimen of Andrena fratella with labels. (a) female (OLML Nr. 6952474); (b) male (OLML Nr. 6952473). Photos: ZOBODAT, 2021/25/03.