Andrena opaca Morawitz, 1868

Astafurova, Yulia V., Yu, Maxim, Sidorov, Dmitry A. & Osytshnjuk, Anna Z., 2021, The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution IV. Family Andrenidae, genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775, species described by F. Morawitz, Zootaxa 5037 (1), pp. 1-78 : 46

40. Andrena opaca Morawitz, 1868

( Figs 40a–e )

Andrena opaca Morawitz, 1868: 153 , ♀.

Type locality: Nice ( France).

Published (original) locality: “Magnan-Thale” [vicinity of Nice].

Lectotype (designated here): ♀, Nizza. [ France, Nice , 43°41’N 7°16’E] // Andrena opaca ♀, F. Morawitz. [handwritten by F. Morawitz] // к.[оллекциЯ] Ф. Моравица [Collection of F. Morawitz] // Lectotypus Andrena opaca Mor. , design. Osychnjuk, 1980 <red label> // Lectotypus Andrena opaca Morawitz, 1868 , design. Astafurova et al., 2021 <red label> // Zoological Institute St. Petersburg INS_HYM_0000236 .

Current status. Andrena (Ptilandrena) vetula Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, 1841 (according to Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002: 814).

Distribution. Europe, North Africa, Russia (North Caucasus), Caucasus, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Iran.

Figures

FIGURES 40a–e. Andrena opaca Morawitz, 1868. Lectotype, female: a—habitus, lateral view and labels; b—head, frontal view; c—labrum, dorsal view; d—T1–T2, dorsal view; e—mesosoma, dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.