Andrena (Micrandrena) acuta tenoensis, Kratochwil & I, 2020

Kratochwil, Anselm & I, Canary, 2020, Revision of the Andrena wollastoni group (Hymenoptera, Anthophila, Andrenidae) from the Madeira Archipelago and the Canary Islands: upgrading of three former subspecies and a description of three new subspecies, Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (1), pp. 161-244 : 178

Andrena (Micrandrena) acuta tenoensis nov.ssp.

Syn. Andrena wollastoni acuta WARNCKE, 1968 p.p.

H o l o t y p e: 1♀ Tenerife, Santiago del Teide, 900 m, 26.03.1984, leg. Hohmann (ID-No UMBB2)

P a r a t y p e s: 1♀ Tenerife, Erjos , 1000 m, 10.04.1983, leg. Hohmann (ID-No UMBB4 ) ; 1♀ El Palmar , 500 m, 20.03.1987, leg. Schwenninger (ID-No HS3 ) ; 1♀ Masca , 625 m, 18.04.1992, leg. Kratochwil (ID-No KR-TN77 ) ; 1♀ Tenerife, Mirador de La Cruz de Hilda , 780 m, 28°18'51.0''N, 16°50'46.6''W, 21.04.2016, leg. Kratochwil (ID-No KR-TN76 ) ; 1♀ Tenerife, north of Santiago del Teide , 1015 m, 28°18'28.6''N, 016°48'41.2''W, 25.05.2019, leg. Kratochwil (ID-No KR-TN4 ) ; 2♀♀ Tenerife, south of Erjos , 1090 m, 28°18'45.5''N, 016°48'24.6''W, 25.05.2019, leg. Kratochwil (ID- No KR-TN6, KR-TN7 ) ; 1♀ Tenerife, south of Erjos , 1117 m, 28°18'48.9''N, 016°48'22.9''W, 25.05.2019, leg. Kratochwil (ID-No KR-TN8 ) ; 3♀♀ Tenerife, San José de Los Llanos , 1081 m, 28°19'03.9''N, 016°48'18.3''W, 25.05.2019, leg. Kratochwil (ID-No KR-TN9 - TN11 ) .

D i a g n o s t i c q u a l i t a t i v e f e a t u r e s: Inadditiontothemorphological characteristics that are typical for A. acuta , A. a. tenoensis nov.ssp. is characterised by the following specific features:

F e m a l e: Labrum process triangular-liguliform (85%) and triangular-trapezoidal (15%), different from A. a. acuta and A. a. wildpreti nov.ssp. (triangular-trapezoidal). Colour of the flagellum black (dark brown) similar to A. a. acuta but different from A. a. wildpreti nov.ssp. (dark brown, to the end light brown).

M a l e: Colour of the flagellum brown, different from A. a. acuta and A. a. wildpreti nov.ssp.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: The distribution of this subspecies is limited to the Teno region of Tenerife ( Fig. 1c ). A. a. tenoensis nov. ssp. occurs very locally but in higher individual numbers compared to A. a. acuta . This subspecies covers altitudes from 100 up to 1100 m a.s.l.

F l i g h t p e r i o d: mainlyfromMarchtoMay.

E t y m o l o g y: The specific name of the subspecies derives from the type locality ‘Teno’.

F u r t h e r s p e c i m e n s e x a m i n e d: 1♀ Tenerife, Erjos , 1014 m, 28°19'32.6''N, 16°48'29.3''W, 17.04.2016, leg. Kratochwil (ID-No KR-TE1 ) ; 2♀♀ Tenerife, Erjos , 1014 m, 28°19'32.6''N, 16°48'29.3''W, 17.04.2016, leg. Kratochwil (ID-No KR-TE2 , KR-TE3 ) ; 1♀ Tenerife, Erjos , 1014 m, 28°19'32.6''N, 16°48'29.3''W, 17.04.2016, leg. Kratochwil (ID-No KR-TE4 ) ; 1♀ Tenerife, Erjos , 987 m, 28°19'44.9''N, 16°48'20.4''W, 17.04.2016, leg. Kratochwil (ID-No KR-TE5 ) ; 11♀♀ Tenerife, Mirador de La Cruz de Hilda , 780 m, 28°18'51.0''N, 16°50'46.6''W, 21.04.2016, leg. Kratochwil (ID-No KR-TE8 - TE18 ) ; 1♀ Tenerife, Mirador de La Cruz de Hilda , 780 m, 28°18'51.0''N, 16°50'46.6''W, 21.04.2016, leg. Kratochwil (ID-No KR-TE71 ) ; 1♂ Tenerife, Santiago del Teide , 900 m, 26.03.1984, leg. Hohmann (ID-No UMBB12 ) ; 2♂♂ Tenerife, Santiago del Teide , 900 m, 20.02.1984, leg. Hohmann (ID-No UMBB13 , OLML78 ) ; 1♂ Tenerife, Erjos , 1000 m, 10.04.1983, leg. Hohmann (ID-No UMBB14 ) ; 2♂♂ Tenerife, Santiago del Teide , 900 m, 20.03.1984, leg. Hohmann (ID-No OLML79 , OLML80 ) ; 4♂♂ Tenerife, Los Silos, Barranco de Cuevas Negras , 150-600 m, 16.04.1989, leg. B. Moser, M. Schwarz (ID-No OLML146 , OLML148- 150 ) .

Figures

Fig 1: (a) Topographical location (with °North and °West of latitude and longitude) of the Azores, the Archipelago of Madeira, the Selvagens Islands, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. (b) Islands of the Madeira Archipelago. (c) The Western Canary Islands and four areas of Tenerife (Anaga, Teno, Las Cañadas/Teide and the Dorsal Rift region). Modified according to AGUIAR & KARSHOLT (2006).