Andrena lagopus (Latreille, 1809)

Herrera Mesias, Fernanda & Weigand, Alexander M., 2021, Updates to the checklist of the wild bee fauna of Luxembourg as inferred from revised natural history collection data and fieldwork, Biodiversity Data Journal 9, pp. 64027-64027 : 64027

Andrena lagopus (Latreille, 1809)

Andrena lagopus Common names: Andrène deux-cellules (French), Zweizellige Sandbiene (German).

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence : catalogNumber: MNHNL100056 ; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; associatedSequences: BOLD: MNHNL162-21; Taxon : scientificName: Andrena lagopus (Latreille, 1809); order: Hymenoptera ; family: Andrenidae ; genus: Andrena ; specificEpithet: lagopus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: (Latreille, 1809); vernacularName: Andrène deux-cellules (French), Zweizellige Sandbiene (German); Location : country: Luxembourg; locality: Kehlen ; decimalLatitude: 49.671931; decimalLongitude: 6.046718; Identification : identifiedBy: Fernanda Herrera-Mesías; Event: samplingProtocol: pan trap (passive sampling); eventDate: 20-05-2019; Record Level: institutionCode: MNHNL; basisOfRecord: Preserved Specimen

Diagnosis

Female: A medium size ground nesting bee with brownish hair and yellowish scopae (Fig. 4 a and b). This species is characterised by having only 2 submarginal cells, despite being an Andrena (Fig. 4 c). The middle part of the propodeum is coarsely wrinkled, clearly defined against the sides (Fig. 4 d). The abdomen presents scarce, interrupted hair bands and densely punctured tergites, with very narrow spaces amongst the punctures on the surface of tergite 2 (Fig. 4 e).

Specimen from pilot study (MNHNL100056; BOLD identifier MNHNL162-21): Adult female. Body length of 9.23 mm.

Molecular identification

The taxonomic annotation is supported by DNA barcoding data. The best percentages of sequence identity were achieved with two specimens of Andrena lagopus from France (100% each, BOLD identifiers FBHAP970-09 and POLLE2072-19), collected in Alsace and Indre et Loire.

Ecology

A univoltine species, that specialises on crucifers ( Brassicaceae ) for pollen collection ( Amiet et al. 2010). Its flight season spans from early April until mid-June in Europe ( Amiet et al. 2010).

Conservation

Andrena lagopus is regionally classified as "Least Concern (LC)" ( Nieto et al. 2014) as it is widespread across much of western and central Europe, being recorded in nearby countries, such as France, Germany and Switzerland ( Roberts and Meulemeester 2015, Rasmont et al. 2017).

Figures

Figure 4. Andrena lagopus (Latreille, 1809) (Kehlen, specimen MNHNL 100056; BOLD identifier MNHNL 162 - 21, one middle leg was used for DNA extraction). a. Dorsal view; b. Lateral view; c. Wing, showing submarginal cells; d. Propodeum; e. Abdomen, showing band and punctures in the tergites. Photos: MNHNL. Background edited using GIMP 2.8.22 (The GIMP Development Team 2020).