3.1.2.18. Andrena (Micrandrena) minutuloides Perkins, 1914

Figures 18 C, I, 21 F

Andrena minutuloides Perkins, 1914: 114, ♀ ♂ [England: NHMUK or OUMNH].

Andrena parvuloides Perkins, 1914: 114, ♀ [England: NHMUK or OUMNH].

Andrena sparsiciliata Alfken, 1925: 165 [Germany: ZMB].

Distribution and habitat.

Broadly West and Central Palaearctic, in diverse habitats. In the Levant, A single female was recorded from northern Lebanon, at 1600 m (Wood et al. 2020).

Flight period.

In Europe, the species flies in two generations between April – September.

Flower preferences.

Broadly polylectic. Pollen hosts include Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Lamiaceae, Rosaceae and Scrophulariaceae (Westrich 1989; IUCN 2024). The second generation shows a strong preference for Apiaceae (TJW, unpublished data).

Material examined.

BELGIUM ● 1 ♀; Liège, Pont-de-Seraing, Rue des Conquerais; 50.6214°N 5.5127°E; 27 Apr. 2021; T. Wood leg.; BOLD accession no. WPATW 095-21; TJWC. – LEBANON: See Wood et al. 2020. – MOROCCO ● 1 ♀; Fès-Meknès, Boulemane, 5 km SE, junction of R 503 and N 4; 33.3288°N – 4.6962°W; 1900 m a. s. l.; 19 May 2022; T. Wood leg.; BOLD accession no. WPATW 456-22; TJWC. – ROMANIA ● 1 ♀; Iași, Grădina Botanică “ Anastasie Fătu ”; 47.1865°N 27.5497°E; 27 Jul. 2023; T. Wood leg.; BOLD accession no. ORBIT 214-23; TJWC. – SPAIN ● 1 ♀; Bernuy de Porreros, Fuente de los Caños; 41.006°N – 4.1102°W; 20 Jul. 2021; T. Wood leg.; BOLD accession no. WPATW 342-21; TJWC.