Andrena (Aciandrena) varicornis Perez , 1895

Wood, Thomas James, Michez, Denis, Cejas, Diego, Lhomme, Patrick & Rasmont, Pierre, 2020, An update and revision of the Andrena fauna of Morocco (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Andrenidae) with the description of eleven new North African species, ZooKeys 974, pp. 31-92 : 31

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scientific name	Andrena (Aciandrena) varicornis Perez , 1895
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Andrena (Aciandrena) varicornis Perez, 1895 View in CoL

Material examined.

Morocco: Oriental, 70 km S Oujda, 8.iv.1995, 1♂, leg. Ma. Halada, OÖLM.

Distribution and remarks.

Known from Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, and Israel ( Gusenleitner and Schwarz 2002; Pisanty et al. 2018), so the presence of this species in eastern Morocco is not unexpected. The male is unique within the Aciandrena in that the yellow markings on the clypeus extend on to the lower paraocular areas (Fig. 129 View Figures 125–130 ), and additionally the tips of the gonostyli are produced into points (Fig. 130 View Figures 125–130 ).

References

Gusenleitner, F, Schwarz, M, 2002. Weltweite Checkliste der Bienengattung Andrena mit Bemerkungen und Ergaenzungen zu palaearktischen Arten (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Andreninae, Andrena). Entomofauna Supplement 10: 1 - 1280

Pisanty, G, Scheuchl, E, Dorchin, N, 2018. Taxonomic review of the subgenus Andrena (Poecilandrena) (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) in Israel and the Levant. Zootaxa 4374: 151 - 188, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4374.2.1

Figures

Figures 125 - 130. Andrena (Aciandrena) pratincola Warncke, 1974 (Morocco) 125 male face 126 male genitalia (Egypt, Paratype) 127 male face 128 male genitalia Andrena (Aciandrena) varicornis Perez, 1895 129 male face 130 male genitalia.