Andrena (Micrandrena) saxonica Stoeckhert, 1935

Wood, Thomas James, Cross, Ian & Baldock, David W., 2020, Updates to the bee fauna of Portugal with the description of three new Iberian Andrena species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), Zootaxa 4790 (2), pp. 201-228 : 212-213

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scientific name	Andrena (Micrandrena) saxonica Stoeckhert, 1935
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Andrena (Micrandrena) saxonica Stoeckhert, 1935 View in CoL

Distribution: Spain to central Europe and eastwards to Bulgaria ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002). New data: PORTUGAL: Alto Alentejo, Montemor-o-Novo, Foros de Vale de Figueira, 13.v.2016, 1♀, det. B.

Tomozii, leg. A. Albernaz-Valente; Alto Alentejo, Castelo Vide, 3.v.2019, 1♂, 2♀, det. Wood, leg. R. Felix, F .

Barros, A. Gonçalves, R. Costa.

Notes: A widespread species generally uncommonly collected in Iberia. However, the species is known from Andalucía ( Dardon 2014) and it may generally be overlooked and under-recorded. Another species that is narrowly oligolectic on Ornithogalum ( Westrich 2010) which may contribute to its previous lack of records.