Andrena (Micrandrena) proxima
Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: 3.1.4.4.Andrena(Micrandrena)proxima(Kirby, 1802) Figures 14 C, H, M, 19 A, M Melitta proxima Kirby, 1802 (nec Andrena proxima Smith 1847): 146–147, ♀ [England: NHMUK]. Melitta digitalis Kirby, 1802: 159–160, ♀ [England: NHMUK]. Andrena aspericollis Pérez, 1895: 37, ♀ ♂ [Algeria: MNHN]. Distribution and habitat. Broadly across the Western Palaearctic, but excluding the most Atlantic parts, mostly in mesic habitats (McLaughlin et al. 2022). In the Levant *, limited to mountains in Lebanon *. Flight period. In Europe: one generation, mid-April to late June. Flower preferences. Broadly oligolectic on Apiaceae. Also visits Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Campanulaceae and Euphorbiaceae (Westrich 1989; IUCN 2024). Material examined. LEBANON ● 2 ♀; Mount Lebanon Governorate, Kesrouane, Jabal Moussa Biosphere Res.; 1400 m a. s. l.; 14 May 2023; V. Soon leg.; TUZ 341642 ● 1 ♂; Mount Lebanon Governorate, Kesrouane, Jabal Moussa Biosphere Res., Mchati; 1100 m a. s. l.; 15 May 2023; V. Soon leg.; TUZ 343915.
Authors: Pisanty, Gideon, Santerre, Rémi, Martin, Teresa, Cardinal, Sophie, Wood, Thomas J.
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7103888169
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