Andrena Florivaga Eversmann , 1852 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Andrenidae) - A New Bee Species of the Genus Andrena in Poland

Abstract

S u m m a r yThe first record of Andrena florivaga E v e r s m a n n , 1852 is reported from Poland on the basis of specimens collected in the Kampinos National Park (Mazovian Lowland). Diagnosis, data on localities, biology, and general distribution of the species are provided. One female and five males were caught on a mowed fresh meadow and fallow fields with the use of water pan-traps (Moericke traps), during the 2003 -2004 time period. The main morphological characteristics distinguishing Andrena florivaga from the very similar Andrena dorsalis Brullé, 1832 species and from the other species of the subgenus Lepidandrena are: in the case of females -the width of facial foveae and colouration of legs, and in the case of males -the length of the first flagellar segment, colouration of clypeus, and pubescence of gonostyles. Andrena florivaga can be found from France in the west, to Central Siberia (Baikal lake region) in the east, and Turkey in the south. Poland is the northernmost locality of the species.

The Moravian Gate as route of migration of thermophilous bee species to Poland: fact or myth? A case study in the “Góra Gipsowa” steppe reserve and other habitats near Kietrz

“…Compared with the bee fauna of Poland as a whole , BANASZAK et al 2013a, WENDZONKA 2014, MOTYKA & BYSTROWSKI 2016, PAWLIKOWSKI et al 2016, the percentages of species from 4 bee families (Apidae, Colletidae, Megachilidae, Melittidae) were higher in this study. The Megachilidae are a very specialized group, and the high number of species from this family indicates that the nature reserve and its vicinity, despite the strong human impact they are subjected to, have preserved their natural value.…”

“…Species diversity and dominance structure of wild bees (Apiformes) in the "Góra Gipsowa" reserve and other habitats near Kietrz During field research in 2008, 2010, and 2015, a total of 1622 wild bee specimens were collected, representing 109 species (Table 1). Accounting for 23% of native Apiformes , BANASZAK et al 2013a, WENDZONKA 2014, MOTYKA & BYSTROWSKI 2016, PAWLIKOWSKI et al 2016, they belong to 6 families and 32 genera.…”