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Subfamily Andreninae Latreille
[Family Andrenidae]
Michener (2000) concluded the Andreninae as primarily holarctic and occur also in eastern and souther Africa, in oriental region south as far as Malaya peninsula and upto southern India. In Western Hemisphere the subfamily occurs south to Panama, with disjunct forms in Chile. Only genus Andrena is worldwide and except Melittoides, rest are confined to western world and in Africa.
Some of the important references with regard to different genera of this subfamily are Zavortink (1970s), LaBerge (series during 1960s & 1970s), Warncke (1970s), Popov (1950s), Hirashima (1960s), Tadauchi & Hirashima (1980s), Moure (1950) and, Rozen (for different larval stages of different genera during 1970 & 1980s).
S. No.
Name of Genus with Author
Included subgenera and [no. of species]
Distribution
1.
Genus Ancylandrena Cockerell, 1930 PPE 7: p.5
- [5]
Xeric parts of California, Nevada, Arizona (USA) and in Baja California, Notre and Sonora (Mexico)
2. Genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775
Subgenera of Andrena Both Hemisphere
3. Genus Euherbstia Friese, 1925
- [1] [Euherbstia excellens Friese] Central Chile
4. Genus Megandrena Cockerell a. Erythrandrena Zavortink, 1972 [1] [Megandrena mentzeliae Zavortink]
b. Megandrena Cockerell, 1927 PPE 4: p.42 [1] [Megandrena enceliae (Cockerell, 1927)
a. southern Nevada, USA
b. southern California, Nevada and Arizona, USA
5. Genus Melittoides Friese, 1921
- [1] [Melittoides melittoides (Friese)] Tunisia, Egypt [North Africa]
6. Genus Orphana Vachal, 1909: 35, 38 - [2]
central Chile from Coquimbo to Curico [both species were illustrated by Rozen, 1971]
Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta
Department of Zoology
Jai Narain Vyas University
Jodhpur 342 005, India
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Visit "An Updating Bibliography of the Bees of the World" by the same author for the authors' linked references mentioned in this document.