Andrena lauracea

Andrena lauracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Andrenidae
Genus:	Andrena
Species:	A. lauracea
Binomial name
	Andrena lauracea;

Andrena lauracea is a rare bee species from the United States. It has been collected twice in Carlinville, Illinois, once around 1897^[1] and once in 1970–1972. There are also two putative specimens from Texas.^[2]

The Carlinville specimens were collected on Sassafras variifolium (1897) and Prunus serotina (1970).^[2]

References

^ Charles Robertson (May 7, 1897), "North American Bees", Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, 7 (14)
^ ^a ^b Marlin, J. C. and W. E. LaBerge (2001), "The native bee fauna of Carlinville, Illinois, revisited after 75 years: a case for persistence", Conservation Ecology, 5 (1): 9

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[1] Charles Robertson (May 7, 1897), "North American Bees", Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, 7 (14)

[marlin-2] Marlin, J. C. and W. E. LaBerge (2001), "The native bee fauna of Carlinville, Illinois, revisited after 75 years: a case for persistence", Conservation Ecology, 5 (1): 9

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