20. Andrena (Oreomelissa) fani Xu & Tadauchi, 2000 *

Andrena (Oreomelissa) fani Xu & Tadauchi, 2000: 49, ♀ ♂ [China, IZAS, not examined].

Material examined

CHINA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Gyangtse [Gyantse]; 13 000 ft a.s.l.; 1–30 Jun. 1904; H.J. Walton; NHMUK • 2 ♂♂; Khamba Jong., Sikkim [Kampa Dzong, actually in Tibet]; 15 000–16 000 ft a.s.l.; 15–30 Jul. 1903; Tibet Exped. leg.; NHMUK .

INDIA • 5 ♀♀; Thangu; 3800 m a.s.l.; 1–12 Jul. 1938; Schäfer. Exped. leg.; ZMHB • 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Thangu R.; 2 Jul. 1938; Schäfer. Exped. leg.; ZMHB • 8 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Sikkim, Teesta Vy., Tungu, [Thangu]; 13 000–14 000 ft a.s.l. [= 4000–4200 m a.s.l.]; 1–15 Jul. 1903; Tibet Expedition leg.; NHMUK .

Remarks

Material in the ZMHB was separated as “ Andrena dictyonota n. sp. ”, an unpublished name. The location of “Tungu” as indicated on the NHMUK specimens from Sikkim is unclear, but based on the recorded altitude (ca 4000–4200 m a.s.l.), it likely refers to Thangu Valley which is found 3900 m a.s.l. Some specimens marked as “ Sikkim ” occur slightly further north in what is now Chinese Tibet.

Distribution

India * (Sikkim) & China (Xizang, Yunnan) (Xu et al. 2000).