15. Andrena (Melandrena) induta Morawitz, 1894

Andrena induta Morawitz, 1894: 62, ♀ ♂ [Uzbekistan, ZISP, examined by photograph].

Andrena patella Nurse, 1903: 542, ♀ ♂ [Kashmir, NHMUK, examined].

Andrena brunneipennis Bingham, 1908: 362, ♀ [India: Shimla, ZSI, examined by photograph].

Listed by

Nurse (1903); Bingham (1908); Osytshnjuk et al. (2008); Meena & Dey (2018a, 2019); Astafurova et al. (2021); Chandra et al. (2021); Wood & Monfared (2022); Ascher & Pickering (2023).

Material examined

INDIA • 1 ♂; Uttarakhand, 4 km N of Chaumasi; 30.6368° N, 79.0725° E; 2588 m a.s.l.; 9 May 2022; R.K. Gautam leg.; WII • 1 ♀; Uttarakhand, Hudu Village; 30.4953° N, 79.1559° E; 2070 m a.s.l.; 4 Jun. 2022; R.K. Gautam leg.; WII • 1 ♀; Uttarakhand, Duggalbitta; 30.4883° N, 79.1738° E; 2607 m a.s.l.; 10 Apr. 2022; R.K. Gautam leg.; WII • 1 ♀; Gulmarg; summer 1913; NHMUK • 1 ♀; Kashmir; 6000–7000 ft a.s.l.; 1–30 Aug. 1901; C.G. Nurse leg.; NHMUK (syntype of A. patella) • 1 ♀; Ladakh, Ronding; 14 Aug. 1977; M. Kraus leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Matiana, Simla Hills; 8000 ft a.s.l.; 28–30 Apr. 1907; ZSI; ZSI0000008660; (syntype of A. brunneipennis) • 1 ♀; Matiana, Simla Hills; 8000 ft a.s.l.; 28–30 Apr. 1907; ZMHB (syntype of A. brunneipennis) • 1 ♀; West Himalaya, Khalatse [Khalsi], Kashmir; 4000–5000 m a.s.l.; 6 May 1939; OÖLM .

Remarks

Wood & Monfared (2022) synonymised A. patella with A. induta . To date, confirmed Indian records come from high altitude sites in the Western Himalayas. The holotype depository for A. brunneipennis was unclear (see Wood 2024b), but a syntype (marked as a paratype by Warncke) was examined in the ZMHB collection (Fig. 13), and examination of photographs from the ZSI website indicate that a syntype is present there as well. These specimens confirm that the currently accepted synonymy (see Warncke 1967) with A. induta is correct. A lectotype is currently undesignated, but the type depository for A. brunneipennis can be considered to be the ZSI based on the original intent of Bingham (1908).

Distribution

Turkey, Armenia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India (Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand) (Osytshnjuk et al. 2008; Astafurova et al. 2021; Wood & Monfared 2022).