The genus Andrena in Belgium: revisions, clarifications, and a key for their identification (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)

peer reviewed ; As an early-industrialising northern European country, Belgium has a comparatively wellstudied insect fauna. Despite this, many challenging insect groups have lacked domestic specialists, and so work is required to resolve outstanding issues for the Belgian fauna. The species-rich genus Andrena is no exception, being the largest bee genus in Belgium and more broadly the West Palearctic, and amongst its most taxonomically challenging. A critical review of the literature and examination of museum and contemporary collections has produced a list of 81 confirmed Andrena species for... Mehr ...