Andrena lauracea
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Andrena lauracea is a rare bee species from the United States. It has been collected twice in Carlinville, Illinois
, once around 1897 and once in 1970–1972. There are also two putative specimens from Texas
.
The Carlinville specimens were collected on Sassafras variifolium
(1897) and Prunus serotina (1970).
Carlinville, Illinois
Carlinville is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 5,685, and 5,912 at a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Macoupin County, and so it is an outlying part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St...
, once around 1897 and once in 1970–1972. There are also two putative specimens from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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The Carlinville specimens were collected on Sassafras variifolium
Sassafras albidum
Sassafras albidum is a species of Sassafras native to eastern North America, from southern Maine and southern Ontario west to Iowa, and south to central Florida and eastern Texas. It occurs throughout the eastern deciduous forest habitat type, at altitudes of sea level up to 1,500 m...
(1897) and Prunus serotina (1970).