A comprehensive guide to insects of Britain & Ireland To be launched Spring 2014. Order your copy now and save over £7.50! Offer ends 31 March 2014

Special expected list price: £27.50 Pre-publication special price: £19.95 offer you save: £7.50 A comprehensive guide to Insects of Britain & Ireland by Paul D. Brock Special expected list price: £27.50 * Scientific Associate of the Pre-publication special price: £19.95 Natural History Museum, offer you save: £7.50 London, and author of the acclaimed ‘Insects of the New Forest’ Full colour photographs throughout, with fully comprehensive sections on all insect 2 Ants, bees and wasps Subfamily Andreninae Ants, bees and wasps 3 Andrena species form the majority of this large subfamily of small to large, mining (soil-nesting) bees; very few groups, including flies, bees and wasps nest communally. There are sometimes several species with similar appearance, thus care is needed in identification. Many have a single brood, but identification of others with two broods is so by seasonal variation. In a few species, giant males occur, with large heads and mandibles. metimes complicated species and a few Sphecodes species are cleptoparasites and parasitic flies are often seen around Colourful nests where it is fascinating to watch their behaviour. A selection of species in this popular genus is include Nomada widespread, some are very local. ISBN 978-1-874357-58-2 d; although Andrena angustior Body length: 8–11 mm. Small, distinguished by the long marginal area on 2nd tergite. Cleptoparasite probably Nomada fabriciana Flexibound, 195 × 135mm, around 500pp woodlands, meadows and sometimes heaths. . HABITAT Open where it is often local and uncommon. Also in Scotland,DISTRIBUTION but rare. England and Wales, Andrena angustior – male to mid June. SEASON Late April Andrena apicata – male (left), female (right) Anticipated price: £27.50 +£4.00 p&p Andrena apicata Body length: 9–15 mm. Easily confused with the commoner, often smaller Andrena Andrena angustior A. praecox apicata . Cleptoparasite Nomada leucophthalma heaths, moors and quarries, males often resting on or. HABITAT flying up Open sunlit woodlands, tree trunks, females less often. DISTRIBUTION Southern England and Wales, with a western bias; a local species. SEASON Early March to late April. Andrena argentata Body length: 7–11 mm. Cleptoparasite Nomada baccata heaths, nesting in sandy paths and sandpits and often seen. HABITAT collecting Dry pollen sandy from heather. DISTRIBUTION Andrena Andrena Local in south-east England. argentata Andrena barbilabris SEASON July to August. barbilabris Body length: 8–12 mm. Cleptoparasite Andrena argentata – mating pair Sphecodes pellucidus Andrena barbilabris heaths. DISTRIBUTION Common throughout Britain. . HABITAT Sandy soils, – male (left), female (right) SEASON April to mid June. Andrena bicolor Body length: 7–11 mm, a small, dark bee characterised by black hairs on the face and underside of mid femora. Cleptoparasite Woodlands, gardens and grasslands. Nomada fabriciana . HABITAT DISTRIBUTION Britain. SEASON March to August in two broods, more Common likely to throughoutbe seen earlier. much of Andrena Andrena bicolor bucephala Andrena bucephala Body length: 9–13 mm. Cleptoparasite woodlands, chalk grasslands and gardens.Nomada Nests are hirtipes clustered. HABITAT together Open with deciduous a single entrance burrow, possibly in steep banks. Collects the pollen of field maple and hawthorn, among others. DISTRIBUTION Widespread but local in southern England. SEASON Mid April to May. Andrena carantonica Andrena bicolor – male Body length: 11–15 mm. Cleptoparasite Andrena Andrena Andrena bucephala – female carantonica Nomada goodeniana Nomada marshamella , chrysosceles . HABITAT Varied, including coastal, gardens, Nomadagrasslands flava, and woodlands, often females collect pollen from blackthorn, hawthorn and willow. DISTRIBUTION Common in much of Britain. may indicate a second brood. SEASON Late March to mid July, which Andrena chrysosceles Body length: 7–11 mm, recognised by its shiny black appearance, with orange legs in the female; the male is one of few plate of the face (clypeus) white. Andrena species which has the central HABITAT Open woodland and other habitats. DISTRIBUTION Common in England and Wales. SEASON Mid April to May.

Andrena carantonica – male Andrena barbilabris – male (left), showing white face (right)

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