Andrena nahua, a new bee species from central Mexico (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andreninae)
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Andrena nahua Neff, new species, is described from three males from central Mexico. It does not fit easily in any currently recognized subgenus of Andrena but can be distinguished from other Mexican Andrena by the combintion of its broad head, absence of facial maculation, striate frons, black color and weak tergal fascia.
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