Protandrena bachue

Protandrena bachue is the type species^[1] of mining bee in the subgenus Andinopanurgus of genus Protandrena, first described by Victor H. González and Luisa Ruz in 2007.^[2]

Protandrena bachue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Andrenidae
Genus:	Protandrena
Subgenus:	Andinopanurgus
Species:	P. bachue
Binomial name
Protandrena bachue González & Ruz, 2007

Etymology and habitat

The genus name is named after the Andes, referring to the Andean distribution of this group of bees. The species epithet is named after the Muisca goddess Bachué. The Muisca people inhabited the area where the species has been found; Cundinamarca and Boyacá.^[2]

Description

The body is predominantly dark brown to black with reduced yellow maculations; forewing with two submarginal cells. The females are small to moderate-sized bees (4–12 mm in length). Males are longer than the females and have sparser body pubescence.^[2]

Other species in this subgenus

• Protandrena amyae^[2]
• Protandrena femoralis^[2]
• Protandrena guarnensis^[2]
• Protandrena maximina^[2]
• Protandrena rangeli^[2]
• Protandrena wayruronga^[2]