Andrena androfovea

Andrena androfovea is a species of miner bee in the family Andrenidae from Texas and Oklahoma, characterized by its metallic dark blue to blue-green and distinctive coarse punctation.

The specific epithet "androfovea" is a combination of the words "Andrena" and "fovea", in reference to the punctation present on the male bee's head, a rare trait in North American members of the genus.

It can be separated from other similarly colored North American Andrena by the following characteristics in both sexes: the scutum and metasomal terga are coarsely punctate and the forewing possesses three submarginal cells.

Additionally, the males possess small but distinct foveae on the head, short mandibles, and a reduced pygidial plate.

[1] Andrena androfovea appears to be a specialized pollinator of certain plants in the family Solanaceae, namely species in the genera Chamaesaracha and Quincula.