Macrotera magniceps (Andrenid Bee) | Natural Heritage New Mexico

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hymenoptera

Family: Andrenidae

Genus: Macrotera

Species: magniceps

Andrenid Bee - Macrotera magniceps

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: S1

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S1	Rank Changed: 05/09/2025
Rank Reviewed: N/A
Reason: This species currently has a small Extent of Occurrence of just 3,152km2 in New Mexico and an Area of Occupancy of just 6km2. Furthermore the species is only known from four occurrences. Although little surveying has occurred and the species is small and difficult to identify. Further, surveying is likely to identify more localities and increase the Extent of Occurrence, Area of Occupancy and number of occurrences for the species although it does have a specialized habitat requirement. While more research is needed on the threats to this species there are several possible threats to the continued existance of this species. As a result, this poorly known species is currently assessed as S1 in New Mexico however, if more information becomes available a reassesment is needed.

Ecological Factors
Specificity: Narrow. Specialist or community with key requirements common.	Range Extent: 1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)
Occurences: 1 - 5	Population Size: Unknown
Area of Occupancy: An Area of Occupancy of 6km2 was calculated on GeoCat with 1km2 grid cells using data collected for the NM-RARe project.	Threat Summary: N/A

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Number of Subpopulations: 4

Number of Mapped Locations: 20

Number of Observations: 9

Observation date range: 08-01-2002 to 09-01-2014

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