One of the ‘mini’miners’, this is a small black species with few obvious distinguishing features. It is one of the Micrandrena which possesses strong striations on the face, which can be a useful clue. It is however, a difficult species to identify and should be determined using a microscope.

Disitribution: In Europe, this species is known from the Iberian Peninsula, from NE Spain and S Portugal, where it considered scarce.

Flight Period: Little data exists, but it is known to fly in April at least.

Habitat: Poorly known, but it has been recorded in maquis.

Flowers Visited: Unknown

Personal Records: I have recorded this species once; a female in an area of maquis scrub outside the village of Querenca.