A revision of the Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) fauna of Iran, with the description of 16 new species Author Wood, Thomas J. 37B8E7E4-5BA0-43AF-82AB-A86B4F3C8A3B Laboratory of Zoology, University of Mons, 7000 Mons, Belgium. thomasjames.wood@umons.ac.be Author Monfared, Alireza 48CA77BA-8CF4-4812-89B1-696A11FEDE2D Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran. amonfared@yu.ac.ir text European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-10-17 843 1 136 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.843.1947 journal article 171013 10.5852/ejt.2022.843.1947 044b60a6-0e4e-44be-b75a-614b58434dcc 2118-9773 7222308 C03BE897-EFE2-4CCD-913A-723792CDF050 179. Andrena ( Plastandrena ) aff. tibialis (Kirby, 1802) Material examined IRAN • 1 ♂ ; Yasouj , Abshar ; 2–8 Mar. 2011 ; H. Elahi and M. Mesavian leg.; ICPI • 1 ♂ ; Yasouj , Vezg ; 19 Apr. 2011 ; H. Elahi and M. Mesavian leg.; ICPI . Literature records Alfken (1935) ; Popov (1967) ; Allahverdi et al . (2016) . Remarks The two male specimens examined here have the genital capsules of A. tibialis , but S8 is noticeably broadened apically, and should be recorded as ‘ aff. tibialis ’. As noted by Gusenleitner & Schwarz (2002) , A. tibialis shows considerable variation across its range, particularly in Turkey and the Middle East. A revision of this taxon is needed, preferably with molecular techniques. Distribution In a broad sense, Palearctic ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002 ; Scheuchl & Willner 2016 ).