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 152. Andrena ( Taeniandrena ) russula Lepeletier, 1841 Material examined IRAN • 3 ♀♀ ; East Azerbaijan Province , Sis , 10 km E of Shabestar ; 1540 m a.s.l. ; 19 Jun. 2010 ; Mi. Halada leg.; OÖLM • 3 ♀♀ ; Lorestan Province , Tootmashour [Tut, Masur-e Abi]; 2000 m a.s.l. ; 31 May 2010 ; Mi. Halada leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀ ; Shiraz-Yasouj road ( 15 km to Yasouj ); 20 May 2011 ; A. Monfared leg.; ICPI • 1 ♂ ; Tehran env.; 2 May 1999 ; K. Deneš leg.; OÖLM . Literature records Khodaparast & Monfared (2012) ; Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh & Monfared (2019) ; Praz et al . (2022) . Remarks Praz et al . (2022) synonymised A. similis Smith, 1849 with A. russula . Distribution West Palearctic ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002 ; Praz et al . 2022 ).