A first revision of the Andrena of Iraq (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae), with the description of two new species from Iraqi Kurdistan and additional records from surrounding countries
Author
Wood, Thomas J.
0000-0001-5653-224X
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, 2333 CR, Leiden, Netherlands
Author
Ismael, Halgurd R.
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Author
Baiocchi, Daniele
Via Matteo Babini 26, 00139, Roma, Italy
Author
Hamad, Mudhafar I.
Khabat Technical Institute, Erbil Polytechnic University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Author
Bapir, Tahseen T.
Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Author
Selis, Marco
0000-0002-8200-9441
Via dei Tarquini 22, 01100 VT, Viterbo, Italy
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31.
Andrena
(
Euandrena
)
hermonella
Scheuchl & Pisanty, 2016
*
Material examined.
Iraq
:
Duhok
,
Mt. Gara
[
S of Sarsing
],
37.0158 ° N
,
43.3506 ° E
,
1912 m
,
11. v. 2023
,
2 ♀
, leg.
D. Baiocchi
,
MSVI
.
Remarks.
The original female specimens described by
Pisanty et al. (2016)
actually belonged to
A. gageae
Wood & Pisanty, 2022
(see
Pisanty et al. 2022 a
). The true female of
A. hermonella
is being described from south-eastern
Turkey
(
Wood, in
press). This extends the range from south-eastern
Turkey
into northern
Iraq
.
Distribution.
Israel
,
Turkey
,
Iraq
* (
Pisanty et al. 2016
; Wood, unpublished data).