Twenty-five new species of mining bees (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena) from Israel and the Levant Author Pisanty, Gideon 0000-0003-2076-430X gidpisa79@yahoo.com Author Scheuchl, Erwin 0000-0001-7500-2316 erwin.scheuchl@t-online.de Author Martin, Teresa 0000-0003-4433-0477 teresa.martin@agr.gc.ca Author Cardinal, Sophie 0000-0002-5674-5891 sophie.cardinal@agr.gc.ca Author Wood, Thomas James 0000-0003-2076-430X gidpisa79@yahoo.com text Zootaxa 2022 2022-09-13 5185 1 1 109 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5185.1.1 journal article 173358 10.11646/zootaxa.5185.1.1 500935fc-fd0d-4cd1-b994-390f35fddadb 1175-5326 7073826 D34A7F04-8EAD-4441-A859-CFD79F7740D2 Andrena ( Micrandrena ) cervina Warncke, 1975 Distribution: Cyprus , newly recorded from Israel and the West Bank , likely present also in Lebanon and Syria . Flight period: March–May. Flower records: Brassicaceae : Sinapis alba . Material examined: CYPRUS : Latsi , 5 km W ( Akamas peninsula), 1–10.iv.2000 , S. Kadelc ( 1♀ ) ; [ Akamas , Neo Chorio , Lakki ], 100 m , 10.iv.2000 , J. Vořišek ( 6♀ , 1♂ ) ; E of Lemesos , Mary env., 6.iii.2014 , M. Snižek ( 7♀ , 99♂ ) ; Kykkos , 800 m , 11.v.2014 , M. Kafka ( 15♀ ) ; Limassol , Polemidia National Forest Park, 8.iii.2017 , Bee course 2017 ( 3♀ , 1♂ ) ; Paphos district , Lysos [Lycos], 5.iv.2006 , J. Simaki ( 5♀ , 5♂ ) ; Polis Chrysochous [Polis] env., 9.iii.2014 , M. Snižek ( 78♀ , 24♂ ) ; Troodos mountains , Kelefos Bridge , 1–10.iv.2000 , S. Kadelc ( 5♂ ) ; ISRAEL : Adulam-France Park [Ya’ar ‘Adulam], 20.iv.2011 , T. Koznichki ( 1♀ ) ; Alonei Abba [Aloné Abba], 14.iv.1999 , A. Freidberg ( 1♀ ) ; Forest of the Martyrs [Ya’ar Kedoshim], 4.iii.2014 , N. Shamir , pan traps ( 1♂ ) ; Har Addir , 33.033°N 35.361°E , 5.iv.2016 , G. Pisanty , pan traps ( 1♂ ) ; 21.iv.2016 , G. Pisanty, pan traps ( 4♀ , 1♂ ); Malkia [Malkiyya], 27.iv.2014 , O. Winberger , pan traps ( 1♀ ) ; Mount Hermon [Har Hermon], 1600 m , 33.300°N 35.767°E , 11.v.2020 , G. Pisanty , pan trap ( 1♂ ) ; 1790 m , 33.3015°N 35.7737°E , 15.v.2016 , G. Pisanty, pan traps ( 2♀ ); Mount Meron , 900 m , 13.iv.1988 , C. O’Toole , on Sinapis alba ( 1♂ ) ; [ Har Meron ], 33.300°N 35.3925°E , 5.iv.2016 , G. Pisanty ( 1♀ ) ; 33.300°N 35.3927°E , 4.iv.2017 , G. Pisanty, pan traps ( 2♂ ); 1100 m , 17.iv.2000 , A. Freidberg ( 1♂ ); 25.iv.2002 , L. Friedman ( 1♀ ); Mount Meron Nature Reserve [Har Meron Reserve], ‘ En Zeved , 32°59’N 35°26’E , 24.iv.2002 , L. Friedman ( 1♀ ) ; Odem Forest Nature Reserve [ Ya’ar Odem NR ], 33.205°N 35.736°E , 27.iv.2020 , G. Pisanty , partly from pan traps ( 2♀ ) ; Sasa , 20.iv.2015 , O. Winberger , pan traps ( 2♂ ) ; 31.iii.2016 , O. Winberger ( 3♂ ); 14.iv.2016 , O. Winberger ( 3♀ , 7♂ ); Ya’ar Yish’i , 31.iii.2016 , T. Chaprazaro ( 1♀ ) ; Yiftah [Yiftach], 21.iv.2015 , O. Winberger , pan traps ( 1♀ ) ; 30.iii.2016 , O. Winberger ( 9♀ ); 12.iv.2016 , O. Winberger ( 27♀ ); Yir’on , 10.iv.2014 , O. Winberger , pan traps ( 1♂ ) ; WEST BANK : Peduel , Deir Qala’ , 27.iii.2013 , L. Friedman ( 1♀ ) ( AV , OLML , SMNHTAU , TJW ) .