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 197. Andrena ( Notandrena ) zostera Warncke, 1975 Figs 175–176 Andrena ( Carandrena ) zostera Warncke, 1975: 99 ( ♂ , Turkey , Diyarbakır ). Andrena ( Carandrena ) subsmaragdina Osytshnjuk, 1984: 13 ( ♀ , Turkmenistan , Kushka). Syn. nov. Material examined Holotype TURKEY • ♂ (holotype of Andrena zostera ); Diyarbakır ; 15–16 Apr. 1972 ; K. Warncke leg.; OÖLM . Other material IRAN • 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ ; Fars Province [Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province], Yasuj [Yasouj], Sarb-e Taveh [Sarab-e Taveh]; 4 May 2016 ; M. Kafka leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀ ; Ilam Province , Abda Man , Dinar Gaouh ; 1830 m a.s.l. ; 12 May 2016 ; M. Kafka leg.; OÖLM • 3 ♂♂ ; Kašan [Kashan]; 3 May 1999 ; K. Deneš leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀ ; Khuzistan , 30 km SE of Shush Ufer am Diss ; 23 Mar. 1956 ; K. Warncke det.; R. Schäuffele leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀ ; Persepolis env.; 9 May 1999 ; K. Deneš leg.; OÖLM • 3 ♂♂ ; Yazd , Hanza to Mehriz ; 1928 m a.s.l. ; 22 Mar. 2021 ; S. San leg.; ICPI • 8 ♂♂ , 16 ♀♀ ; Yazd , Mehriz , Shohaday gomnam; 1500 m a.s.l. ; 23 Mar. 2021 ; S. San leg.; ICPI • 4 ♀♀ ; Yazd , Mehriz esmat abad; 1500 m a.s.l. ; 7 Mar. 2021 ; S. San leg.; ICPI • 1 ♀ ; Yazd , Mehriz , Bagh e Safa Khanoom ; 1500 m a.s.l. ; S. San leg.; ICPI • 2 ♀♀ ; Yazd , Mehriz , Khiaban e Valieasr , Kouch e sheikh kahn; 1502 m a.s.l. ; 4 May 2020 ; S. San leg.; ICPI . IRAQ • 1 ♂ ; Mosul , edges of a river; 7 Apr. 1988 ; Olejníček leg.; OÖLM . SYRIA • 6 ♂♂ ; Damascus airport; 29 Mar. 1988 ; L. Blank leg.; MSC (genital capsule illustrated Fig. 175 ) . TURKMENISTAN • 5 ♀♀ ; Kara-Kala ; 29 Apr.–3 May 1989 ; S. Bečvář leg.; OÖLM • 2 ♂♂ ; Ashabad [ Ashgabat ]; 20–22 Apr. 1989 ; S. Bečvář leg.; OÖLM . UZBEKISTAN • 1 ♂ ; 80 km SE of Karschi [Qarshi]; 31 Apr. 1991 ; J. Halada leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♂ ; Derbent , 13 km SE of Karschi [Qarshi]; 1450 m a.s.l. ; 2 May 1991 ; J. Halada leg.; OÖLM (genital capsule illustrated Fig. 176 ) . Figs 175–176. Andrena zostera Warncke, 1975 . 175 . Male genitalia, specimen from Syria (TJWC). 176 . Male genitalia, specimen from Uzbekistan (TJWC). Literature records Osytshnjuk et al . (2005 , as A. subsmaragdina ); Khodaparast & Monfared (2012) . Remarks Andrena zostera is very close to A. falcinella but can be separated by its genital capsule and weaker scutal puncturing in the female sex. In Central Asia, A. subsmaragdina is easily separable from other members of the former subgenus Carandrena (= Notandrena , see Pisanty et al . 2022b ) because it is the only member in this region with a yellow clypeus in the male sex. Comparison of the genital capsule to that of material from the Levant to Uzbekistan ( Figs 175–176 , also illustrated in Osytshnjuk 1984 ; Osytshnjuk et al . 2005 ) shows that they are identical, and are therefore synonymised. This synonymy joins the West and Central Palearctic populations of this taxon. Distribution Israel and the West Bank , Syria * , Turkey , Azerbaijan , Iraq *, Iran , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan , Tajikistan ( Warncke 1975 ; Osytshnjuk 1984 ; Osytshnjuk et al . 2005 ).