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 1. Andrena ( Ulandrena ) abbreviata Dours, 1873 Material examined IRAN1 ♂ ; Ham [ Ilam ] Province , Sar Joob ; 1930 m a.s.l. ; 13 May 2016 ; M. Kafka leg.; OÖLM 1 ♂ ; Kurdistan Province , Paniran ; 1450 m a.s.l. ; 14 May 2016 ; M. Kafka leg.; OÖLM . Literature records Popov (1967 , as A. leucorhina Morawitz, 1876 ); Khodarahmi Ghahnavieh & Monfared (2019 , as A. osychniukae Osytshnjuk, 1977 ). Remarks The taxonomic status of A. abbreviata is not completely clear, as many similar taxa have been described ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002 ). Though female specimens are quite variable, the male genital capsule is extremely similar if not identical across its distributional range. In the absence of genetic revisionary work, the broad species concept as shown in the distributional map presented by Gusenleitner & Schwarz (2002) is adopted here. Distribution South-eastern Europe, Ukraine , Russia (European part), Turkey , Cyprus , Levant, Caucasus, Iran , Kazakhstan ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002 ; Proshchalykin et al . 2017a ).