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
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1.
Andrena
(
Ulandrena
)
abbreviata
Dours, 1873
Material examined
IRAN
•
1 ♂
;
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
).