A revision of the Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) fauna of Iran, with the description of 16 new species
Author
Wood, Thomas J.
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Laboratory of Zoology, University of Mons, 7000 Mons, Belgium.
thomasjames.wood@umons.ac.be
Author
Monfared, Alireza
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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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18.
Andrena
(
Chlorandrena
)
taraxaci
Giraud, 1861
Literature records
Popov (1967)
;
Osytshnjuk et al. (2005)
.
Reason for exclusion
The species concept of
A. taraxaci
has changed enormously, with many distinct taxa now being recognised after the broad concept adopted by Warncke (see
Schwenninger 2015
). As a result, it is unclear as to whether older publications apply a broad or narrow species concept, and so
A. taraxaci
s. str. is excluded from the Iranian fauna until specimens can conclusively demonstrate its presence (see comments under
A. astica
and
A. orientana
).