58. Andrena (Simandrena) vetula Lepeletier, 1841

Literature records.

Morice (1921 b); Derwesh (1965), mentioning “ Survey of Iraq Fauna 1915–1919 ”; Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2002: dot map 504); Augul (2018); Ascher and Pickering (2023).

Remarks.

We have not examined any specimens of this species, but the presence of this species in Iraq is highly plausible based on its known global distribution, the map records indicated by Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2002), and the presence of this species in neighbouring Turkey and Iran.

Distribution.

West and Central Palearctic (Gusenleitner and Schwarz 2002; Wood and Monfared 2022; Ascher and Pickering 2023).