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).