7. Andrena (Melandrena) albifacies Alfken, 1927

Material examined

JORDAN • 1 ♀; Petra, Wadi Musa; 14 May 1995; K. Deneš leg.; OÖLM • 3 ♀♀; Wadi Rum; 4 May 1996; Mi. Halada leg.; OÖLM .

SYRIA • 7 ♀♀; Ar-Raqqa, Mishirfeh; 4 Jun. 2000; K. Deneš leg.; OÖLM .

Literature records

Alfken (1927, locus typicus).

Remarks

The first currently valid taxon described from Iran, this taxon is found in arid, semi-desert habitats. Reported as new for Jordan and Syria.

Distribution

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel and the West Bank, Jordan *, Syria *, Iraq, Iran (Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002; Ascher & Pickering 2021).