16. Andrena (Chlorandrena) astica Warncke, 1967 *

Material examined

IRAN • 1 ♀; Fars Province [Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province], Yasuj [Yasouj], Sarb-e Taveh [Sarab-e Taveh]; 2030 m a.s.l.; 4 May 2016; M. Kafka leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Ilam Province, Abda Man, Dinar Gaouh; 1830 m a.s.l.; 12 May 2016; M. Kafka leg.; OÖLM .

Literature records

Both Popov (1967) and Osytshnjuk et al. (2005) cite A. taraxaci Giraud, 1861 from Iran. The true Andrena taraxaci is distributed from Central Europe to Turkey and Russia, but many morphologically similar species including A. astica have different and overlapping distributions, and have been separated by subsequent authors (Schwenninger et al. 2015). It is not clear which taxon these previous authors may have been referring to.

Distribution

Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel and the West Bank, Georgia, Iran * (Schwenninger et al. 2015).