Andrena (Poecilandrena) labiata regina Friese, 1921

Pisanty, Gideon, Scheuchl, Erwin & Dorchin, Netta, 2018, Taxonomic review of the subgenus Andrena (Poecilandrena) (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) in Israel and the Levant, Zootaxa 4374 (2), pp. 151-188 : 162

Andrena (Poecilandrena) labiata regina Friese, 1921

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Andrena regina Friese, 1921: 173 . ♀. Type locality: Turkey. Type depository: ZMHB .

Distribution: Israel, Turkey.

Flight period: May–August.

Flower records: none.

Material examined: ISRAEL AND WEST BANK: Mount Hermon , 1950m, 15.v.2016, G. Pisanty (1♀, 1♂); Mount Hermon , 1970m, 15.v.2016, G. Pisanty (1♀); Mount Hermon , 2000m, 20.viii.1967, Nizan (1♀); 22.v.1971 (1♂); 22.v.1973, H. Bytinski-Salz (8♂); 23.v.1973, H. Bytinski-Salz (5♂); 22.vi.1973, M. Kaplan (1♀); 27.vi.1973, D. Furth (1♀); 8.vi.1975, M. Kaplan (1♂); 27.v.1986, A. Shlagman (1♀); 25.v.1988, I. Yarom (1♀); Mount Hermon, 2000–2100m, 26.vi.1997, A. Freidberg (5♀); Mount Hermon, 2200m, 27.v.1999, A. Freidberg (2♀, 1♂) ( SMNHTAU) .

Remarks. This is the first record of the species from the Levant. The taxonomic status of A. l. regina is problematic. Friese (1921) described A. regina based on a single female collected in Turkey, which differs from A. labiata only in the smooth mesonotum. Warncke and Grünwaldt each assigned different male forms to this taxon without providing a description (unpublished data). The female holotype cannot be unequivocally assigned to either of these male forms. Warncke (1974b) also relegated A. regina to a subspecies status. Our treatment of this taxon in the current manuscript follows his interpretation.

Figures

FIGURES 13–20. Andrena (Poecilandrena) female clypei.13. A. freidbergi n. sp. 14. A.hierosolymitana n. sp. 15. A. kilikiae. 16. A. semirubra. 17. A. limassolica. 18. A. paradisaea. 19. A.labiata regina. 20. A.sphecodimorpha mediterranea.

FIGURES 37–48. Andrena (Poecilandrena) female mesonota and scutella. 37. A. rusticola. 38. A. crassana inka. 39. A. sedumella n. sp. 40. A. galilaea n. sp. 41. A.freidbergi n. sp. 42. A.hierosolymitana n. sp. 43. A.kilikiae. 44. A.semirubra. 45. A. limassolica. 46. A. paradisaea. 47. A.labiata regina. 48. A.sphecodimorpha mediterranea.