59. Andrena (Poecilandrena) viridescens Viereck, 1916

Literature records.

Morice (1921 b); Derwesh (1965), mentioning “ Survey of Iraq Fauna 1915–1919 ”, as A. cyanescens Nylander, 1852 nec. Haliday; Augul (2018).

Material examined.

Iraq: Duhok, Mt. Gara [S of Sarsing], 37.0158 ° N, 43.3506 ° E, 1912 m, 11. v. 2023, 5 ♂, leg. D. Baiocchi, MSVI / TJWC .

Remarks.

Members of the subgenus Poecilandrena Hedicke, 1933 are challenging to identify (e. g., Pisanty et al. 2018), but we can confirm the record of Morice (1921 b) through the examination of newly collected material.

Distribution.

Europe to Turkey, Iraq, Iran (Gusenleitner and Schwarz 2002; Wood and Monfared 2022).