11. Andrena (Plastandrena) bimaculata (Kirby, 1802)

Literature records.

Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2002: dot map 55); Scheuchl and Willner (2016); Ascher and Pickering (2023).

Remarks.

We have not examined any specimens of this species, but the presence of this species in Iraq is highly plausible based on its known global distribution, the map records indicated by Gusenleitner and Schwarz (2002), and the presence of this species in neighbouring Turkey and Iran. We note however that the species concept of A. bimaculata is unclear, and all Old World members of the subgenus Plastandrena require revision using molecular markers. It should therefore be considered in a sensu lato at the present time.

Distribution.

In a sensu lato, West and Central Palearctic to Mongolia (Gusenleitner and Schwarz 2002; Ascher and Pickering 2023).