Andrena (Notandrena) zostera Warncke, 1975

Wood, Thomas J. & Monfared, Alireza, 2022, A revision of the Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) fauna of Iran, with the description of 16 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 843, pp. 1-136 : 122-123

197. Andrena (Notandrena) zostera Warncke, 1975

Figs 175–176

Andrena (Carandrena) zostera Warncke, 1975: 99 (♂, Turkey, Diyarbakır).

Andrena (Carandrena) subsmaragdina Osytshnjuk, 1984: 13 (♀, Turkmenistan, Kushka). Syn. nov.

Material examined

Holotype TURKEY • ♂ (holotype of Andrena zostera ); Diyarbakır; 15–16 Apr. 1972; K. Warncke leg.; OÖLM.

Other material

IRAN • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Fars Province [Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province], Yasuj [Yasouj], Sarb-e Taveh [Sarab-e Taveh]; 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 • 3 ♂♂; Kašan [Kashan]; 3 May 1999; K. Deneš leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Khuzistan, 30 km SE of Shush Ufer am Diss; 23 Mar. 1956; K. Warncke det.; R. Schäuffele leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Persepolis env.; 9 May 1999; K. Deneš leg.; OÖLM • 3 ♂♂; Yazd, Hanza to Mehriz ; 1928 m a.s.l.; 22 Mar. 2021; S. San leg.; ICPI • 8 ♂♂, 16 ♀♀; Yazd, Mehriz, Shohaday gomnam; 1500 m a.s.l.; 23 Mar. 2021; S. San leg.; ICPI • 4 ♀♀; Yazd, Mehriz esmat abad; 1500 m a.s.l.; 7 Mar. 2021; S. San leg.; ICPI • 1 ♀; Yazd, Mehriz, Bagh e Safa Khanoom ; 1500 m a.s.l.; S. San leg.; ICPI • 2 ♀♀; Yazd, Mehriz, Khiaban e Valieasr , Kouch e sheikh kahn; 1502 m a.s.l.; 4 May 2020; S. San leg.; ICPI .

IRAQ • 1 ♂; Mosul , edges of a river; 7 Apr. 1988; Olejníček leg.; OÖLM .

SYRIA • 6 ♂♂; Damascus airport; 29 Mar. 1988; L. Blank leg.; MSC (genital capsule illustrated Fig. 175 ) .

TURKMENISTAN • 5 ♀♀; Kara-Kala ; 29 Apr.–3 May 1989; S. Bečvář leg.; OÖLM • 2 ♂♂; Ashabad [Ashgabat]; 20–22 Apr. 1989; S. Bečvář leg.; OÖLM .

UZBEKISTAN • 1 ♂; 80 km SE of Karschi [Qarshi]; 31 Apr. 1991; J. Halada leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♂; Derbent , 13 km SE of Karschi [Qarshi]; 1450 m a.s.l.; 2 May 1991; J. Halada leg.; OÖLM (genital capsule illustrated Fig. 176 ) .

Literature records

Osytshnjuk et al. (2005, as A. subsmaragdina ); Khodaparast & Monfared (2012).

Remarks

Andrena zostera is very close to A. falcinella but can be separated by its genital capsule and weaker scutal puncturing in the female sex. In Central Asia, A. subsmaragdina is easily separable from other members of the former subgenus Carandrena (= Notandrena , see Pisanty et al. 2022b) because it is the only member in this region with a yellow clypeus in the male sex. Comparison of the genital capsule to that of material from the Levant to Uzbekistan ( Figs 175–176 , also illustrated in Osytshnjuk 1984; Osytshnjuk et al. 2005) shows that they are identical, and are therefore synonymised. This synonymy joins the West and Central Palearctic populations of this taxon.

Distribution

Israel and the West Bank, Syria *, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iraq *, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan ( Warncke 1975; Osytshnjuk 1984; Osytshnjuk et al. 2005).

Figures

Figs 175–176. Andrena zostera Warncke, 1975. 175. Male genitalia, specimen from Syria (TJWC). 176. Male genitalia, specimen from Uzbekistan (TJWC).