Andrena (Warnckandrena) coromanda Warncke, 1975

Pisanty, Gideon & Wood, Thomas James, 2024, The early-diverging subgenera of the bee genus Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) in the Old World, Zootaxa 5474 (5), pp. 451-488 : 455

Andrena (Warnckandrena) coromanda Warncke, 1975

( Figs. 18–20 , 36)

Andrena (Melittoides) coromanda Warncke, 1975: 99 , ♀ ♂ [ Turkey: OLML].

Andrena (Melittoides) coromanda Warncke : Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002: 202.

Distribution: South-western Turkey and southern Iran (Wood & Monfared 2022). This rare species is known from only two isolated locations, 2000 km apart.

Flight period: March–April.

Flower records: None.

Pollen preferences: Unknown.

Genetic sequences available: None.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: HOLOTYPE: TURKEY • ♂; Akseki ; 1300 m a.s.l.; 13 Apr. 1974; K. Warncke leg.; OLML .— PARATYPES: TURKEY • 1♂; Akseki ; 1300 m a.s.l.; 13Apr. 1974; K. Warncke leg.; OLML • 1♂; ibid.; 17Apr. 1974. — non-type material: IRAN • 1♂; Yasouj , Abshar; 2 Mar. 2011; H. Elahi & M. Mesavian leg.; ICPI .— TURKEY • 1♂; Akseki ; 28 Apr. 1976; K. Warncke leg.; OLML • 10♂; ibid.; RMNH RMNH.INS.1265938 to RMNH.INS.1265947 .

Remarks. Although Warncke described both sexes of this species, we could not locate any female paratypes or non-type material in his collection at OLML or in any other European collections holding material from Turkey and Iran. Therefore, no photographs are available for this sex, and the characters mentioned in the species key are based on Warncke’s description, or inferred from the male morphology.

Figures

FIGURES 18–29. Andrena (Warnckandrena) male habitus (18, 21, 24, 27), heads (19, 22, 25, 28) and genitalia (20, 23, 26, 29): 18–20, A. coromanda Warncke; 21–23, A. papio sp. nov.; 24–26, A. otoolei sp. nov.; 27–29, A. curiosa (Morawitz).