Andrena (Ulandrena) waschulzi Strand, 1921 and Andrena (Ulandrena) neocypriaca Mavromoustakis, 1956

Material examined (Andrena neocypriaca). BULGARIA • 3 ♀; Krumovgrad; 2 Jun. 1965; N. Atanassov leg.; NZMS • 1 ♂; Petrich env., steppes near Struma river; 100 m a. s. l.; 10 May 2018; D. Benda leg.; JSPC; GREECE • 1 ♂; Agh. Konstantinos (Samos); 3 May 1977; H. Teunissen leg.; RMNH • 1 ♀; Faliraki, Rhodes; 23 Apr. 1976; H. Teunissen leg.; RMNH • 2 ♂, 2 ♀; Karfas / Chios; 11–15 May 1985; W. Perraudin leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Lesvos, Eressos; 12–16 May 1988; K. M. Guichard leg.; RMNH • 1 ♂; Parakila (Lesbos); 14–17 May 1980; H. Teunissen leg.; RMNH • 2 ♀; Rhodes, fields 1 km WSW of Archipoli; 210 m a. s. l.; 28 May 2025; TJWC • 1 ♂; Rhodes, Kamiros; 21 Apr. 1970; v. Ooststroom leg.; RMNH • 1 ♀; Rhodes, Psinthos; 1 May 1976; H. Teunissen leg.; RMNH • 1 ♀; Rhodos, Mt. Profitis Ilias; 23 Apr. 1970; v. Oostroom leg.; RMNH • 1 ♀; Rodos, 5 km ZW v. Lindos; 29 Mar. 1970; A. C. & W. N. Ellis leg.; RMNH • 1 ♀; Rodos, Lindos; 6 Apr. 1970; A. C. & W. N. Ellis leg.; RMNH • 1 ♀; Samos, Kakkari [Kokkari], 1 km E; 7–19 Jun. 2019; J. Straka & A. Straková leg.; JSPC • 1 ♀; Samos, Pythagorio, Umg. Hotel Maritsa Bay; 18–31 May 2006; J. Tiefenthaler leg.; OÖLM.

Notes. Andrena waschulzi was described from Crete (previously known as Andrena schulzi, see Wood 2024 a for discussion as to the correct spelling of his name), and A. neocypriaca was described from Cyprus. Warncke (1967 b: 230) described Andrena schulzi ssp. alba Warncke, 1967 from continental Greece, as the continental European population shows slight differences from the Cretan population. Warncke (1974 a: 89) indicated that A. schulzi was present on the island of Rhodes and probably the western coast of Turkey, and Hazir et al. (2012) reported A. waschulzi (as A. schulzi) from Çanakkale.

However, all examined material from the East Aegean Islands (Chios, Lesbos, Rhodes, and Samos) belongs to A. neocypriaca, and A. neocypriaca moves across western Turkey to southern Bulgaria, and it has not been possible to find any A. waschulzi from the eastern side of the Aegean sea (Fig. 65). Additional Bulgarian specimens were presented by Wood (2021). Andrena waschulzi is therefore considered to have its eastern range limit in continental Greece, and to display an allopatric distribution with A. neocypriaca. See Suppl. material 2 for full details on all examined material.