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Andrena (Euandrena) hermonella Scheuchl & Pisanty 2016

Description

Andrena (Euandrena) hermonella Scheuchl & Pisanty, 2016

Distribution: High altitudes in northern Israel (Mt. Hermon, above 2000 m). Likely present also in Lebanon and Syria.

Flight period: May, July.

Flower records: None.

Material examined: HOLOTYPE: Mount Hermon [Mt. Hermon], 2000 m, 22.v.1973, H. Bytinski-Salz (♂) (OLML); PARATYPES: Mount Hermon, 2000 m, 22.v.1973, H. Bytinski-Salz (1♂); 2.vii.1984, F. Kaplan (1♂); 1.vii.1986, A. Freidberg (1♂) (OLML, SMNHTAU); non-type material: Mount Hermon [Har Hermon], 2000– 2100 m, 26.vi.1997, A. Freidberg (1♂) (SMNHTAU).

Remarks. The female of this species is unknown; the females in the original species description (Pisanty et al. 2016) were wrongfully associated with the males, and are redescribed in the current publication as A. gagae Wood & Pisanty sp. nov.

Notes

Published as part of Pisanty, Gideon, Scheuchl, Erwin, Martin, Teresa, Cardinal, Sophie & Wood, Thomas James, 2022, Twenty-five new species of mining bees (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae: Andrena) from Israel and the Levant, pp. 1-109 in Zootaxa 5185 (1) on page 40, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5185.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7073826

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References

  • Pisanty, G., Scheuchl, E. & Dorchin, N. (2016) Eight new species of Andrena Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Andrenidae) from Israel - a Mediterranean hotspot for wild bees. Zootaxa, 4189 (3), 485 - 515. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4189.3.3