Andrena (Ulandrena) polita Smith, 1847

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 : 126

14. Andrena (Ulandrena) polita Smith, 1847

Literature records

Aliyev et al. (2017); Ascher & Pickering (2021).

Reason for exclusion

Warncke presented a distribution map ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002) that contained many taxa close to A. polita with a similar male genital capsule (e.g., including records from Israel and the West Bank and Libya from which true A. polita is absent). The dot present in Iran may be the basis for the listings of Aliyev et al. and Ascher & Pickering; either way, neither source presents precise details. This dot could be represented by A. caspica , A. unicincta , or true A. polita , which is present in eastern Turkey. What is clear is that specimens could not be located in the Warncke collection. True A. polita must be considered to be unconfirmed from Iran.