Andrena (Cnemidandrena) simillima ssp. sischkai Warncke, 1988

Wood, Thomas J., 1942, Revision of the Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) fauna of Bulgaria and North Macedonia with description of three new species, Belgian Journal of Entomology 117, pp. 1-39 : 32

Andrena (Cnemidandrena) simillima ssp. sischkai Warncke, 1988

WARNCKE (1988): • 1♂, 2♀, Paratypes: Popina-Luka/Pirin, 1300 m, 23–27.vii.1974, leg. A. Hoffer.

DISTRIBUTION. Andrena simillima is found across central and northern Europe eastwards to Russia. The subspecies sischkai is found in Bulgaria and Greece to the Russian Caucasus (Teberda, WARNCKE, 1988). This group requires revision as the subspecies (including A. simillima bremensis Alfken, 1900) are likely to represent good taxa given the elevation of A. freygessneri Alfken, 1904 ( EBMER, 2001) in central Europe and the description of A. niveofacies Wood, 2020 from Morocco ( WOOD et al., 2020b).