Andrena ( Micrandrena ) tkalcui Gusenleitner & Schwarz, 2002

Pisanty, Gideon, Santerre, Rémi, Martin, Teresa, Cardinal, Sophie & Wood, Thomas J., 2025, Integrated taxonomic revision of the mining bee subgenus Andrena (Micrandrena) (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) in the Levant and Cyprus, Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83, pp. 573-655 : 573-655

3.1.2.27. Andrena ( Micrandrena) tkalcui Gusenleitner & Schwarz, 2002

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Andrena testacea Warncke, 1975 a (nec Andrena gwynana var. testacea Dalla Torre 1877 ): 56–57, ♀ ♂ [ West Bank: ZSMC].

Andrena tkalcui Gusenleitner & Schwarz, 2002: 765, nom. nov. for Andrena testacea Warncke, 1975.

Distribution and habitat.

Shrubland and semi-desert habitats in the northern Middle East, including all countries of the Levant ( Israel, West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon *, Syria).

Flight period.

Late January to late May.

Flower records.

Collected from Apiaceae , Brassicaceae ( Hirschfeldia , Sinapis ) and Rosaceae ( Prunus ).

Material examined.

HOLOTYPE: WEST BANK ● 1 ♀; Jericho; 20–28 Apr. 1927; Dr. Enslin leg.; ZSMC . – PARATYPE: ISRAEL ● 1 ♂; Tel el Kadi [Tel Dan]; 18 May [19 ??]; H. Bytinski-Salz leg.; SMNHTAU. – non-type material: IRAN ● 1 ♀; Yasouj, Doposhteh, Dashteroom; 2091 m a. s. l.; 31 Mar. 2021; E. Rostami leg.; BOLD accession no. WPATW 1178 -23; TJWC. – ISRAEL ● 5 ♀; 30 km NE Beer Sheva; 22 Apr. 2018; M. Halada leg.; OLML ● 1 ♂; Beit Govrin; 20 Apr. 2017; T. Roth leg.; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 272-22; SMNHTAU 272840 ● 1 ♀, 7 ♂; 2 - 15 km N Beit She’an; 24 Apr. 2018; M. Halada leg.; OLML ● 1 ♂; Ben Shemen Forest; 31.93°N 34.972°E; 18 Feb. 2017; G. Pisanty leg.; SMNHTAU 268575 ● 1 ♀; Bet Guvrin; 28 Mar. 2010; G. Pisanty leg.; pan trap; SMNHTAU 60108 ● 1 ♀; Bet Nir, 1.5 km SSE; 31.6347°N 34.879°E; 17 Feb. 2023; G. Pisanty leg.; pan trap; SMNHTAU 420902 ● 6 ♀; Deganya A; 19 Mar. 1940; Y. Palmoni leg.; SMNHTAU 181503 to 181508 ● 1 ♀; “ En Wered; 11 Apr. 2013; T. Shapira leg.; SMNHTAU 151935 ● 2 ♂; Gal’on; 4 Apr. 2018; T. Roth leg.; on Hirschfeldia incana ; SMNHTAU 290467 , 290468 ● 1 ♂; ibid.; on Apiaceae ; SMNHTAU 290365 ● 2 ♂; Hamat Gader; 7 May 1997; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU 353492 , 353495 ● 1 ♂; Har’el; 22 Apr. 1964; J. Kugler leg.; SMNHTAU ● 1 ♂; Jerusalem; 3 Feb. 1940; H. Bytinski-Salz leg.; SMNHTAU ● 1 ♂; ibid.; 16 Feb. 1940; SMNHTAU ● 1 ♂; ibid.; [?] Feb. 1940; SMNHTAU 353470 ● 1 ♀; Jerusalem; 11 May 1952; J. Wahrman leg.; SMNHTAU ● 2 ♂; Jerusalem; 18 Mar. 1976; H. Teunissen leg.; RMNH RMNH.INS.1662981 ● 1 ♂; Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus; 22 Feb. 1946; SMNHTAU ● 2 ♂; Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus SG; 12 Feb. 1946; on Prunus amygdalus ; SMNHTAU ● 1 ♀; Kfar Menachem; 2 Mar. 2008; U. Roll leg.; SMNHTAU 25033 ● 1 ♀; Kfar-Yerukham Reservoir; 21 Mar. 1971; Galil leg.; SMNHTAU 353592 ● 1 ♂; Lahav; 27 Feb. 1974; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU ● 1 ♀; Lakhish; 4 Feb. 2013; T. Shapira leg.; SMNHTAU 133079 ● 1 ♂; ibid.; SMNHTAU 133086 ● 1 ♀; Lakhish, 3 km NE; 31.579°N 34.871°E; 4 Mar. 2016; G. Pisanty leg.; on Sinapis ; SMNHTAU 235196 ● 2 ♂; Lehavim; 31.365°N 34.830°E; 28 Jan. 2015; G. Pisanty leg.; SMNHTAU 202314 , 202315 ● 1 ♂; ibid.; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 181-22; SMNHTAU 202318 ● 6 ♀; Ma’ale Gamla, Sea of Galilee; 4 Mar. 2016; J. Pražak leg.; JS ● 1 ♀; ibid.; TJWC ● 1 ♀; Malkiyya; 27 Apr. 2014; O. Winberger leg.; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 169-22; SMNHTAU 184002 ● 1 ♀; ibid.; N. Atkin leg.; SMNHTAU 182991 ● 1 ♀; Mata; 8 Apr. 2024; A. Lofchick leg.; SMNHTAU 456738 ● 3 ♀; Menahamiya, 15 km SSW Tiberias; – 150 m a. s. l.; 26 Apr. 2018; M. Halada leg.; OLML ● 1 ♀; Park Britanya; 15 Apr. 2010; T. Koznichki leg.; pan trap; SMNHTAU 59586 ● 2 ♀; Pura NR; 31°29’48”N 34°46’35”E; 200 m a. s. l.; 22 Feb. 2022; L. Friedman leg.; SMNHTAU 384832 , 384834 ● 2 ♂; Ramot Naftali, 10 km S of Kiryat Shmona; 7 May 2019; M. Halada leg.; OLML ● 1 ♀; Sha’alvim; 7 Feb. 2010; G. Pisanty leg.; pan trap; SMNHTAU 31843 ● 1 ♀; Yerushalayim; 24 Feb. 2014; A. Gotlieb leg.; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 170-22; SMNHTAU 184271 ● 1 ♀; ibid.; on Prunus dulcis ; SMNHTAU 184234 ● 1 ♂; ibid.; SMNHTAU 184219 ● 1 ♀; תל ירוחם – ואדי [Tel Yeroham – Wadi]; 11 Apr. [19] 62; Avigdor leg.; SMNHTAU 207225 . – JORDAN ● 2 ♀; Ajlun env; 5 May 1995; K. Deneš leg.; OLML ● 1 ♀; Amman, Campus of the University of Jordan; 8 Mar. 1978; Ph. Pronk leg.; RMNH RMNH.INS.1264845 ● 9 ♀; 20 km N Amman; 620 m a. s. l.; 23 Apr. 2006; K. Deneš leg.; OLML ● 5 ♀, 1 ♂; 20 km NW of Amman; 420 m a. s. l.; 5 May 2006; ibid. ● 1 ♀, 13 ♂; Dana; 3 May 2012; M. Kafka leg.; OLML ● 14 ♂; Dayr Alla; 27 Apr. 1996; Ma. Halada leg.; TJWC ● 1 ♂; ibid.; OLML ● 1 ♀; S of Irbid; 13 Apr. 2009; M. Snižek leg.; OLML ● 1 ♂; Jarash env; 1 May 1996; Ma. Halada leg.; OLML ● 9 ♀; 15 km W Madaba; 760 m a. s. l.; 27 Apr. 2006; K. Deneš leg.; OLML ● 3 ♀; 20 km SW Madaba; May 2006; F. Kantner leg.; OLML ● 5 ♀, 1 ♂; 20 km SW Madaba; 26 May 2007; Z. Kejval leg.; OLML ● 1 ♀; 20 km S of Petra; 1650 m a. s. l.; 29 May 2007; ibid. ● 33 ♂; 30 km N Tafila [At-Tafilah]; 2 May 1996; Ma. Halada leg.; OLML ● 1 ♂; ibid.; TJWC ● 1 ♀; Pella env. [Tabaqat Fahl]; – 80 m a. s. l.; 29 Apr. 2006; K. Deneš leg.; OLML ● 2 ♂; Petra; 11 Mar. 1976; H. Teunissen leg.; RMNH RMNH.INS.1662983 ● 83 ♀, 8 ♂; Petra [Wadi Musa]; 14 May 1995; K. Deneš leg.; OLML ● 4 ♀; ibid.; TJWC ● 4 ♂; N. Shuna env; 20–22 Apr. 1996; Ma. Halada leg.; OLML ● 58 ♂; ibid.; 29–30 Apr. 1996 ● 3 ♂; ibid.; TJWC ● 2 ♀; Wadi el Haidam; 8 May 1995; K. Deneš leg.; OLML. – LEBANON ● 1 ♀, 1 ♂; Baalbek distr., Qaa; 750 m a. s. l.; 13 May 2023; V. Soon leg.; TUZ 347153. – SYRIA ● 9 ♀; Anata, 50 km SE Suwayda; 20–21 May 1996; Mi. Halada leg.; OLML ● 29 ♀, 17 ♂; Bosra; 3 May 1995; K. Deneš leg.; OLML ● 12 ♂; 40 km NE Damascus; 22 May 1996; Ma. Halada leg.; OLML ● 1 ♀; 30 km N Dara, Nawa; 18 May 1996; ibid. ● 1 ♀; Palmyra; 1 May 1995; K. Deneš leg.; OLML ● 1 ♀; Rankos, 40 km N Damascus; 23 May 1996; Ma. Halada leg.; OLML ● 1 ♀; Salkhad env; 6 May 1996; Mi. Halada leg.; OLML ● 1 ♂; 10 km SE Suwayda, Kafr; 19 May 1996; ibid. ● 7 ♀, 6 ♂; 30 km S Suwayda, Dibbin; 15–17 May 1996; Ma. Halada leg.; OLML. – WEST BANK ● 3 ♂; Argaman; 17 Apr. 1988; M. Kraus leg.; OLML ● 2 ♀; Har ‘ Eval, Yehoshua binNun Althar; 780–856 m a. s. l.; 25 Apr. 2016; L. Friedman leg.; SMNHTAU 243667 , 243670 ● 1 ♂; MA’ALE EFRAIM; 31 Jan. 1987; E. Shney-Dor leg.; SMNHTAU 353458 ● 1 ♀; Ma’on, 0–1 kmS; 750–800 m a. s. l.; 14 Apr. 2015; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU 211859 ● 1 ♀; Mehola, Rt. 578; 32°21’48”N 35°30’49”E; – 177 m a. s. l.; 27 Feb. 2020; L. Friedman leg.; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 318-22; SMNHTAU 332692 ● 1 ♀; NofePerat, Kefar Adummim, north-facing slope of Nahal Perat; 27 Feb. 2007; L. Friedman leg.; SMNHTAU 366409 ● 1 ♀; Peza’el; 32°2’57”N 35°26’7”E; – 200 m a. s. l.; 18 Feb. 2020; SMNHTAU L. Friedman leg.; SMNHTAU 332420 ● 1 ♀; ibid.; G. Pisanty leg.; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 476-25; SMNHTAU 332860 ● 1 ♀; Rotem-Maskiyot NR; 32.328°N 35.512°E; 23 Mar. 2023; G. Pisanty leg.; SMNHTAU 426581 ● 1 ♀; Sartava NR, Wadi el-Ahmar, Upper, 2 kmE Gittit; 0–60 m a. s. l.; 13 Feb. 2019; L. Friedman leg.; SMNHTAU 301394 ● 1 ♀; ‘ Ubeidĩya; 4 May 2014; I. Arar leg.; on Sinapis arvensis ; SMNHTAU 184534 ● 1 ♀; W. Faria; 1 Mar. 1973; M. Kaplan leg.; SMNHTAU 353627 ; ● 2 ♂; ibid.; SMNHTAU 353572 , 353573 ● 5 ♀, 5 ♂; W. Faria; 3 Mar. 1973; D. Furth leg.; SMNHTAU ● 1 ♀; Wadi Ahmar, nr. Yarden; 32°01’N 35°30’E; 15 Mar. 2005; I. Zonstein leg.; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 344-22; SMNHTAU 353727 ● 2 ♀, 5 ♂; Wadi Faria; 8 Mar. 1973; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU ● 3 ♂; Wadi Malha Wetland NR; 5 Apr. 2021; L. Friedman leg.; SMNHTAU 362729 to 362731 ● 1 ♂; Za’tara; 7 Apr. 2014; I. Arar leg.; on Sinapis arvensis ; SMNHTAU 184475 .

Figures

Figure 17. Andrena (Micrandrena) females, metasomae (A – B), clypei (C – E), scuta and scutella (F – K), forewings (L – M) and labral processes (N). A A. sulfurea; B, F A. alfkenella, 1 st generation; C, H, L A. tkalcui; D, I A. phoenicia; E, J A. hebraica; G, N A. lunaris; K, M A. spreta.

Figure 20. Andrena (Micrandrena) males, terga 2–3 (A, B), vertices (C), genitalia (D – V) and eighth sterna (W). A, M A. libanica; B, N A. lindbergella; C, T A. magunta; D A. yelkouan; E A. extenuata; F, W A. tkalcui; G A. sulfurea; H A. calandra; I A. convexifrons; J A. spreta; K A. friedmani; L A. alshaykh; O A. cervina; P A. phoenicia; Q A. stolida; R A. rugothorace; S A. lunaris; U A. enslinella; V A. luscinia.