Andrena (Ulandrena) kriechbaumeri Schmiedeknecht, 1883

Wood, Thomas J., Ismael, Halgurd R., Baiocchi, Daniele, Hamad, Mudhafar I., Bapir, Tahseen T. & Selis, Marco, 2024, A first revision of the Andrena of Iraq (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae), with the description of two new species from Iraqi Kurdistan and additional records from surrounding countries, ZooKeys 1205, pp. 267-298 : 267-298

35. Andrena (Ulandrena) kriechbaumeri Schmiedeknecht, 1883 *

Material examined.

Iraq: Duhok, E Mangesh , 37.0230 ° N, 43.1505 ° E, 1046 m, 8. v. 2023, 1 ♂, leg. D. Baiocchi, MSVI ; Syria: Apamea, 65 km NW Hama , 270 m, 18. iv. 1992, 1 ♂, leg. K. Warncke, OÖLM ; Turkey: Siirt, 5 km E Eruh , 1000 m, 26. v. 1983, 1 ♂, leg. K. Warncke, OÖLM .

Remarks.

The finding of A. kriechbaumeri in Iraq is notable. One of the most common and abundant Andrena species in the southern Balkans, A. kriechbaumeri is much less common in Turkey where it is largely restricted to western Turkey (see distribution map of Gusenleitner and Schwarz 2002). Examination of undetermined material in the OÖLM collection produced specimens from northern Syria and a specimen from near to Siirt in eastern Turkey. To our knowledge, this is the most easterly specimen known from Turkey. In this context, the presence of A. kriechbaumeri in northern Iraq represents less of an outlier, though it is clear that A. kriechbaumeri has a population centre in the Balkan Peninsula.

Distribution.

Europe from Italy to Turkey, Syria *, and Iraq * ( Gusenleitner and Schwarz 2002).