Andrena (Poecilandrena) labiata regina Friese, 1921

(Figs. 19, 47, 69, 87, 100, 113, 126)

Andrena regina Friese, 1921: 173 . ♀. Type locality: Turkey. Type depository: ZMHB .

Distribution: Israel, Turkey.

Flight period: May–August.

Flower records: none.

Material examined: ISRAEL AND WEST BANK: Mount Hermon, 1950m, 15.v.2016, G. Pisanty (1♀, 1♂); Mount Hermon, 1970m, 15.v.2016, G. Pisanty (1♀); Mount Hermon, 2000m, 20.viii.1967, Nizan (1♀); 22.v.1971 (1♂); 22.v.1973, H. Bytinski-Salz (8♂); 23.v.1973, H. Bytinski-Salz (5♂); 22.vi.1973, M. Kaplan (1♀); 27.vi.1973, D. Furth (1♀); 8.vi.1975, M. Kaplan (1♂); 27.v.1986, A. Shlagman (1♀); 25.v.1988, I. Yarom (1♀); Mount Hermon, 2000–2100m, 26.vi.1997, A. Freidberg (5♀); Mount Hermon, 2200m, 27.v.1999, A. Freidberg (2♀, 1♂) (SMNHTAU) .

Remarks. This is the first record of the species from the Levant. The taxonomic status of A. l. regina is problematic. Friese (1921) described A. regina based on a single female collected in Turkey, which differs from A. labiata only in the smooth mesonotum. Warncke and Grünwaldt each assigned different male forms to this taxon without providing a description (unpublished data). The female holotype cannot be unequivocally assigned to either of these male forms. Warncke (1974b) also relegated A. regina to a subspecies status. Our treatment of this taxon in the current manuscript follows his interpretation.