Andrena (Chlorandrena) exquisita Warncke, 1975

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 : 80

61. Andrena (Chlorandrena) exquisita Warncke, 1975 *

Material examined

CYPRUS • 2 ♀♀; Kykkos ; 800 m a.s.l.; 11 May 2014; M. Kafka leg.; OÖLM .

IRAN • 1 ♀; Fars Province [Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province], Yasuj [Yasouj], Sarb-e Taveh [Sarab-e Taveh]; 2030 m a.s.l.; 4 May 2016; M. Kafka leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Ham [Ilam] Province, Sar Joob ; 1930 m a.s.l.; 13 May 2016; M. Kafka leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♀; Lorestan Province, Dorud Lanjaban env.; 670 m a.s.l.; M. Kafka leg.; OÖLM .

Remarks

Also newly reported from Cyprus, the range of this taxon has expanded substantially eastwards following recent revisions.

Distribution

Bulgaria, Cyprus *, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Israel and the West Bank, Jordan, Iran * ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002; Pisanty et al. 2018; Wood et al. 2020a).