Andrena shakuensis Popov, 1949

Astafurova, Yulia V., Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu. & Sidorov, Dmitry A., 2023, The type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) deposited in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Contribution VI. Family Andrenidae, genus Andrena Fabricius, 1775, taxa described by V. Popov, Zootaxa 5301 (4), pp. 401-426 : 420

15. Andrena shakuensis Popov, 1949

( Figs 15a–e )

Andrena shakuensis Popov, 1949: 390 , ♀.

Type locality: Northern Iran. Shah Kuh (Schaku in original label) means the top of mountain.

Published (original) locality: Northern Iran: Shaku.

Lectotype (designated here): ♀, Schaku. // к. Ф. Моравица [Collection of F. Morawitz] // Eversmanni Rad. , ♀ [handwritten by F. Morawitz] // shakuensis sp. n. // Andr. shakuensis sp. n., Typ., ♀, Popov 1936 det. // Lectotypus, Andrena shakuensis Popov , design. Osytshnjuk <red label> // Lectotypus, Andrena shakuensis Popov, 1949 , design. Astafurova et al., 2023 <red label> // Zoological Institute St. Petersburg INS_HYM_0000257 .

Paralectotypes: 2 ♀, the same label as in the lectotype // Paralectotypus, Andrena shakuensis Popov, 1949 , design. Astafurova et al., 2023 <red label>.

Current status. Andrena (incertae sedis) shakuensis Popov, 1949 .

Remark. Male unknown (according to Osytshnjuk et al. 2005: 147).

According to T.J. Wood (personal communication) Andrena shakuensis is a junior synonym of A. eversmanni Radoszkowski, 1867 . Based on the study of the lectotype of A. eversmanni ciscaspica , which is also a junior synonym of A. eversmanni , we do not support this opinion.

Andrena shakuensis was originally described as a Plastandrena . Gusenleitner & Schwarz (2002) examined the type series and expressed doubts about its subgeneric placement, and moved it to?Poliandrena, a subgenus that now does not exist (polyphyletic, = Ulandrena in a strict sense, most assigned members belong to undescribed subgenera).

We confirm that it should be placed as incertae sedis, because this species has features uncharacteristic of Plastandrena : 1) a granulate-wrinkled propodeal triangle; 2) the inner hind tibial spur without base broadened; 3) the mesopleuron shiny, punctures are quite small and scattered, like the sculpture of tergums; 4) the clypeus flattened, not convex; apical part smooth, with very sparse strongly scattered punctures; base with wedge-shaped non-punctured band.

The status of this species requires further research.

Distribution. Iran.

Figures

FIGURES 15a–e. Andrena shakuensis Popov, 1949. Lectotype, female: a—habitus, lateral view and labels; b—head, frontal view; c—labrum, dorsal view; d—T1–T3, dorsal view; e—mesosoma, dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm.