Andrena, Fabricius, 1775

Wood, Thomas James, 2023, New Old World Andrena species, with a focus on Turkey (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), Zootaxa 5266 (1), pp. 1-72 : 67

Andrena (incertae sedis) ebmerella Scheuchl, 2011

Material examined: TURKEY: Antalya pr., 12 km NE Kumluca , 12.v.2006, 1♀, leg. Kadlec, OÖLM .

Remarks: This species was described from one male and two female specimens from the island of Samos in Greece. It displays an unusual combination of characters that defy subgeneric placement, though in my opinion the female morphology suggests affiliation with the group of Avandrena that lack spines on the posterior faces of their hind femorae. However, genetic work is needed to decisively settle its placement.

The specimen collected here conforms to the description of the species, though the foveae are ventrally wider than illustrated by Scheuchl (2011: 1593), here being deeply impressed and channelled, ventrally as wide as dorsally. The specimen also has a body length of 8 mm, compared to the 6.5 mm reported for the Greek specimens.Additional specimens are required to establish whether Turkish populations represent a closely related but distinct taxon.

Distribution: Greece (Samos) and Turkey * ( Scheuchl 2011).