Andrena (Melandrena) grandilabris Pérez, 1903

Distribution: Turkey.

Material examined ( A. elmaria Gusenleitner): ISRAEL: Eilon [Elon], 27.iii.1946, H. Bytinski-Salz (1♀) ; Jerusalem, 27.ii.1940, H. Bytinski-Salz (1♀); 5.iii.1940, H. Bytinski-Salz (1♂);? Jerusalem [ Jer], 27.ii.1940 (1♂) ; Kiryat Anavim [Qiryat ‘Anawim], 5.iii.1937, on Sinapis (1♂) (SMNHTAU) .

Remarks. Israeli specimens identified by Warncke as A. grandilabris (Warncke 1969) actually belong to the related A. elmaria Gusenleitner, which is common in Israel.A similar situation may exist with the record of A. grandilabris from Cyprus (Varnava et al. 2020), which remains to be confirmed.