Andrena (incertae sedis) limassolica Mavromoustakis, 1948

Distribution: Cyprus, Jordan (Pisanty et al. 2018). Newly reported from Israel. Likely present also in Lebanon and Syria.

Flight period: The main flight period is January–April, but one specimen was collected in October.

Flower records: Liliaceae: Gagea chlorantha (Mavromoustakis 1948), Gagea sp. (new observations from Mount Hermon); Rosaceae: Prunus dulcis (Pisanty et al. 2018) .

Material examined: CYPRUS: Cherkes, 7.x.1948, G.A. Mavromoustakis (1♀) ; ISRAEL: Mount Hermon [Har Hermon], 1640 m, 33.300°N 35.7675°E, 7.iv.2021, G. Pisanty, sweeping (1♀) ; 1644 m, 33.2991°N 35.7667°E, 16.iv.2022, G. Pisanty, pan traps (4♀, 8♂); 33.2992°N 35.7670°E, 16.iv.2022, G. Pisanty, pan traps (3♀, 3♂); [Hermon], 1642 m, 33.2992°N 35.7668°E, 16.iv.2022, G. Pisanty, sweeping (1♂) (NHMUK, SMNHTAU) .

Remarks. This species was previously classified in subgenus Poecilandrena (Pisanty et al. 2018) . However, the unusal head morphology (with enlarged mandibles) of the male, the finely reticulate propodeal triangle, and the COI barcode sequence which does not cluster with other Poecilandrena, lead us to exclude this species from the subgenus.