Andrena (Holandrena) forsterella Osytshnjuk, 1978

Distribution: Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Macedonia, Turkey (Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002; Wood et al. 2020a); newly recorded from Israel.

Flight period: May–June (Israel), up to August in more northern latitudes (Schönitzer et al. 1995).

Flower records: None.

Material examined: ISRAEL: Beit Uziel [Bet Uzi’el], 27.v.2011, N. Meltzer (1♂) ; Jerusalem, Mt. Scopus, 26.v.1940 (1♀) ; Revadim, 28.v.2011, A. Golan (1♂) ; 30.v.2011, A. Golan (1♂); 4.vi.2011, A. Golan (1♂); 7.vi.2011, A. Golan (1♂); Merom Golan, 33°08’N 35°46’E, 1.vi.2008, I. Gerlitz (1♀) (SMNHTAU) .

Remarks. This species has often been confused with Andrena wilhelmi Schuberth, which has an earlier flight period, and is also present in Israel (Pisanty et al. 2018).