3.1.2.1. Andrena (Micrandrena) alfkenella Perkins, 1914

Figures 17 B, F, 21 C

Andrena alfkenella Perkins, 1914: 112–113, ♀ ♂ [England: NHMUK or OUMNH].

Andrena moricella Perkins, 1914: 113, ♂ [England: NHMUK or OUMNH].

Andrena alfkenella ssp. sunna Warncke, 1975 b: 295, ♀ ♂ [Spain: OLML].

Distribution and habitat.

Mostly mesic habitats in Morocco, Europe and the northwestern Middle East. In the Levant, limited to mountains above 1300 m in north and central Lebanon (Wood et al. 2020).

Flight period.

Late April at least until mid-July (in Europe until August), in two generations.

Flower preferences.

Polylectic. Pollen hosts include Apiaceae, Brassicaceae, Plantaginaceae and Rosaceae (Westrich 1989) . The second generation exhibits strong preference for Apiaceae pollen (TJW, unpublished data). IUCN (2024) also mentions foraging on Asteraceae, Boraginaceae and Campanulaceae . In Lebanon, recorded on Chaerophyllum, Euphorbia and Peltaria (Wood et al. 2020) .

Material examined.

LEBANON: See Wood et al. 2020. – PORTUGAL ● 1 ♀; Bragança, between Rabal and França; 41.8847°N – 6.7372°W; 14 Jul. 2020; T. Wood leg.; BOLD accession no. IBIHM 474-21; TJWC. – ROMANIA ● 1 ♀; Iași, 1 km NNW Ciurea, fallow fields; 47.0817°N 27.5679°E; 23 Jul. 2023; T. Wood leg.; BOLD accession no. ORBIT 191-23; TJWC. – SPAIN ● 1 ♀; Pena Trevinca, Valdin, Seoane; 42.232°N – 6.9532°W; 15 Jul. 2020; T. Wood leg.; BOLD accession no. WPATW 029-21; TJWC ● 1 ♀; Sierra de Baza, Prados del Rey; 37.3750°N – 2.8545°W; 2000 m a. s. l.; 19 Jun. 2021; T. Wood leg.; BOLD accession no. WPATW 357-21; TJWC. – TURKEY ● 1 ♂; Burdur, 20 km SW Burdur; 7 Jul. 2006; M. Halada & M. Kadlecová leg.; BOLD accession no. ANDGP 017-25; OLML.