3.1.1.7. Andrena (Micrandrena) mariana Warncke, 1968 sensu stricto

Andrena mariana Warncke, 1968 b: 75, ♀ ♂ [Canary Islands: OLML].

Distribution and habitat.

South Mediterranean (Wood 2023 a). Newly recorded from the Levant * (Israel *, Jordan *). Previous accounts from the Levant (Warncke 1969) refer to Andrena kugleri sp. nov.

Flight period.

Mid-February to late April.

Flower records.

Collected from Brassicaceae .

Remarks.

See A. leptura stat. nov. and A. kugleri sp. nov.

Material examined.

ISRAEL ● 1 ♀, 1 ♂; 10 km W Dimona; 403 m a. s. l.; 20 Mar. 2012; A. Dorchin leg.; TJWC ● 2 ♀; Holot Mash’abbim; 30.999°N 34.7575°E; 13 Feb. 2022; L. Friedman leg.; SMNHTAU 384379, 384380 ● 2 ♂; ibid.; SMNHTAU 384376, 384385 ● 1 ♂; ibid.; 30.999°N 34.7578°E; G. Pisanty leg.; sweeping; SMNHTAU 384335 ● 2 ♀; ibid.; 18 Feb. 2022; SMNHTAU 384502, 384541 ● 3 ♂; ibid.; SMNHTAU 384508, 384510, 384533 ● 1 ♂; ibid.; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 498-25; SMNHTAU 384505 ● 2 ♀; ibid.; pan trap; SMNHTAU 384611, 384612 ● 1 ♀; ibid.; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 499-25; SMNHTAU 384610 ● 1 ♀; Holot Shunera; 30.941°N 34.597°E; 17 Mar. 2017; G. Pisanty leg.; pan trap; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 439-25; SMNHTAU 269102 ● 1 ♀; KKL Park Sayeret Shaqed; 31.2795°N 34.6495°E; 19 Mar. 2022; G. Pisanty leg.; sweeping; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 503-25; SMNHTAU 385879 ● 3 ♀; Mashabe Sade; 16 Feb. 1976; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU 348560 to 348562 ● 1 ♀; Nahal Zin; 16 Mar. 2008; Y. Hollander leg.; SMNHTAU 19223 ● 1 ♀; Shivta; 13 Mar. 1977; A. Freidberg leg.; SMNHTAU 348566 ● 3 ♀; ibid.; 17 Mar. 1977; SMNHTAU 348563 to 348565 ● 1 ♀; Subeita [Shivta]; 21 Mar. 1946; SMNHTAU. – JORDAN ● 7 ♀; Jordan E., Azraq; 24 Apr. 1996; Marek Halada leg.; OLML. – MOROCCO ● 2 ♀; Guelmim-Oued Noun, Guelmim, Asrir, 1 km W; 28.9343°N – 10.0203°W; 20 Mar. 2022; T. Wood leg.; BOLD accession nos. WPATW 687-22, WPATW 688-22; TJWC.