3.1.2.17. Andrena (Micrandrena) magunta Warncke, 1965

Figures 15 G, 20 C, T

Andrena magunta Warncke, 1965: 67–68, ♀ [Greece: OLML].

Andrena (Micrandrena) magunta Warncke: Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002: 453 (first description of ♂).

Distribution and habitat.

Grasslands and shrublands in south-eastern Europe, Turkey and the Levant (northern Israel, Jordan *, Lebanon, Syria *; Pisanty et al. 2018; Wood et al. 2020; IUCN 2024).

Flight period.

Mid-February to late May.

Flower records.

Collected from Asteraceae, Brassicaceae and Rosaceae (IUCN 2024) .

Material examined.

ISRAEL ● 1 ♀; Biriyya Forest; 32.99– 33.00°N 35.52– 53°E; 19 May 2023; G. Pisanty leg.; SMNHTAU 429811 ● 1 ♀; Kefar Giladi S; 25 Mar. 1997; R. Kasher leg.; SMNHTAU ● 1 ♀; Tivon; 2 Apr. 1975; F. Kaplan leg.; SMNHTAU ● 1 ♂; Yehi’am; 16 Feb. 2014; L. Friedman leg.; BOLD accession no. ANDIL 405-25; SMNHTAU 173841. – JORDAN ● 1 ♂; 20 km NW of Amman; 420 m a. s. l.; 5 May 2006; K. Deneš leg.; OLML ● 1 ♂; Jarash env; 1 May 1996; Ma. Halada leg.; OLML ● 2 ♂; North Shuna; 20–22 Apr. 1996; ibid. ● 1 ♂; ibid.; TJWC ● 5 ♂; ibid.; 29–30 Apr. 1996; OLML. – LEBANON ● 1 ♀; Beqaa, Beqaa valley, Qob Elias, valley 500 m NW; 33.7989°N 35.8192°E; 900 m a. s. l.; 5 Apr. 2023; T. Wood leg.; TJWC ● 1 ♀; ibid.; BOLD accession no. WPATW 1114 -23 ● 1 ♀; Ota a Sha’eb [Ayta ash Shab]; 3 Apr. 1978; D. Gerling leg.; SMNHTAU. – SYRIA ● 1 ♂; 50 km W Homs; 12 May 1996; Ma. Halada leg.; OLML ● 33 ♂; Jisr al-Shughur, Syria; 26 May 1996; ibid. ● 2 ♀, 1 ♂; ibid.; TJWC ● 1 ♂; Ras al Basit; 19 May 1995; K. Deneš leg.; TJWC ● 4 ♂; Tartus; 25 May 1996; Ma. Halada leg.; OLML.