Andrena (Zonandrena) vachali Pérez, 1895

Wood, Thomas James, Cross, Ian & Baldock, David W., 2020, Updates to the bee fauna of Portugal with the description of three new Iberian Andrena species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), Zootaxa 4790 (2), pp. 201-228 : 219

Andrena (Zonandrena) vachali Pérez, 1895

Distribution: North Africa to Israel and Crete ( Gusenleitner & Schwarz 2002).

Notes: Andrena vachali was reported to occur in Portugal by Baldock et al. (2018). This due to confusion regarding the identification of Iberian Zonandrena. Inspection of material from the Warncke Collection has revealed that Portuguese material previously identified as A. vachali corresponds to A. discors Erichson, 1840 , and that Portuguese material previously identified as A. discors corresponds to A. vulcana Dours, 1873 . On this basis, A. vachali is removed from the Portuguese list and A. discors and A. vulcana are retained. Andrena discors is currently known only from southern Portugal, whilst A. vulcana ranges further north to central Portugal in the Coimbra area.

Material examined: Andrena discors : MOROCCO: Lixus , 5.iv.1967, 1♀, leg. Schultze, det. K. Warncke, OÖLM ; PORTUGAL: Montemor-o-Novo, Foros de Vale de Figueira , 27.iv.2011, 1♀, leg. A. Albernaz-Valente, det. Wood, TJW Colln .; TUNISIA: Fritissa , 11–22.iv.1983, 3♀, det. K. Warncke, UMons Colln; Andrena vachali : MOROCCO: Marraquesh , iii.1907, 1♀, det. K. Warncke, OÖLM ; Andrena vulcana : PORTUGAL: Coimbra, Pinhal de Marrocos, 30.iii.1962, 1♀, leg. M.A. Diniz, det. K. Warncke, OÖLM ; Santo Estêvão , near Tavira , 25.iv.2016, 1♀, det. & leg. Wood; Burgau, Barrancão, 2.iv.2017, 1♀, det. Wood, leg. Cross; Ermegeira, near Torres Vedras, 14.iv.2011, 3♀, det. Wood, leg. J. Franco, TJW Colln .; TUNISIA: Fritissa , 24–29.iv.1983, 2♀, det. K. Warncke, UMons Colln .