New palearctic species of the bee genus Andrena (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)

Abstract

Eight palearctic species of seven different subgenera of the bee genus Andrena are described as new for science: A. (Carandrena) planti sp. n. from Turkmenistan, A. (Euandrena) yangi sp. n. and A. (Habromelissa) nantouensis sp. n. from Taiwan, A. (Larandrena) susanneae sp. n. from China, A. (Leucandrena) cheni sp. n. from Taiwan, A. (Pallandrena) christineae sp. n. from Turkey and Iran, A. (Pallandrena) scheuchli sp. n. from Turkmenistan and A. (Simandrena) heinzi sp. n. from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Morphological characters of the new species are documented by SEM.