Andrena cara Nurse 1904

30. Andrena (incertae sedis) cara Nurse, 1904 Listed by Meena & Dey (2019): Kashmir. Remarks Andrena cara was described by Nurse from Peshin [= Pishin] in western Pakistan. It is a junior synonym of A. (incertae sedis) hieroglyphica Morawitz, 1876, and its complicated history of use was clarified by Wood & Monfared (2022). There is no evidence available to support a listing of A. hieroglyphica in Kashmir, as the species is found in dry desert habitats in Central Asia, typically not at high altitude (Astafurova et al. 2022; Wood & Monfared 2022). It is therefore excluded from the Indian fauna.