The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Author
Boustani, Mira
Author
Rasmont, Pierre
Author
Dathe, Holger H.
Author
Ghisbain, Guillaume
Author
Kasparek, Max
Author
Michez, Denis
Author
Müller, Andreas
Author
Pauly, Alain
Author
Risch, Stefan
Author
Straka, Jakub
Author
Terzo, Michael
Author
Achter, Xavier Van
Author
Wood, Thomas J.
Author
Nemer, Nabil
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-05-27
4976
1
1
146
journal article
5928
10.11646/zootaxa.4976.1.1
24d2416a-fe04-45f4-83cd-1db20eff33ad
1175-5326
4819018
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MEGACHILINI
Genus
Coelioxys
Latreille, 1809
One species.
Coelioxys
(
Mesocoelioxys
)
argenteus
Lepeletier, 1841
*
Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC:
Southern Europe, Centred around the Mediterranean except
Egypt
and
Libya
(
Ascher & Pickering 2021
).
Material examined.
Mount
Lebanon
:
Arz Al Barouk
,
18.VI.1975
,
1♂
, det.
Schwarz M.
, coll.
AUB
.
Notes:
Friese (1895)
reports the species from
Syria
, which could be located in current Lebanese territory.
Genus
Megachile
Latreille, 1802
23 species.
All Examined Material determined by Praz C.
Floral preferences of the subgenera listed below seem to be focused on
Fabaceae
,
Lamiaceae
and
Asteraceae (
Praz 2017
)
, a trend that we observe as well with the flower records listed below.