Thyreus (Thyreus) ramosus (Lepeletier, 1841)

Boustani, Mira, Rasmont, Pierre, Dathe, Holger H., Ghisbain, Guillaume, Kasparek, Max, Michez, Denis, Müller, Andreas, Pauly, Alain, Risch, Stefan, Straka, Jakub, Terzo, Michael, Achter, Xavier Van, Wood, Thomas J. & Nemer, Nabil, 2021, The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), Zootaxa 4976 (1), pp. 1-146 : 106

Thyreus (Thyreus) ramosus (Lepeletier, 1841)

Distribution: PALAEARCTIC: Southern Europe and Mediterranean basin and further east to Russia ( Rasmont 2014d).

Unpublished records. GBIF 2021, SEMC: Bekaa, Deri Mar Maroun, 700 m, 9.V.1996, 1♂; det. Baker D., leg. Roche C.G.

Literature. Lieftinck (1968): Beirut, 1967, 2♀, det. Lieftinck M.A.

BOMBINI

Genus Bombu s Latreille, 1802

Four species.

All Material examined determined by Rasmont P.

The wide range of floral preferences observed by Boustani et al. 2020, are reported here again with the addition of recent observations. Workers are referred to as “W”.