Eucera (Synhalonia) plumigera Kohl, 1905

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 : 95

Eucera (Synhalonia) plumigera Kohl, 1905 * ( fig. 22.6–23.1 )

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Near East, Turkey, and south-eastern Europe.

Local distribution fig. 16.4

Material examined. Beirut: American University of Beirut, 4.V.1979, 1♂, leg. Zeina K.; 16. III . 0000, 1♂, leg. Samet., all coll. AUB .

Bekaa: Ainata , 1824 m, 30.V.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., Rasmont P., coll. MBOU ., Kefraya , 960 m, 27.IV.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .; Aamiq , 27.IV. 2019, 985 m, 1♂, leg. Rasmont P. coll. PRAS .

Mount Lebanon: Aabey, 21.VII.1975, 1♂; Kfar Selwan, 23.VII.1975, 1♂, all coll. AUB ; Marej Barja , Terbe, 326 m, 17.IV.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .; Marej Barja , Qaalet Al Besten, 362 m, 26.IV.2019, 2♀, leg. Rasmont P., coll. PRAS .; Maaser Al Chouf , 29.V.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M ; Horch El Barouk, Shouf Biosphere Reserve , 1614 m, 3.VII.2019, 1♀ ; 1458 m, 3.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Van Achter X, coll. XVA .

N. Lebanon: Donnieh , bei Quemmamine , 23.V.2012, 1♂, leg. Kasparek M., coll. OÖLM. Additional 4♂ from 3 records collected between 23.V.2012 and 27.V.2012, from Jairoun , South of Jairoun and Donnieh ; Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Ain El Raha, 900 m, 18.IV.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU. Additional 7♀ and 28♂ from 24 records, collected between 5.V.2017 and 27.VI.2019, from Tannourine El Tahta, Hadath El Jebbe, Arz Tannourine, Arz Bcharre, and Qanat .

S. Lebanon: Hilaliyah , 8.IV.1975, 1♂., coll. AUB .

Flower records. Asphodelaceae : Asphodelus microcarpus ; Boraginaceae : Anchusa italica , Anchusa hybrida , Echium italicum ; Fabaceae : Vicia tenuifolia , Ononis natrix ; Lamiaceae : Eremostachys laciniata , Phlomis chrysophylla , Phlomis viscosa .

Figures

FIGURE 16. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Eucera helvola, 2 Eucera interrupta, 3 Eucera nigrifacies, 4 Eucera plumigera, 5 Amegilla albigena, 6 Amegilla garrula, 7 Anthophora aestivalis, 8 Anthophora crinipes, 9 Anthophora mucida, 10 Anthophora nigriceps, 11 Anthophora plumipes, 12 Anthophora robusta.

FIGURE 22. 1 Nomada radoszkowskii♂, 2 Eucera cypria♀, 3 Eucera longicornis atricollis♂, 4 Eucera penicillata♀, 5 Eucera penicillata♂, 6 Eucera plumigera♀. All pictures by Pierre Rasmont.

FIGURE 23. 1 Eucera plumigera♂, 2 Amegilla quadrifasciata♀, 3 Amegilla albigena♀, 4 Anthophora aestivalis♀, 5 Anthophora aestivalis♂, 6 Anthophora crinipes♀. All pictures by Pierre Rasmont.