Osmia (Erythrosmia) andrenoides Spinola, 1808

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 : 55

Osmia (Erythrosmia) andrenoides Spinola, 1808 * ( fig. 19.1 )

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Europe, Turkey, and the Near East ( Müller 2021).

Material examined. Mount Lebanon: Bentael, 340 m, 23.IV.2019, 5♀, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., Nemer N., Rasmont P., coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Ain el Raha, 900 m, 18.IV.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M. ; Tannourine El Tahta, Al Mahbase , 893 m, 25.IV.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M. ; Tannourine El Tahta, Mar Boutrous , 1207 m, 27.VI.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M. , all coll. MBOU.

Flower records. Asteraceae : Carduus argentatus ; Lamiaceae : Lamium sp. , Stachys distans .

Figures

FIGURE 19. 1 Osmia andrenoides♂, 2 Osmia difficilis♂, 3 Osmia dilaticornis♀, 4 Osmia versicolor♂, 5 Anthidium manicatum♀, 6 Anthidium manicatum♂. All pictures by Pierre Rasmont.