Halictus (Acalcaripes) patellatus Morawitz, 1874

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 : 30

Halictus (Acalcaripes) patellatus Morawitz, 1874 *

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Ponto-Mediterranean ( Pauly et al. 2016).

Local distribution fig. 11.5

Literature. Blüthgen (1955): Reported from Syria from coll. Friese (in Zoolog. Museum of Humboldt University, Berlin) which could be located in the current Lebanese territory.

Material examined. Mount Lebanon: Maaser Al Chouf, 1718 m, 6. VIII.2018, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Acther X., coll. XVA. Six more records of 16♀ and 3♂ from Mazraat Al Daher , Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve , Maaser Al Chouf, and Shouf Biosphere Reserve between 21.VIII.2018 and 7.VIII.2019 .

N. Lebanon: South of Jairoun , 1648 m, 23.V.2012 , 1♀, det. Ebmer A.W., leg. Kasparek M., coll. OÖLM. 53 more records of 76♀ and 25♂ from Arz Tannourine , Arz Bcharre , Horch Ehden, and Fehta between 26.V.2012 and 20.VIII.2019 .

Flower records. Wide range of forage plants. Amaryllidaceae : Allium phanerantherum , Allium sp. ; Apiaceae : Chaerophyllum aurantiacum , Eryngium billardierei ; Asteraceae : Achillea falcata , Anthemis pauciloba , Carduus argentatus , Centaurea eryngioides , Centaurea pallescens , Echinops gaillardotii , Echinops viscosus , Reichardia sp. , Senecio cf vernalis; Boraginaceae : Cynoglossum nebrodense , Solenanthus stamineus ; Brassicaceae : Alyssum sp. , Brassica sp. , Medicago sp. , Vicia tenuifolia ; Caprifoliaceae : Cephalaria stellipilis ; Caryophyllaceae : Dianthus sp. , Dianthus strictus ; Convolvulaceae : Convolvulus arvensis , Cuscuta sp. ; Fabaceae : Astragalus emarginatus ; Lamiaceae : Mentha aquatica , Phlomis sp. , Salvia microstegia , Scutellaria brevibracteata , Sideritis cf pullulans; Malvaceae : Alcea sp. , Alcea apterocarpa ; Plantaginaceae : Anarrhinum orientale ; Plumbaginaceae : Acantholimon libanoticum ; Rosaceae : Prunus prostrata ; Rubiaceae : Galium sp.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Halictus aegypticola, 2 Halictus berlandi, 3 Halictus beytueschebapensis, 4 Halictus brunnescens, 5 Halictus patellatus, 6 Halictus resurgens, 7 Halictus sexcinctus, 8 Seladonia cephalica, 9 Seladonia subaurata, 10 Seladonia tuberculata, 11 Seladonia vestita, 12 Lasioglossum anellum, 13 Lasioglossum angusticeps, 14 Lasioglossum brevicorne, 15 Lasioglossum cristula, 16 Lasioglossum dolichocephalum.