Halictus (Tythalictus) maculatus Smith, 1848 ssp. priesneri Ebmer, 1975

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 (Tythalictus) maculatus Smith, 1848 ssp. priesneri Ebmer, 1975 *

Distribution: The species H. maculatus is present throughout the PALAEARCTIC, the subspecies priesneri is present in the EAST MEDITERRANEAN ( Pauly et al. 2016).

Material examined. Bekaa: Jord Aarsal, Howiyit Al Borj , 2008 m, 11. VII .2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Horch Ehden , 1567 m, 19. VII.2016, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Yammine W., coll. MBOU. Additional 15 records of 20♀ and 6♂ from Horch Ehden, Arz Bcharre, Jord Tannourine, between 2.VIII.2018 and 20.VIII.2019 .

Flower records. Apiaceae : Hippomarathrum sp. ; Asteraceae : Echinops gaillardotii , Centaurea sp. ; Brassicaceae : Alyssum sp. ; Caprifoliaceae : Scabiosa argentea ; Caryophyllaceae : Dianthus cf strictus ; Euphorbiaceae : Euphorbia sp. ; Fabaceae : Coronilla emeroides , Onobrychis cornuta ; Lamiaceae : Salvia microstegia ; Plantaginaceae : Veronica sp.