Anthophora (Pyganthophora) pedata Eversmann, 1852

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 : 102

Anthophora (Pyganthophora) pedata Eversmann, 1852 * ( fig. 25.3 )

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Scattered in south eastern Europe ( Rasmont 2014b).

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Bcharre , Dahr El Adib, 2585 m, 1♂; Jord Tannourine, 2469 m, 28.V.2017, 2♂; Tannourine, Jabal Al Mnaitra, 2455 m, 28.V.2017, 2♂; 2471 m, 1♂; Bcharre, Dahr El Adib, 2407 m, 8.VI.2017, 1♂; Arz Bcharre, 1883 m, 18.IV.2018, 1♂, all leg. Rasmont P., coll. PRAS ; Jord Tannourine , 2296 m, 30.VI.2019, 1♀, leg. Ghisbain G., coll. UMONS .

Flower records. Fabaceae : Astragalus angustifolius , Astragalus coluteoides , Onobrychis cornuta , Lamiaceae : Lamium striatum .

Figures

FIGURE 25. 1 Anthophora orientalis♀, 2 Anthophora orientalis♂, 3 Anthophora pedata♂, 4 Anthophora plumipes♀, 5 Anthophora plumipes♂, 6 Anthophora rogenhoferi♀. All pictures by Pierre Rasmont.