Ceratina (Euceratina) acuta Friese, 1896

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 : 81

Ceratina (Euceratina) acuta Friese, 1896 *

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Mainly Ponto-Mediterranean, spanning Southern Europe and east to Kazakhstan ( Terzo & Rasmont 2011, Ascher & Pickering 2021).

Local distribution fig. 15.9

Material examined. Bekaa: Jord Aarsal, Howiyit Al Borj , 2008 m, 11.VII.2019, 2♀, leg. Boustani M.

Mount Lebanon: Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Barouk-Maaser dirt road, 1769 m, 16.V.2019, 1♀, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.

N. Lebanon: Harissa, Al Jawar , 1765 m, 28.VI.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Road to Wadi Ain El Raha , 1547 m, 29.VI.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine , 1792 m, 13.VII.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Border of the Cedar Forest , 1618 m, 28.VII.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Forest of the Cedars of God , Forest Limit , 1897 m, 2.VII.2019, 1♀, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine , Main Gate , 1794 m, 4.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU ; Tannourine El Fawka, Salon de l’église, 1244 m, 4.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Ghisbain G., coll. UMONS ; Fehta, El Biara, 1664 m, 25.VII.2019, 3♀, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Al Fouar , 1529 m, 25.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., Mouawad G.; Tannourine Reserve , Trail 4, 1781 m, 27.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Forest of the Cedars of God , Forest Limit , 1897 m, 20.VIII.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Al Fouar , 1529 m, 23.VIII.2019, 2♀, Boustani M., Mouawad G., all coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Apiaceae : Eryngium billardieri ; Boraginaceae : Cynoglossum nebrodense ; Caryophyllaceae : Dianthus cf strictus ; Caprifoliaceae : Scabiosa argentea ; Fabaceae : Alyssum sp. , Ononis natrix : Lamiaceae : Marrubium cf cuneatum; Sideritis libanotica , Stachys distans ; Plumbaginaceae : Acantholimon libanoticum ; Rosaceae : Rubus sanctus .

Few data are available for this species pollen preferences in literature (Terzo 2011), but it seems to have a wide range including Dipsacaceae , Asteraceae and Lamiaceae .

Figures

FIGURE 15. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Xylocopa iris, 2 Xylocopa olivieri, 3 Xylocopa parviceps, 4 Xylocopa pubescens, 5 Xylocopa rufa, 6 Xylocopa valga, 7 Xylocopa varentzowi, 8 Xylocopa violacea, 9 Ceratina acuta, 10 Ceratina bispinosa, 11 Ceratina cucurbitina, 12 Ceratina dentiventris, 13 Ceratina mandibularis, 14 Exoneuridia libanensis, 15 Eucera cypria, 16 Eucera gaullei.