Eucera (Eucera) longicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 93

Eucera (Eucera) longicornis (L., 1758) ssp. atricollis Friese, 1922 * ( fig. 22.3 )

Distribution: PALAEARCTIC: Europe to East Asia

Distribution of Eucera longicornis atricollis : EAST MEDITERRANEAN: Near East, Turkey, SE Europe (Risch, pers. comm, 2020).

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Al Fouar , 1187 m, 19.IV.2018, 2♀, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Al Fouar , 1535 m, 30.V.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., Rasmont P., all coll. MBOU ; Tourzaya [probably referring to Tourza], 19.IV.2018, 1♂, leg. Lahoud V.; Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Al Fouar , 1187 m, 25.IV.2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine , Trail 4, 1781 m, 13.V.2019, 1♀; Hadath El Jebbe, Al Fouar , 1529 m, 31.V.2019, 1♂; 7.VI.2019, 4♀, 6♂, leg. Boustani M., Mouawad G., all coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Boraginaceae : Solenanthus stamineus ; Fabaceae : Colutea cilicica ; Vicia tenuifolia .

Figures

FIGURE 22. 1 Nomada radoszkowskii♂, 2 Eucera cypria♀, 3 Eucera longicornis atricollis♂, 4 Eucera penicillata♀, 5 Eucera penicillata♂, 6 Eucera plumigera♀. All pictures by Pierre Rasmont.