Osmia (Melanosmia) thoracica Radoszkowski, 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 : 62

Osmia (Melanosmia) thoracica Radoszkowski, 1874 *

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Turkey and Armenia ( Müller 2021).

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Bcharre, Bcharre Jord , 2723 m, 24.VI.2016, 2♀, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Qornet Es Sawda, 2863 m, 30.VI.2017, 3♀, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Qornet Es Sawda, 2949 m, 21.VII.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Plateau Qornet Es Sawda, 2882 m, 12.VII.2018, 2♀, leg. Abi Khalil N., Boustani M., Jabbour J., Fakhry M., all coll. MBOU ; 2867 m, 1.VIII.2018, leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA .

Flower records. Fabaceae : Astragalus angustifolius , Vicia canescens .