Anthophora (Lophanthophora) robusta ( Klug, 1845 )

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 : 103

Anthophora (Lophanthophora) robusta ( Klug, 1845)

Distribution: PALAEARCTIC: Southern Europe, scattered in North Africa, Russia ( Rasmont 2014b).

Local distribution fig. 16.12

Material examined. Bekaa: AUB Farm [Haush Sneid], 3.IV.1962, 1♀, leg. Mirah; 13.IV.1962, 1♂, det. Shaikh; 12.V.1962, 1♀, leg. Mirah; 26.V.1962, 1♀, 1♂, leg. Chaudry A.H., all coll . AUB; Passage Bcharré-Ainata , 1982 m, 3.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., coll . MBOU; Passage Akoura-Hadath , 1820 m, 7.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Ghisbain G., coll . UMONS.

Mount Lebanon: Shouf Biosphere Reserve, 1679 m, 2. VII .2019, 2♀, 1♂; 1614 m, 3. VII .2019, 2♀; 1679 m, 3. VII .2019, 3♀; 1912 m, 5. VII .2019, 1♀, all leg. Van Achter X., all coll. XVA .

N. Lebanon: Cedern b. Bécharré [Arz Bcharre], 1900 m, 30.VI.1931, 1♂, leg. Zerny, coll. NMV; Arz Tannourine, 1784 m, 18.VI.2016, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre Jord, 2723 m, 24.VI.2016, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Harissa, Chir Al Ribez, 1730 m, 3.VI.2017, 1♂; 11.VI.2017, 1♀, leg. Saade N., all coll. MBOU ; Arz Tannourine, Gate Area , 1754 m, 23.VI.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine, Trail 4, 1762 m, 5.VII.2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Army Checkpoint, 2023 m, 2.VII.2019, 2♀, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU ; 1♀, leg. Ghisbain G.; Arz Bcharre, Forest Limit, 3.VII. 2019 , 1873 m, 2♀, 3♂, leg. Ghisbain G., all coll. UMONS.

Flower records. Boraginaceae : Anchusa italica ; Caprifoliaceae : Centranthus sp. ; Fabaceae : Vicia tenuifolia ; Lamiaceae : Nepeta curviflora , Nepeta sp. , Phlomis cf brachyodon , Stachys sp. ; Ranunculaceae : Delphinium ithaburense .

Figures

FIGURE 16. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Eucera helvola, 2 Eucera interrupta, 3 Eucera nigrifacies, 4 Eucera plumigera, 5 Amegilla albigena, 6 Amegilla garrula, 7 Anthophora aestivalis, 8 Anthophora crinipes, 9 Anthophora mucida, 10 Anthophora nigriceps, 11 Anthophora plumipes, 12 Anthophora robusta.