Ceratina (Euceratina) dentiventris Gerstaecker, 1869

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 : 83

Ceratina (Euceratina) dentiventris Gerstaecker, 1869 *

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Holo-Mediterranean distribution, but scarce in the Maghreb ( Terzo & Rasmont 2011, Ascher & Pickering 2021).

Local distribution fig. 15.12

Material examined. Bekaa: Hadath , 1441 m, 7.VII.2019, 2♂, leg. Boustani M., Ghisbain G., coll. MBOU, UMONS .

Mount Lebanon: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve, Peony Trail, 1440 m, 21. VIII .2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Laqlouq, 1594 m, 6. VII .2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta , Mar Boutrous, 1207 m, 27.VI.2019, 2♂, leg. Boustani M.

Arz Tannourine, Gate, 1796 m, 29.VI.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU ; Bcharre, 2042 m, 14.VII.2019, 1♂, leg. Van Achter X.; Horch Ehden , 1686 m, 14.VII.2019, 1♂, leg. Van Achter X .; 1625 m, 22.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Van Achter X., all coll. XVA .

Flower records. Apiaceae : Eryngium creticum ; Caprifoliaceae : Scabiosa argentea , Scabiosa sp. ; Lamiaceae : Stachys cretica .

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.