Anthophora (Lophanthophora) canescens Brullé, 1832

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 : 100

Anthophora (Lophanthophora) canescens Brullé, 1832 *

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Holo-Mediterranean ( Rasmont 2014b).

Unpublished records. GBIF 2021, SEMC: sudl. v. Trip, could be referring to South of Tripoli (N. Lebanon), III, 1♂, det. Baker D.

Material examined. Bekaa: AUB Farm [Haush Sneid], 10.IV.1961, 1♂; 17.IV.1961, 1♂, leg. Nasr H.; 22.V.1961, leg. Ali S.M., all coll . AUB.

Mount Lebanon: Aley, 5.V.1944, 1♀, leg. Talhouk A.S., coll. AUB .

N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta , Wadi Ain El Raha, 900 m, 11.IV.2017, 1♂; Hadath El Jebbe, Road to Wadi Al Fouar, 1553 m, 2.IV.2018, 1♀, all leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Asphodelaceae : Asphodelus microcarpus ; Fabaceae : Vicia sericocarpa .