Anthophora (Pyganthophora) nigriceps Morawitz, 1886

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 : 101-102

Anthophora (Pyganthophora) nigriceps Morawitz, 1886 ( fig. 23.5–6 )

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Scattered records in the Levant, south-eastern Europe and west of the Caspian Sea ( Rasmont 2014b).

Local distribution fig. 16.10

Unpublished records. GBIF 2021, SEMC: South Lebanon, Liba’a [Lebaa], 1♂, det. Baker D.

Literature. Mavromoustakis (1963): Mount Lebanon, Falougha, 17.V.1953, 1♀; Jebel Knaisse, 18.V.1953, 7♀, 1♂, all det. & leg. Mavromoustakis G.A.

Mentioned by Grace (2010) from June without locality details.

Material examined. Abundant and widespread, on the wing from March until June.

Bekaa: Anjar , IV.1979, 1♀, leg. Boghos D ; Quaraoun , 792 m, 24.III.2013, 1♂, leg. Kasparek M., coll. MKAS ; Kefraya ( West Bekaa), 1107 m, 27.IV.2019, 1♀, leg. Rasmont P., coll. PRAS .

Mount Lebanon: Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Barouk-Maaser dirt road, 1769 m, 16.V.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Donnieh , 2142 m, 23.V.2012, 1♀, leg. Kasparek M. ; Donnieh , Jairoun / Kfar Bebnine Forest, 1637 m, 26.V.2012, 1♀, leg. Kasparek M. , coll. MKAS; Tannourine El Tahta, Ain El Raha , 900 m, 27.III.2017, 2♂, leg. Boustani M. ; Chatine , Bifurcation de Balaa, 1440 m, 18.IV.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M. , all coll. MBOU. Additional 86♀ and 20♂ from 43 records collected between 2.V.2017 and 30.VI.2019, from Horch Ehden, Fehta, Arz Tannourine, Hadath El Jebbeh, Tannourine El Tahta, Arz Bcharre, and Jord Tannourine.

S. Lebanon: Saidoun, South of Beehives , 25. III .2018, 1♀, leg. Baghdadi A., coll. SOILS .

Flower records. Asparagaceae : Bellevalia flexuosa , Bellevalia sp. , Bellevalia nivalis , Muscari racemosum ; Asphodelaceae : Asphodeline lutea ; Boraginaceae : Anchusa hybrida , Solenanthus stamineus ; Brassicaceae : Thlaspi sp. ; Fabaceae : Astragalus emarginatus , Onobrychis cornuta , Trifolium purpureum , Trifolium tomentosum , Vicia sericocarpa , Vicia villosa ; Lamiaceae : Nepeta curviflora , Salvia multicaulis .

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.

FIGURE 23. 1 Eucera plumigera♂, 2 Amegilla quadrifasciata♀, 3 Amegilla albigena♀, 4 Anthophora aestivalis♀, 5 Anthophora aestivalis♂, 6 Anthophora crinipes♀. All pictures by Pierre Rasmont.