Anthophora (Pyganthophora) rogenhoferi Morawitz, 1872

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 : 104

Anthophora (Pyganthophora) rogenhoferi Morawitz, 1872 ( fig. 25.6 )

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Levant, Greece, Italy ( Rasmont 2014b).

Local distribution fig. 17.1

Unpublished records. GBIF 2021, SEMC: Bekaa (labelled Mt. Lebanon), Hazerta , 1400 m, 6.V.1996, 1♀, det. Baker D., leg. Roche C.G.

Literature. Mavromoustakis (1963): Mount Lebanon, Jebel Knaisse, 18.V.1953, 2♂, leg. & det. Mavromoustakis G.A.

Material examined. Specimens without labels, 1♀, 1♂, coll. AUB .

Bekaa: AUB Farm [Haush Sneid], 1964, 1♂, leg. Mechoui A, coll. AUB ; Aamiq ( West Bekaa), 985 m, 27.IV.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Fehta , 1700 m, 4.V.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Fehta, El Biara, 1664 m, 11.V.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Fabaceae : Trifolium repens ; Lamiaceae : Salvia multicaulis .

Figures

FIGURE 17. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Anthophora rogenhoferi, 2 Habropoda tarsata, 3 Bombus argillaceus, 4 Bombus melanurus, 5 Bombus niveatus, 6 Bombus terrestris.

FIGURE 25. 1 Anthophora orientalis♀, 2 Anthophora orientalis♂, 3 Anthophora pedata♂, 4 Anthophora plumipes♀, 5 Anthophora plumipes♂, 6 Anthophora rogenhoferi♀. All pictures by Pierre Rasmont.