Eucera (Rhyteucera) caerulescens Friese, 1899

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 : 90

Eucera (Rhyteucera) caerulescens Friese, 1899

Distribution: EAST MEDITERRANEAN: Cyprus, Near East, Turkey, records from Libya to be confirmed (Risch, pers. comm, 2020)

Literature. Friese (1899): Mount Lebanon, Brumana (and from Mersina, Cyprus), 2–5.IV.1899, some males and females, det. Friese H., leg. Morice F.

Material examined. Bekaa: Kefraya, Horch El Kaser , 992 m, 9.IV.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

Mount Lebanon: Marj Barja , Terbe , 17.IV.2017, 2♀, leg. Boustani M.; Marej Barja, Kaleet El Besten, 358 m, 26.IV.2019, 1♀, 2♂, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Arz Tannourine , 1799 m, 6.V.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M. ; 1800 m, 6.V.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M. ; 1739 m, 7.VI.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU.

Flower record. Fabaceae : Hymenocarpos circinnatus , Trifolium sp. ; Geraniaceae : Geranium c. f. rotundifolium .