Seladonia (Vestitohalictus) tuberculata (Blüthgen, 1924)

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 : 33

Seladonia (Vestitohalictus) tuberculata (Blüthgen, 1924)

= Vestitohalictus tuberculatus (Blüthgen, 1924)

Distribution: EAST MEDITERRANEAN ( Pauly 2016f)

Local distribution fig. 11.10

Unpublished records. BDFGM: Beirut, 1♀, coll . MNHNP

Literature. Blüthgen (1955): Mentioned from Bekaa, Ksara.

Material examined. Bekaa: Der El Ahmar , 995 m, 3.VII.2019, 7♀, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU. 10♀, leg. Ghisbain G., coll. UMONS, all det. Pauly A.; 989 m, 3.VII.2019, 1♀, 3♂, leg. Boustani M., 1 M, leg. Ghisbain G., coll. UMONS, all det. Pauly A.; 1011 m, 3.VII.2019, 2♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU; Passage Akoura-Hadath, 1801 m, 7.VII.2019, 2♀, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU, 1♀, leg. Gekière A., 3♀, leg. Ghisbain G., coll. UMONS, all det. Pauly; 1748 m, 7.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg . Van Achter X., coll. XVA; Jord Aarsal, Kechek , 2120 m, 11.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M.; Jord Aarsal, Howiyit Al Borj, 2008 m, 11.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Harissa , Al Jawar, 1758 m , 3.VI.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine, Trail 4, 1781 m, 3.VI.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Reforestation Area , 1973 m , 2.VII.2019, 3♀, 1♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU ; Bcharre , 1900 m , 14.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X.; 2042 m, 14.VII.2019, 2♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X.; 22.VII.2019, 1♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X., all coll. XVA ; Bcharre , Reforestation Area, 2216 m, 25.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Asteraceae : Achillea falcata , Carthamus persicus , Centaurea cf pallescens , Cirsium sp. , Cousinia hermonis , Cousinia libanotica , Cousinia sp. , Onopordum heteracanthum ; Fabaceae : Medicago sp. ; Plantaginaceae : Anarrhinum orientale .

Figures

FIGURE 11. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Halictus aegypticola, 2 Halictus berlandi, 3 Halictus beytueschebapensis, 4 Halictus brunnescens, 5 Halictus patellatus, 6 Halictus resurgens, 7 Halictus sexcinctus, 8 Seladonia cephalica, 9 Seladonia subaurata, 10 Seladonia tuberculata, 11 Seladonia vestita, 12 Lasioglossum anellum, 13 Lasioglossum angusticeps, 14 Lasioglossum brevicorne, 15 Lasioglossum cristula, 16 Lasioglossum dolichocephalum.