157. Megachile (Eutricharaea) picicornis * Morawitz

Material examined: Kazerun, Bidzard, 5.VIII.2010, 1Ƥ; Firuzabad, Jangale Mook, 1200m, 8.VII.2011, 13 and 3Ƥ; Neyriz, 10.VII.2011, 2Ƥ; Ghirokarzin, Rikan, 1080m, 13; Estahban, 1730m, 10.VII.2011, 13; Fasa, 10.VII.2011, 33; Kazerun, Bidzard, 19.V.2010, 213; Kazerun, Bidzard, 4.VI.2010, 93; Kazerun, Ghaleseyyed, 17.V.2010, 13 and 1Ƥ; Nurabad, Basharjan, 1400m, 3.VII.2009, 5Ƥ; Kazerun, Bidzard, 5.VIII.2010, 2Ƥ. Food plants: Vitex agnus-castus L. ( Lamiaceae); Brassica (Brassicaceae), Astragalus (Fabaceae), Echinops (Asteraceae), Centaurea (Asteraceae) .