Anthophora (Lophanthophora) affinis Brullé, 1832

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 : 99-100

Anthophora (Lophanthophora) affinis Brullé, 1832 *

= Anthophora biciliata Lepeletier, 1841

= Anthophora liturata (Lepeletier, 1841)

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Circum-Mediterranean, Russia, Turkey, Caucasus ( Rasmont 1995). The possible presence of the species in Central Asia is unclear.

Note: Brooks (1988) initiated a very confusing situation in mixing this taxon with Anthophora mucida Gribodo. These species are nevertheless well distinct. Rasmont (1995) made a complete re-description of both taxa and of the similar Anthophora agama Radoszkowski. ( Rasmont 2014b)

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Ehden , Ain El Baida, 1626 m, 31.V.2017, 1♂, coll. PRAS ; Horch Ehden , Ain El Naasa, 1560 m, 22.V.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M. ; Arz Bcharre , Forest Limit, 1873 m, 2.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU ; Arz Bcharre , Forest Limit, 1873 m, 3.VII.2019, 2♀, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU ; 2♀, leg. Gekière A., coll. UMONS ; 4♀, leg. Ghisbain G., coll. UMONS .

Flower record. Fabaceae : Vicia tenuifolia .