Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 67

Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum L.1758 ( fig 19.5–6 )

Distribution: PALAEARCTIC ( Ascher & Pickering 2021).

Local distribution fig. 14.5

Literature. Mavromoustakis (1956): Mount Lebanon, Brumana [Broumana], 26.V.1953, 1♀, det. & leg. Mavromoustakis G.A.

Material examined. Common and probably widespread, abundant when present.

Mount Lebanon: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve, Qehmez Gate, 1401 m, 21.VIII.2018, 1♂, det. Litman J., leg. Boustani M., Nemer N., coll. MBOU. Additional 3♀ and 8♂ from 8 records, collected between 21.VIII.2018 and 6.VII.2019, Jabal Moussa, Laqlouq, Akoura and Maaser Al Chouf .

N. Lebanon: Qanat , Qornet Dammouaa, 1231 m, 31.V.2017, 1♀, 1♂, det. Litman J., leg. Rasmont P. Additional 51♀ and 47♂ collected between 21.VI.2017 and 23.VIII.2019, from Tannourine El Tahta, Arz Tannourine, Harissa, Hadath El Jebbe, Fehta, and Bcharre .

Flower records. Apiaceae : Eryngium glomeratum ; Asteraceae : Carlina curetum orientalis ; Fabaceae : Ononis natrix , O. spinosa ; Lamiaceae : Marrubium libanoticum , Phlomis rigida , Salvia microstegia , Scutellaria brevibracteata , Sideritis libanotica ssp. linearis , Sideritis perfoliata , Stachys cretica , S. distans .

Reported to be polylectic with a preference for Fabaceae , Lamiaceae and Scrophulariaceae by Müller (1996), the preference first two being also apparent in our observations. Mavromoustakis (1956) also reports observations on Phlomis viscosa from Lebanon.

Figures

FIGURE 14. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Protosmia monstrosa, 2 Anthidiellum strigatum, 3 Anthidium christianseni, 4 Anthidium loti, 5 Anthidium manicatum, 6 Anthidium undulatum, 7 Anthidium wuestneii, 8 Eoanthidium judaeense, 9 Icteranthidium grohmanni, 10 Rhodanthidium caturigense, 11 Rhodanthidium septemdentatum, 12 Megachile apicalis, 13 Megachile doriae, 14 Megachile manicata, 15 Megachile montenegrensis, 16 Megachile parietana.

FIGURE 19. 1 Osmia andrenoides♂, 2 Osmia difficilis♂, 3 Osmia dilaticornis♀, 4 Osmia versicolor♂, 5 Anthidium manicatum♀, 6 Anthidium manicatum♂. All pictures by Pierre Rasmont.