Tetralonia (Tetraloniella) malvae Rossi, 1790

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 : 96

Tetralonia (Tetraloniella) malvae Rossi, 1790

Distribution: PALAEARCTIC: Europe to Central Asia.

Unpublished records. GBIF 2021, SEMC: Mount Lebanon, Chouf, El Barak [El Barouk], 1100 m, 12.VI.1995, 1♂, det. Baker D., leg. Roche C.G.

Literature. The holotype of the synonymised taxon Eucera crinita Klug, 1845 labeled “ Syria ” is found in current Lebanese territory ( Baker 1997)

Material examined. Mount Lebanon: Jabal Moussa, Roman ruins (Qornet el Der), 1403 m, 1♀; Jabal Moussa, Trail Qornet El Der, 1368 m, 1♂, leg. Van Achter X, coll. XVA .

N. Lebanon: Donnieh , Nemrud, 245 m, 28.V.2012, 2 ♂, leg. Kasparek M., coll. OÖLM ; Tannourine, Wadi Al Fouar , 1528 m, 17.VI.2016, 1♀, 3♂, leg. Boustani M.; Harissa, Al Jawar, 1736 m, 23.VI.2018, 1 ♂, leg. Boustani M.; Fehta, El Biara, 1662 m, 28.VI.2017, 2 ♂, leg. Boustani M.; Harissa, Al Jawar, 1765 m, 28.VI.2017, 1 ♂, leg. Boustani M.; Harissa, Al Jawar, 1738 m, 28.VI.2017, 1 ♂, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Wadi Al Fouar , 1553 m, 8.VI.2018, 1 ♂, leg. Boustani M., Fakhry M., Abou Khalil N.; 28.VI.2018, 1 ♂, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Hadath El Jebbe, Al Fouar, 1529 m, 27.VI.2019, 2♂, leg. Boustani M., Mouawad G., Fehta, El Biara, 1664 m, 30.VI.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; all coll. MBOU .; Qanat , Qornet Dammouaa, 1197 m, 1♀, 2♂, leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA .

Flower record. Malvaceae : Alcea apterocarpa .