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Melecta (Eupavlovskia) obscura Friese 1895

Description

Melecta (Eupavlovskia) obscura Friese, 1895 * (fig. 27.1)

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: South-eastern Europe and Caucasus (Rasmont 2016).

Melecta (Eupavlovskia) obscura Friese, 1895 ssp. simulatrix (Lieftinck, 1969)

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Hadath El Jebbeh, Al Fouar, 1535 m, 24.V.2017, 1♂, Rasmont P., Boustani M.; 30.V.2017, 3♂, leg. Boustani M., Rasmont P. all coll. PRAS; 1529 m, 7.VI.2019, 3♀, leg. Boustani M., Mouawad G., coll. MBOU.

Flower record. Fabaceae: Vicia tenuifolia.

Notes

Published as part of 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), pp. 1-146 in Zootaxa 4976 (1) on page 106, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4976.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4819018

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References

  • Friese, H. (1895) Die Bienen Europa's (Apidae europaeae). Theil I. Schmarotzerbienen. Friedlander & Sohn, Berlin, 218 pp.
  • Rasmont, P. (2016) Atlas of the European Bees: genus Melecta. 2 nd Edition. Atlas Hymenoptera, Mons, Gembloux. Available from: http: // www. atlashymenoptera. net / page. aspx? ID = 256 (accessed 10 November 2020)