Chelostoma (Chelostoma) diodon Schletterer, 1889

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 : 50-51

Chelostoma (Chelostoma) diodon Schletterer, 1889 *

Distribution: EAST MEDITERRANEAN: North-eastern Mediterranean, Iran ( Müller 2021).

Material examined. N. Lebanon: South of Jairoun , 1648 m, 23.V.2012, 1♂, leg. Kasparek M., coll. MKAS ; Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Ain El Raha , 900 m, 1♂, 18.IV.2017, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine, 1706 m, 7.VI.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Al Fouar , 1187 m, 22.V.2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Tannourine El Tahta, Mar Boutrous, 1207 m, 5.V.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine Gate, 1796 m, 11.V.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Asteraceae : Carduus argentatus .