Osmia (Helicosmia) kuznetzovi Cockerell, 1930

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 : 59

Osmia (Helicosmia) kuznetzovi Cockerell, 1930 *

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Eastern Mediterranean to Uzbekistan ( Müller 2021).

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Bcharre , Qornet Es Sawda, 2694 m, 27.VII.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU ; Bcharre , Dahr El Adib, 2572 m, 29.VII.2018, 2♀, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU ; 1♂, leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA ; Bcharre , Plateau Qornet Es Sawda, 2882 m, 1.VIII.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU ; Bcharre , Qornet Es Sawda, 2909 m, 30.VII.2019, 2♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU ; Bcharre , 2042 m, 31.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA ; Bcharre , Dahr El Adib, 2566 m, 20.VIII.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Asteraceae : Cirsium lappaceum , Cousinia libanotica ; Lamiaceae : Marrubium libanoticum