Osmia (Pyrosmia) saxicola Ducke, 1899

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 : 61

Osmia (Pyrosmia) saxicola Ducke, 1899

Distribution: PALAEARCTIC: Northern and eastern Mediterranean basin and east to Tajikistan ( Müller 2021).

Literature. Mavromoustakis (1956): Listed under Osmia (Chalcosmia) posti Mavromoustakis, 1956 .

Mount Lebanon, Jebel El Knaisse [Jabal Al Knaisse], 1700 m, 18.V.1953, 1♀, 1♂, det. & leg. Mavromoustakis G.A.

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Arz Bcharre , Reforestation Area, 1885 m, 12.V.2017, 1♀ ; 2296 m, 27.VI.2017, 1♀, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine , Gate area, 1754 m, 19.IV.2018, 1♂ , all leg Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Asteraceae : Scorzonera mollis ; Fabaceae : Onobrychis cornuta .