Osmia (Helicosmia) dimidiata Morawitz, 1870

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 : 58

Osmia (Helicosmia) dimidiata Morawitz, 1870

Distribution WEST PALAEARCTIC ( Müller 2021).

Local distribution fig. 13.9

Literature. Mavromoustakis (1956):

Listed under Osmia (Chalcosmia) dimidiata Morawitz, 1870

Mount Lebanon, Djezzine [Jezzine], 20.V.1953, 2♀, 2♂ ; 21.V.1953, 1♀, 1♂ ; Hezine in Bekaa valley (14 klm., from Baalbeck), 31.V.1953, 4♀ ; Mount Lebanon, Baabdate , 25.V.1953, 2♀ , all det. & leg. Mavromoustakis G.A.

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta , Al Mahbase, 893 m, 5.V.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M. ; Arz Tannourine , Gate, 1796 m, 3.VI.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU ; Tannourine Reserve , Trail 4, 1781 m, 4.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Ghisbain G., coll. UMONS .

Flower records. Asteraceae : Carduus argentatus ; Centaurea eryngioides , Onopordum carduiforme .

Figures

FIGURE 13. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Lasioglossum truncaticolle, 2 Lasioglossum villosulum, 3 Heriades truncorum, 4 Hoplitis pallicornis, 5 Osmia aurulenta, 6 Osmia bicornis, 7 Osmia caerulescens, 8 Osmia difficilis, 9 Osmia dimidiata, 10 Osmia distinguenda, 11 Osmia melanogaster, 12 Osmia mustelina, 13 Osmia niveata, 14 Osmia scutellaris, 15 Osmia submicans, 16 Protosmia longiceps.