Eucera (Atopeucera) gaullei Vachal, 1907

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 : 92

Eucera (Atopeucera) gaullei Vachal, 1907 *

Distribution: EAST MEDITERRANEAN: Eastern Mediterranean; Cyprus, SE Turkey to Iran and Israel.

Local distribution fig. 15.16

Unpublished records. GBIF 2021, SEMC: Mount Lebanon, Brumana, 11.V.1953, 1♀, determiner unspecified, leg. Mavromoustakis G.A.

S. Lebanon: Liba’a [Lebaa], 1♀, det. Baker D.

Material examined. Locality Unknown, 11.IV.1975, 1♂; 21.V.1966, 1♀ ; No date and locality, 1♂, all coll. AUB.

Beirut: American University of Beirut, 2. III .1980, 1♀, leg. Baran S., coll. AUB .

Bekaa: Qaraoun , 792 m, 24.III.2013, 2♂, leg. Kasparek M., coll. OÖLM ; Ainata , 1556 m, 30.V.2017, 3♀, leg. Rasmont P., coll. PRAS .

Mount Lebanon: Bhamdoun, 1.V.1975, 1♀., coll. AUB .; Shouf Biosphere Reserve , Horch El Baoruk, 1678 m, 2. VII .2019, 1♀; 1690 m, 4. VII .2019, 1♀, all leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA .

N. Lebanon: Jord Ehden, 1629 m , 4.V.2017, 1♂, leg. Kotan A.; Fehta , 1715 m , 5.V.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Cedar Forest , 1639 m , 5.V.2017, 2♂, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Al Fouar , 1656 m , 24.V.2017, 1♀, leg. Rasmont P.; Hadath El Jebbe, Cedar Forest , 1639 m , 24.V.2017, 2♀, 2♂, leg. Boustani M.; 29.V.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Fehta , El Biara, 1632 m , 14.IV.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Bcharre , 1883 m , 18.IV.2018, 2♂, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine , 1754 m , 19.IV.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Cedar Forest , 1681 m , 19.IV.2018, 2♂, 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♂; 1800 m, 13.V.2019, 2♂, leg. Boustani M.; Fehta , El Biara , 1664 m, 1♀; leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU ; Arz Tannourine, Gate Area , 1754 m, 6.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Gekière A., coll. UMONS .

Flower records. Asparagaceae : Bellevalia flexuosa ; Boraginaceae : Solenanthus stamineus ; Fabaceae : Trifolium tomentosum , Vicia sericocarpa , Vicia tenuifolia ; Geraniaceae : Geranium libanoticum ; Lamiaceae : Salvia multicaulis .

Figures

FIGURE 15. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Xylocopa iris, 2 Xylocopa olivieri, 3 Xylocopa parviceps, 4 Xylocopa pubescens, 5 Xylocopa rufa, 6 Xylocopa valga, 7 Xylocopa varentzowi, 8 Xylocopa violacea, 9 Ceratina acuta, 10 Ceratina bispinosa, 11 Ceratina cucurbitina, 12 Ceratina dentiventris, 13 Ceratina mandibularis, 14 Exoneuridia libanensis, 15 Eucera cypria, 16 Eucera gaullei.