Protosmia (Protosmia) monstrosa (Pérez, 1895)

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 : 63

Protosmia (Protosmia) monstrosa (Pérez, 1895)

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Northern and eastern Mediterranean, Algeria ( Müller 2021).

Local distribution fig. 14.1

Literature. Friese (1899): Listed under the taxon Osmia mirabilis Friese, 1899 that should be synonymised with P. monstrosa based on type material examination (A. Müller, unpublished).

Mount Lebanon, Brumana, 1–3.V.1899, males and females, type material, det. Friese H., leg. Morice F, coll. Oxford / MNHUB .

Material examined. Mount Lebanon: Barja, Terbe , 326 m, 17.IV.2017, 1♀; Daychounieh, Nahr Beirut Climbing Site, 133 m, 27.IV.2017, 1♀, all leg. Boustani M. all coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta , Wadi Ain El Raha, 900 m, 5.V.2017, 1♀; Harissa, El Biara, 1741 m, 28.VI.2017, 1♀, all leg. Boustani M. all coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Astereaceae: Carduus argentatus ; Lamiaceae : Salvia microstegia .

Figures

FIGURE 14. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Protosmia monstrosa, 2 Anthidiellum strigatum, 3 Anthidium christianseni, 4 Anthidium loti, 5 Anthidium manicatum, 6 Anthidium undulatum, 7 Anthidium wuestneii, 8 Eoanthidium judaeense, 9 Icteranthidium grohmanni, 10 Rhodanthidium caturigense, 11 Rhodanthidium septemdentatum, 12 Megachile apicalis, 13 Megachile doriae, 14 Megachile manicata, 15 Megachile montenegrensis, 16 Megachile parietana.