Eucera (Atopeucera) gaullei Vachal 1907

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Unpublished records.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.