Seladonia (Seladonia) submediterranea Pauly, 2015 *

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Central and Western Europe and further East to Iran (Pauly et al. 2015).

Material examined. Bekaa: Blaika, 1223 m, 3.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU ; Blaika, 1325 m, 3.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Ghisbain G., coll. UMONS .

Mount Lebanon: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve, Qehmez Gate, 1401 m, 21. VIII .2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Mansourieh, Aylout, 274 m, 26.VI.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., Van Achter X.; Laqlouq, Matoube, 1751 m, 6. VII .2019, all det. Pauly A., all coll. MBOU.

N. Lebanon: Arz Bcharre, 1928 m, 20.VI.2016, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU. Additional 42♀ and 10♂, from 22 records, between 5.VII.2019 and 24.VII.2019, from Arz Tanourine, Arz Bcharre, Fehta, Harissa, Horch Ehden .

S. Lebanon: Saidoun, 28.VI.2018, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Baghdadi A., coll. SOILS .

Flower records. Wide range of forage plants. Apiaceae: Eryngium billardieri, Eryngium glomeratum, Ferulago frigida; Asteraceae: Achillea falcata, Anthemis sp., Carlina curetum orientalis, Carlina involucrata, Centaurea cf pallescens, Centaurea pallescens, Centaurea sp., Echinops gaillardotii, Echinops viscosus; Boraginaceae: Solenanthus stamineus; Brassicaceae: Alyssum sp.; Caprifoliaceae: Scabiosa argentea; Caryophyllaceae: Dianthus cf strictus; Fabaceae: Medicago sp.; Lamiaceae: Stachys sp.

Preferences for Asteraceae and Apiaceae in line with the observations of Pauly et al. (2015).