Osmia (Osmia) nigrohirta Friese, 1899 *

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Northern and eastern Mediterranean and east to Azerbaijan (Müller 2021).

Material examined. Bekaa: Ainata Al Arz, 2472 m, 29.VI.2019, 1♀, leg. Gekière A., coll. UMONS .

N. Lebanon: Bcharre, Dahr El Adib, 2437 m, 8.VI.2017, 2♀, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; 2407 m, 8.VI.2017, 2♀, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Bcharre, Reforestation Area , 2347 m, 27.VI.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Bcharre, Reforestation Area , 2345 m, 4.VII.2018, 1♀, leg. Fakhry M., all coll. MBOU; Jord Tannourine, 2296 m, 30.VI.2019, 1♀, leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA .

Flower records. Fabaceae: Astragalus angustifolius, Genista libanotica, Onobrychis cornuta, Vicia canescens .

This species is polylectic with records from several families including Fabaceae for which we have flower records, but also Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Boraginaceae ect. (Haider et al. 2013).