Colletes (Colletes) similis Schenck, 1853

Distribution: PALAEARCTIC: Europe, Caucasus, Russia, Levant, North Africa, Central Asia and China (Kuhlmann & Proshchalykin 2019).

Local distribution fig. 10.1

Literature. Mavromoustakis (1963): Mount Lebanon, Baabdate, 25.V.1953, 3♂ ; Mount Lebanon, Brummana, 11.V.1953, 4♂ ; Hammana, 16.V.1953, 1♀ , all det. & leg. Mavromoustakis G.A.

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Arz Tannourine, 1762 m, 24.IV.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Bcharre, 1973, 2. VII .2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Asteraceae: Achillea falcata, Anthemis sp.