Seladonia (Seladonia) cephalica (Morawitz, 1873)

Distribution: EAST MEDITERRANEAN: Greece, Asia Minor (Pauly 2016d).

Local distribution fig. 11.8

Literature. Blüthgen (1955): Listed under Halictus cephalicus Morawitz, 1873, reported from Beirut.

Material examined. Abundant and widespread.

BDFGM material. Beirut, 7♀, det. Pauly A., coll. MNHNP; Beirut, 1♀, det. Pauly A., coll. MNHUB; Bekaa, near Mejdel Anjar ( Locality recovered from coordinates), 22.VII.1945, 1♀, det. Pauly A., coll. BMNH.

Author material. Bekaa: Blaika, 1223 m, 3.VII.2019, 3♀, leg. Boustani M., 1♀, leg. Ghisbain G., all det. Pauly A., coll. UMONS. Additional 14♀ from 3 records collected between 3.VII.2019 and 23.VII.2019 from Blaika, Der El Ahmar and Anjar .

Mount Lebanon: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve, Qehmez Gate, 1401 m, 21.VIII.2018, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU. Additional 2♀ and 2♂ from 3 records collected between 18.VII.2019 and 7.VIII.2019, from Jabal Moussa, Faqra and Maaser Al Chouf .

N. Lebanon: Arz Bcharre, 1914 m, 9.V.2017, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU. Additional 56♀ and 5♂ from 28 records collected between 22.VI.2017 and 23.VIII.2019, from Hadath El Jebbe, Arz Tannourine, Fehta, and Qanat .

Flower records. Wide range of forage plants. Apiaceae: Chaerophyllum aurantiacum, Eryngium billardieri, Eryngium creticum, Eryngium glomeratum; Asteraceae: Achillea falcata, Anthemis pauciloba, Carlina curetum ssp. orientalis, Carlina involucrata, Centaurea argentea, Centaurea eryngioides, Centaurea cf pallescens, Centaurea pallescens, Centaurea solstitialis, Centaurea sp., Crepis reuteriana; Boraginaceae: Solenanthus stamineus; Caprifoliaceae: Cephalaria sp., Cephalaria stellipilis, Scabiosa argentea; Caryophyllaceae: Dianthus cf strictus; Cucurbitaceae: Cucumis prophetarum; Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia sp.; Fabaceae: Medicago sp.; Hypericaceae: Hypericum triquetrifolium; Lamiaceae: Origanum cf ehrenbergii .