Halictus (Monilapis) galilaeus Blüthgen, 1955 *

Synonymised with Halictus tetrazonius Klug in Germar, 1817 (Ebmer 1988), considered as an unjustified emendation of Halictus galileus Blüthgen, 1955 with Halictus tetrazonius by Pesenko (2004) and will be retained here as a separate species.

Distribution of H. tetrazonius: PALAEARCTIC (Pauly et al. 2016).

Material examined. Mount Lebanon: Maaser Al Chouf, 1718 m, 6. VIII .2018, 1♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X.; Missiar, 135 m, 1. VII .2019, 2♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X., all coll. XVA .

North Lebanon: Horch Ehden, 1625 m, 14. VII .2019, 1♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X.; 1686 m, 24. VII .2019, 1♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X., all coll. XVA .

Flower records. Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus arvensis, Boraginaceae: Echium sp.