Halictus (Halictus) brunnescens (Eversmann, 1852) *

Distribution: PALAEARCTIC (Pauly et al. 2016).

Local distribution fig.11.4

Material examined. Specimen from AUB Collection without label, 1♀, det. Pauly A., coll AUB .

Bekaa: Der El Ahmar, 989 m, 3.VII.2019, 5♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Gekière A., coll. UMONS , 6♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU, 3♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Ghisbain G., coll. UMONS; Passage Akoura-Hadath, 1748 m, 7.VII.2019, 2♀, det. Pauly A., leg . Van Achter X., coll. XVA .

Mount Lebanon: Barouk, Shouf Biosphere Reserve, 1678 m, 2.VII.2019, 1♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X.

N. Lebanon: Arz Bcharre, 1883 m, 29.VI.2018, 2♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J. ; 21.VII.2018, 1 ♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Hadath El Jebbe, Border of the Cedar Forest, 1646 m, 31.V.2019, 1 ♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU ; Bcharre, 1900 m, 14.VII.2019, 4♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA ; Bcharre, Dahr El Adib, 2566 m, 20.VIII.2019, 1 ♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Asteraceae: Cousinia libanotica, Centaurea cf pallescens, Onopordum carduiforme, Onopordum heteracanthum, Serratula pusilla .