Anthophora (Pyganthophora) nigriceps Morawitz, 1886 (fig. 23.5–6)

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Scattered records in the Levant, south-eastern Europe and west of the Caspian Sea (Rasmont 2014b).

Local distribution fig. 16.10

Unpublished records. GBIF 2021, SEMC: South Lebanon, Liba’a [Lebaa], 1♂, det. Baker D.

Literature. Mavromoustakis (1963): Mount Lebanon, Falougha, 17.V.1953, 1♀; Jebel Knaisse, 18.V.1953, 7♀, 1♂, all det. & leg. Mavromoustakis G.A.

Mentioned by Grace (2010) from June without locality details.

Material examined. Abundant and widespread, on the wing from March until June.

Bekaa: Anjar, IV.1979, 1♀, leg. Boghos D ; Quaraoun, 792 m, 24.III.2013, 1♂, leg. Kasparek M., coll. MKAS ; Kefraya ( West Bekaa), 1107 m, 27.IV.2019, 1♀, leg. Rasmont P., coll. PRAS .

Mount Lebanon: Shouf Biosphere Reserve, Barouk-Maaser dirt road, 1769 m, 16.V.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Donnieh, 2142 m, 23.V.2012, 1♀, leg. Kasparek M. ; Donnieh, Jairoun / Kfar Bebnine Forest, 1637 m, 26.V.2012, 1♀, leg. Kasparek M. , coll. MKAS; Tannourine El Tahta, Ain El Raha, 900 m, 27.III.2017, 2♂, leg. Boustani M. ; Chatine, Bifurcation de Balaa, 1440 m, 18.IV.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M. , all coll. MBOU. Additional 86♀ and 20♂ from 43 records collected between 2.V.2017 and 30.VI.2019, from Horch Ehden, Fehta, Arz Tannourine, Hadath El Jebbeh, Tannourine El Tahta, Arz Bcharre, and Jord Tannourine.

S. Lebanon: Saidoun, South of Beehives, 25. III .2018, 1♀, leg. Baghdadi A., coll. SOILS .

Flower records. Asparagaceae: Bellevalia flexuosa, Bellevalia sp., Bellevalia nivalis, Muscari racemosum; Asphodelaceae: Asphodeline lutea; Boraginaceae: Anchusa hybrida, Solenanthus stamineus; Brassicaceae: Thlaspi sp.; Fabaceae: Astragalus emarginatus, Onobrychis cornuta, Trifolium purpureum, Trifolium tomentosum, Vicia sericocarpa, Vicia villosa; Lamiaceae: Nepeta curviflora, Salvia multicaulis .