Melecta (Eupavlovskia) obscura Friese, 1895 * (fig. 27.1)

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: South-eastern Europe and Caucasus (Rasmont 2016).

Melecta (Eupavlovskia) obscura Friese, 1895 ssp. simulatrix (Lieftinck, 1969)

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Hadath El Jebbeh, Al Fouar, 1535 m, 24.V.2017, 1♂, Rasmont P., Boustani M .; 30.V.2017, 3♂, leg. Boustani M., Rasmont P. all coll. PRAS; 1529 m, 7.VI.2019, 3♀, leg. Boustani M., Mouawad G., coll. MBOU .

Flower record. Fabaceae: Vicia tenuifolia .