Rhodanthidium (Asianthidium) aculeatum (Klug, 1832) .

Distribution: EAST MEDITERRANEAN: Turkey, Lebanon, Iran, Syria (Kasparek 2019, Ascher & Pickering 2021).

Literature. Klug (1832): Listed under Anthidium aculeatum from “ Syria ”, June and July. This material collected by Ehrenberg and Hemprich is in the current Lebanese territory (Baker 1997).

Mavromoustakis (1963): Listed under Meganthidium (Oxyanthidium) aculeatum (Klug, 1832) .

N. Lebanon: Cedars [Bcharre], 29.VI.1960, 8♀, 50♂ ; 4.VII.1960, 3♀, 24♂; Kadisha river, 24.VI.1960, 1♀ .

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Arz Bcharre, Reforestation Area, 1993 m , 27.VI.2017, 2♀, det. Litman J., leg. Boustani M.; 29.VI.2018, 1♀, det. Litman J., leg. Boustani M.; 4.VII.2018, 1♂, det. Litman J., leg. Boustani M.; Arz Bcharre, 1867 m, 10.VII.2018, 1♀, 2♂, det. Litman J., leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine, Forest Limit, 1873 m, 2.VII.2019, 1♂, det. Kasparek M, leg. Boustani M.; 1897 m, 2.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Kasparek M., leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine, Main Gate, 1794 m, 4.VII.2019, 1♂, det. Kasparek M., leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU; Arz Bcharre, Reforestation area, 1973 m , 2.VII.2019, 1♀, 2♂, det. Kasparek M, leg. Gekière A.; 3♀, det Kasparek M., leg. Ghisbain G.; Arz Tannourine, Main Gate, 1794 m, 4.VII.2019, 2♂, det. Kasparek M., leg. Ghisbain G., all coll. UMONS; Bcharre, 1900 m, 12.VII.2019, 1♀, 3♂, det. Kasparek M., leg. Van Achter X.; 22.VII.2019, 2♂, det. Kasparek M., leg. Van Achter X.; Arz Bcharre, Forest Limit, 1897 m, 1♂, det. Kasparek M., leg. Van Achter X., all coll. XVA .

Flower records. Fabaceae: Vicia tenuifolia; Lamiaceae: Salvia microstegia .

Notes: Friese 1898: Mentioned from Syria and “ Asia Minor ”, could be located in current Lebanese territory.