Pseudoanthidium (Pseudoanthidium) aff. cribratum (Morawitz, 1875)

Pérez (1911) gave the record of a Anthidium lituratum Latr., which is actually a junior synonym of Pseudoanthidium scapulare Latreille, 1809 (Schwarz et al. 1996). While Warncke (1980) summarised various closely related taxa under the name Anthidium lituratum and distinguished four subspecies, it has been understood in the meantime that it is actually a complex of species (Aguib et al. 2010). From the description of Pérez (1911), it can be concluded that his material can likely be assigned to P. cribratum, based on the coarse punctuation of the terga, possibly to “ palestinicum Mavromoustakis, 1938” which was described as subspecies of cribratum .

A comprehensive taxonomic revision of the complex is still required and as long as it is not available, we regard it as premature to take a final taxonomic decision. Recent material of the species collected in Lebanon was therefore not assigned to one of the species of the complex.

Literature. Pérez (1911): Mount Lebanon, Broumana, 17.VI.1908, det. Pérez J., leg. Gadeau de Kerveille H.