Anthidium (Anthidium) manicatum L.1758 (fig 19.5–6)

Distribution: PALAEARCTIC (Ascher & Pickering 2021).

Local distribution fig. 14.5

Literature. Mavromoustakis (1956): Mount Lebanon, Brumana [Broumana], 26.V.1953, 1♀, det. & leg. Mavromoustakis G.A.

Material examined. Common and probably widespread, abundant when present.

Mount Lebanon: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve, Qehmez Gate, 1401 m, 21.VIII.2018, 1♂, det. Litman J., leg. Boustani M., Nemer N., coll. MBOU. Additional 3♀ and 8♂ from 8 records, collected between 21.VIII.2018 and 6.VII.2019, Jabal Moussa, Laqlouq, Akoura and Maaser Al Chouf .

N. Lebanon: Qanat, Qornet Dammouaa, 1231 m, 31.V.2017, 1♀, 1♂, det. Litman J., leg. Rasmont P. Additional 51♀ and 47♂ collected between 21.VI.2017 and 23.VIII.2019, from Tannourine El Tahta, Arz Tannourine, Harissa, Hadath El Jebbe, Fehta, and Bcharre .

Flower records. Apiaceae: Eryngium glomeratum; Asteraceae: Carlina curetum orientalis; Fabaceae: Ononis natrix, O. spinosa; Lamiaceae: Marrubium libanoticum, Phlomis rigida, Salvia microstegia, Scutellaria brevibracteata, Sideritis libanotica ssp. linearis, Sideritis perfoliata, Stachys cretica, S. distans .

Reported to be polylectic with a preference for Fabaceae, Lamiaceae and Scrophulariaceae by Müller (1996), the preference first two being also apparent in our observations. Mavromoustakis (1956) also reports observations on Phlomis viscosa from Lebanon.