Megachile (Eutricharaea) giraudi Gerstäcker, 1869 *

Distribution: PALAEARCTIC: Southern Europe, Near East, Uzbekistan (Ascher & Pickering 2021).

Material examined. N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Ain El Raha, 900 m, 11.V.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M. ; Arz Tannourine, 1714 m, 7.VI.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M. ; Arz Bcharre, Reforestation Area, 1993 m, 27.VI.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M. ; Arz Tannourine, 1754 m, 20.V.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M. ; 8.VI.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU.

Flower records. Asteraceae: Carduus argentatus, Centaurea eryngioides; Fabaceae: Lotus gebelia var libanoticus .