Megachile (Pseudomegachile) ericetorum Lepeletier, 1841

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC (Ascher & Pickering 2021).

Unpublished Records. GBIF 2021: based on Dorchin & Praz (2018): N. Lebanon, Becharre [Bcharre], 4.VII.1931, 1 specimen, sex unknown, leg. Zerny H.

Literature. Mavromoustakis (1963): Species mentioned in the listing of specimens collected in Bcharre Cedar Forest, summer of 1960.

Material examined. N Lebanon: Arz Bcharre, 1815 m, 22.VI.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Reforestation Area , 1993 m, 27.VI.2017, 1♀, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Wadi Ain El Raha, 1547 m, 29.VI.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Bcharre, Plateau Qornet Es Sawda, 2882 m, 12. VII .2018, 1♀, leg. Abi Khalil N, Boustani M., Jabbour J., Fakhry M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Wadi Al Fouar, 1553 m, 21.V.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; 1553 m, 28.VI.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Bcharre, Forest of the Cedars of God, 1883 m, 29.VI.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Hadath El Jebbe, Wadi Al Fouar, 1553 m, 19. VII .2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J., all coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Fabaceae: Lotus gebelia var libanoticus, Ononis spinosa .

Notes: Friese 1898: Mentioned from Syria, could be located in current Lebanese territory.