Megachile (Creightonella) doriae Magretti, 1890 (fig. 28.5)

Distribution: EAST MEDITERRANEAN (Ascher & Pickering 2021).

Local distribution fig. 14.13

Literature. Magretti, 1890: Locus typicus, Mount Lebanon, Alei [Aley], 800 m, 4♀, 5♂ .

Material examined. Mount Lebanon: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve, 1404 m, 21. VIII .2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; 1420 m, 21. VIII .2018, 1♀, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., Nemer N.; 1440 m, 21. VIII .2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; 1441 m, 21. VIII .2018, 3♂, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Ain El Raha, 1187 m, 29.VI.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Wadi Ain El Raha, 1519 m, 28. VII .2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Ain El Raha, 1187 m, 2. VIII .2017, 2♂, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Asteraceae: Echinops gaillardotii, Echinops viscosus .