Ceratina (Euceratina) dentiventris Gerstaecker, 1869 *

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Holo-Mediterranean distribution, but scarce in the Maghreb (Terzo & Rasmont 2011, Ascher & Pickering 2021).

Local distribution fig. 15.12

Material examined. Bekaa: Hadath, 1441 m, 7.VII.2019, 2♂, leg. Boustani M., Ghisbain G., coll. MBOU, UMONS .

Mount Lebanon: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve, Peony Trail, 1440 m, 21. VIII .2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Laqlouq, 1594 m, 6. VII .2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta, Mar Boutrous, 1207 m, 27.VI.2019, 2♂, leg. Boustani M.

Arz Tannourine, Gate, 1796 m, 29.VI.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU; Bcharre, 2042 m, 14.VII.2019, 1♂, leg. Van Achter X.; Horch Ehden, 1686 m, 14.VII.2019, 1♂, leg. Van Achter X .; 1625 m, 22.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Van Achter X., all coll. XVA .

Flower records. Apiaceae: Eryngium creticum; Caprifoliaceae: Scabiosa argentea, Scabiosa sp.; Lamiaceae: Stachys cretica .