Ceratina (Euceratina) chalybea Chevrier, 1872 *

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: Holo-Mediterranean and some scattered records further north in Europe Material examined. N. Lebanon: Qanat, Qornet Dammouaa, 1231 m, 22.VI.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbeh, Border of Cedar Forest, 1681 m, 19.VII.2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J., all coll. MBOU; Horch Ehden, 1686 m, 14.VII.2019, 1♂, leg. Van Achter X.; 1625 m, 24.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Van Achter X., all coll. XVA. Flower records. Asteraceae: Centaurea pallescens; Boraginaceae: Echium italicum .