Eucera (Pteneucera) nigrifacies Lepeletier, 1841 *

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: North Africa and Spain to Near East and Western Asia.

Local distribution fig. 16.3

Material examined. Mount Lebanon: Chebaniyeh, 24.IV.1975, 1♂., coll. AUB .; Bourj Hammoud, 15.X.2018, 1♂, leg. Alalm, Debedrossian, Sujud, coll. USEK .

N. Lebanon: South of Jairoun, 1648 m, 23.V.2012, 3♂, leg. Kasparek M., coll. OÖLM ; Arz Tannourine, 1794 m, 6.V.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; 1766 m, 6.V.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; 1794 m, 6.V.2017, 1♂ M, leg. Boustani M.; 1800 m, 6.V.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Ain El Raha, 900 m, 11.V.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine, 1762 m, 21.V.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .; Arz Bcharre, 1975 m, 27.V.2017, 1♀, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., Rasmont P.; 1883 m, 29.VI.2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Arz Tannouirne, Trail 4, 1781 m, 3.VI.2019, 1♂; Arz Bcharre, Forest Limit, 1873 m, 2.VII.2019, 2♂, all leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Asteraceae: Carduus argentatus, Crepis sp., Scorzonera sp.; Boraginaceae: Solenanthus stamineus; Ixioliriaceae: Ixiolirion tataricum; Geraniaceae: Geranium sp.; Papaveraceae: Glaucium leiocarpum; Rubiaceae: Asperula arvensis .