Eucera (Rhyteucera) caerulescens Friese, 1899

Distribution: EAST MEDITERRANEAN: Cyprus, Near East, Turkey, records from Libya to be confirmed (Risch, pers. comm, 2020)

Literature. Friese (1899): Mount Lebanon, Brumana (and from Mersina, Cyprus), 2–5.IV.1899, some males and females, det. Friese H., leg. Morice F.

Material examined. Bekaa: Kefraya, Horch El Kaser, 992 m, 9.IV.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

Mount Lebanon: Marj Barja, Terbe, 17.IV.2017, 2♀, leg. Boustani M.; Marej Barja, Kaleet El Besten, 358 m, 26.IV.2019, 1♀, 2♂, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Arz Tannourine, 1799 m, 6.V.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M. ; 1800 m, 6.V.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; 1739 m, 7.VI.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU.

Flower record. Fabaceae: Hymenocarpos circinnatus, Trifolium sp.; Geraniaceae: Geranium c. f. rotundifolium .