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Chrysis mirae Boustani & Rosa 2022, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Chrysis mirae</i> Rosa, sp. nov. <p>(Figs 5A–5F, 6A–6F, 14C)</p> <p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 07268617-281F-4B12-8926-93A4C3739A24</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis.</b> <i>Chrysis mirae</i> Rosa, <b>sp. nov.</b> belongs to the <i>C. elegans</i> species group. The female is characterized by straight genal carina, seen in lateral view (Fig. 5C); TFC not strongly elevated, partially faint; scapal basin widely polished medially (Fig. 5B); tergum III apically arched, in dorsal view (Fig. 5A); in lateral view, post pit row area wide, its length more than 2–3 × times pit diameter (Figs 5C, 5F); setae erected on tergum III dorsally. The male is recognizable by the shape of the black spots on sternum II (Fig. 6F); genital capsule, with elongate and curved apex of gonocoxa (Figs 6C, 14C).</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> LEBANON: holotype, N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta, Mar Boutrous, 1207 m, 25.vii.2019, ♀, on <i>Echinops gaillardotii</i>, leg. M. Boustani (NMLU). Paratypes, same locality, collector and visited flowers, 27.vi.2019, 2♂ (PRC, MBOU); Tannourine El Tahta, Saint Peter Church, 1155 m, 1♀, leg. X. Van achter (PRC).</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> <i>Female</i> holotype (Figs 5A–5F). Body length 9.3 mm.</p> <p> <i>Head</i>. OOL 1.5 × MOD; POL 2.0 × MOD; MS 0.6 × MOD; relative length of P:F1:F2:F3 = 1.0:1.5:0.7:0.6. Punctures on brow between frontal carina and anterior ocellus dense, small (PD about 0.2 × MOD) and contiguous, without polished interspaces; punctures between ocellar triangle and eye scattered, interspaces polished, about 1.0 PD or wider; polished area lateral to posterior ocelli wide; TFC irregular, slightly raised medially, with two later undulations; lateral ending close to eye margin; genal carina straight, sharp, fully developed from temple to mandibular insertion (Fig. 5C); scapal basin micropunctate laterally, widely polished medially, from uppermost margin to clypeal margin, forming subsquare, polished median area; malar spaces short (1.0 × MOD); subantennal space 1.0 × MOD; apex of clypeus dark brown, its apical profile triangular.</p> <p> <i>Mesosoma</i>. Medial pronotal line [= pronotal groove] slightly impressed, as long as 2/3rds length of pronotum; punctures on pronotum larger than those on vertex, interspaces polished with small dots; punctures on mesoscutum larger; punctures on median area of mesoscutum more spaced without small dots and extensively polished; notauli formed by deep, subrectangular foveae; parapsidal signum [= parapsidal line] deep and fully visible; punctures on mesoscutellum similar to those of mesoscutum, antero-medially more spaced; mesoscutellar-metanotal suture formed by deep punctures; punctures on metanotum deep, subcontiguous; posterior propodeal projections [= propodeal teeth] slightly divergent; faint episternal sulcus on mesopleuron, barely recognizable as slight depression.</p> <p> <i>Metasoma</i>. Punctures on terga I–III large and deep medially, interspaces narrow, with small dots; punctures smaller laterally, interspaces wider and polished; median longitudinal carina barely indicated on tergum II; tergum III without pre pit swelling; pits of pit row small, deep, partially confluent; lateral edge of tergum III with concavity before apical margin; apical margin (Fig. 5F) slightly deflected, with narrow hyaline rim; slight undulations before lateral angles and apico-medially; post pit row area 2–3 × times pits diameter; black spots on sternum II large, as long as 3/5ths of segment length, close each other anteriorly, widely separated posteriorly; posterior margin slightly curved (Fig. 5E).</p> <p> <i>Colouration</i>. Head and mesosoma metallic green; median area of mesoscutum dark blue to blackish on anterior half; metasoma golden dorsally; anterior declivity and apical margin of tergum I contrasting green; metasoma green ventrally; scape and pedicel green; flagellomeres dark brown; tegulae non-metallic brown; wings slightly infuscate.</p> <p> <i>Vestiture</i>. Malar spaces, vertex and genae with scattered, whitish setae (1.0–1.5 × MOD); mesosoma laterally and legs, including trochanters, with extremely long (3.0–4.0 × MOD) erect and whitish setae (Fig. 5E); metasoma laterally and ventrally with long (up to 4.0 × MOD), erect and whitish setae (Fig. 5F).</p> <p> <i>Male</i> (Figs 6A–6F, 14C). Body length 9.0–9.5 mm. Similar to the female; sexual dimorphic characters are basitarsi distinctly lighter to whitish and reduced black spots on sternum II. Easily separable from the similar <i>Chrysis villosa</i> Rosa, <b>sp. nov.</b> by larger shape of black spots on sternum II (Fig. 6F) and genital capsule with elongate apex of gonocoxa (Figs 6C, 14 C).</p> <p> <b>Etymology.</b> The specific epithet <i>mirae</i> (feminine noun in genitive) is dedicated to Mira Boustani (Mons, Belgium), for her studies on the bees of Lebanon and because she collected most of the recent cuckoo wasps examined in this study.</p> <p> <b>Collecting site</b> (Fig. 2B). The type locality is in the Supra-Mediterranean vegetation level, with mainly <i>Quercus</i> sp. and <i>Pistachia</i> sp. woods, and <i>Spartium junceum</i> in the clearings and open areas. The site is a disturbed sandy-soil area with many solitary bee nesting sites and predominantly <i>Echinops gaillardotii</i> flowering at the time of collection in June and July. The specimens were caught on flowers of both <i>Daucus</i> sp. and <i>E. gaillardotii</i>.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> <i>Chrysis mirae</i> Rosa, <b>sp. nov.</b> belongs to the <i>C. elegans</i> species group and it is closely related to <i>C. villosa</i> Rosa, <b>sp. nov.</b> The female is separated by: straight genal carina, seen in lateral view (Fig. 5C) (curved at mid gena in <i>C. villosa</i> (Fig. 10C)); subgena apparently more expanded, in lateral view, due to the different subgenal carina course; TFC not strongly elevated, partially faint (vs. strong and fully developed); scapal basin widely polished medially (Fig. 5B) (vs. more densely punctate at sides, with a reduced impunctate area, triangularly shaped (Fig. 10B)); metafemur less hairy (Fig. 5E); tergum III apically arched, in dorsal view (Fig. 5A) (vs. straight, with two blunt lateral corners (Fig. 10A)); in lateral view, post pit row area wide, its length more than 2–3 × times pit diameter (Figs 5C, 5F) (vs. post pit row area narrow, as long as 1 pits diameter, or a little more (Figs 10C, 10F)); setae erected on tergum III dorsally (vs. setae laying down); metasoma golden (vs. flame red to violet); male recognizable by the different shape of the black spots on sternum II (compare Figs 6F and 11F); different genital capsule, with elongate and curved apex of gonocoxa (compare Figs 6C, 11C, and Figs 14C, 14D).</p>Published as part of <i>Boustani, Mira & Rosa, Paolo, 2022, Survey of cuckoo wasps of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) with description of four new species, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 5104 (1)</i> on pages 18-19, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5104.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/6257705">http://zenodo.org/record/6257705</a>
Omalus biaccinctus du Buysson 1892
No full textOmalus biaccinctus du Buysson, 1892 * Ellampus biaccinctus du Buysson, 1892: 152. Syntypes ♂, ♀, France (MNHN). Material examined. N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Ain El Raha, 1371 m, 5.v.2017, 1♂; 11.v.2017, 1♀, leg. M. Boustani (MBOU), both on Carduus argentatus; Arz Tannourine, Reserve Outskirts, 1739 m, 7.vi.2017, 1♀, on Anthemis sp. (MBOU); Arz Tannourine, Trail 4, 27.vii.2018, 1♀, leg. X. Van achter (XVA). All det. P. Rosa. Distribution. * Lebanon. Europe, European part of Russia, Crimea, western Asia (Rosa et al. 2019). Remarks. Found in the Quercus sp. and Cedrus libani wooded areas of Tannourine.Published as part of Boustani, Mira & Rosa, Paolo, 2022, Survey of cuckoo wasps of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) with description of four new species, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 5104 (1) on page 9, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5104.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/625770
Nomiapis (Nomiapis) diversipes
No full textNomiapis (Nomiapis) diversipes (Latreille, 1806) * Distribution: PALAEARCTIC (Pauly 2015). Material examined. BDFGM material. Mount Lebanon: Beit Meri, 1 F, det. Pauly A., coll. MNHNP. Author material. Specimen without label from AUB collection, 1♂, det. Pauly A., coll. AUB. Bekaa: Blaika, 1325 m, 3.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Gekière A., coll. UMONS; Hadath, Near Army Checkpoint, 1610 m, 7.VIII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU. N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Ain El Raha, 1187 m, 2. VII.2017, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbeh, Border of the Cedar Forest, 1681 m, 22. VIII.2018, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Hadath El Jebbe, Al Fouar, 1529 m, 23. VIII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., Mouawad G.; Tannourine El Tahta, Mar Boutrous, 1207 m, 25. VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU.Published as part of Boustani, Mira, Rasmont, Pierre, Dathe, Holger H., Ghisbain, Guillaume, Kasparek, Max, Michez, Denis, Müller, Andreas, Pauly, Alain, Risch, Stefan, Straka, Jakub, Terzo, Michael, Achter, Xavier Van, Wood, Thomas J. & Nemer, Nabil, 2021, The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), pp. 1-146 in Zootaxa 4976 (1) on pages 48-49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4976.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/481901
Parnopes grandior
No full textParnopes grandior (Pallas, 1771) Chrysis grandior Pallas, 1771: 474. Holotype ♂; Russia (MfN). Parnopes grandior: Jaroszewicz 2007: 19. Lebanon (without locality). Material examined. N. Lebanon: Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Ain Al Raha, 1187 m, 21.vi.2017, 1♂, leg. M. Boustani, det. P. Rosa, on Asteraceae: Echinops gaillardotii (TCFNR). Distribution. Lebanon. Widely distributed from Europe to North Africa, from the Caucasus to Central Asia (Rosa et al. 2019). Considered to be a declining and endangered species, included in the Red Lists of some European countries and Russia.Published as part of Boustani, Mira & Rosa, Paolo, 2022, Survey of cuckoo wasps of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) with description of four new species, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 5104 (1) on page 34, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5104.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/625770
History in the Fiction of ʿAbd al-ʿAzìz Āl Mahmùd. al-Qursàn (2011)
No full textThe intention of this paper is to analyse the historical fiction of ʿAbd
al-ʿAzīz Āl Maḥmūd, in particular his novel al-Qurṣān (2011). Through the
story of famous corsair and chieftain Raḥmah b. Ǧābir b. ʿAḏbī al-Ǧalā-
himī, the author sheds light on relevant events in modern Qatari history,
thus managing to rekindle the knowledge and appreciation of a precious
and meaningful cultural heritage in Qatari people, who seemed to have
almost forgotten their own history
Megachile (Eutricharaea) pilidens Alfken 1924
No full textMegachile (Eutricharaea) pilidens Alfken, 1924 * Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC (Ascher & Pickering 2021). Material examined. Mount Lebanon: Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve, 1440 m, 21. VIII.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU. N. Lebanon: Hadath El Jebbe, Wadi Ain El Raha, 1547 m, 29.VI.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Arz Tannourine, 1798 m, 18. VII.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Wadi Ain El Raha, 1495 m, 28. VII.2017, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Tannourine El Tahta, Wadi Ain El Raha, 1200 m, 19. VIII.2017, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; 1187 m, 21.V.2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Fehta, El Biara, 1632 m, 18. VII.2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Hadath El Jebbe, Wadi Al Fouar, 1553 m, 19. VII.2018, 2♀, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Arz Tannourine, 1754 m, 18. VIII.2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; 1762 m, 18. VIII.2018, 1♀, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Hadath El Jebbe, Cedar Forest, 1681 m, 22. VIII.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J., all coll. MBOU. Flower records. Apiaceae: Eryngium glomeratum; Asteraceae: Echinops viscosus; Caprifoliaceae: Scabiosa argentea; Fabaceae: Ononis natrix, Ononis spinosa.Published as part of Boustani, Mira, Rasmont, Pierre, Dathe, Holger H., Ghisbain, Guillaume, Kasparek, Max, Michez, Denis, Müller, Andreas, Pauly, Alain, Risch, Stefan, Straka, Jakub, Terzo, Michael, Achter, Xavier Van, Wood, Thomas J. & Nemer, Nabil, 2021, The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), pp. 1-146 in Zootaxa 4976 (1) on page 77, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4976.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/481901
Pseudomalus auratus
No full textPseudomalus auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) * Sphex aurata Linnaeus, 1758: 572. Holotype ♀; Europe (London, Linnean Society). Material examined. Beirut, 9.iv.1965, 1♀, leg. J. Klapperich, det. W. Linsenmaier 1990 (NMLU). N. Lebanon: El Tahta, Wadi Ain Al Raha, 1187 m, 29.vi.2017, 2♀, leg. M. Boustani, det. P. Rosa, on Fabaceae: Ononis natrix (MBOU). Distribution. * Lebanon. Holarctic species, widely distributed from Europe and North Africa to China, Korea, and Japan (Rosa et al. 2019). Accidentally introduced into North America (Bohart & Kimsey 1982).Published as part of Boustani, Mira & Rosa, Paolo, 2022, Survey of cuckoo wasps of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Chrysididae) with description of four new species, pp. 1-39 in Zootaxa 5104 (1) on page 12, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5104.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/625770
Hylaeus (Hylaeus) crispulus Dathe 1980
No full textHylaeus (Hylaeus) crispulus Dathe, 1980 * Distribution: EAST MEDITERRANEAN: Turkey, Iran, Israel, Lebanon (Ascher & Pickering 2021). Material examined. Bekaa: Ainata, 2229 m, 29. VII.2018, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU. N. Lebanon: Bcharre, Dahr El Adib, 2441 m, 8.VI.2017, 3♂, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Reforestation Area, 2347 m, 27.VI.2017, 2♂, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Qornet Es Sawda, 2911 m, 21.VII.2017, 3♀, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Arz tannourine, Trail 4, 1762 m, 5.VII.2018, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Plateau Qornet Es Sawda, 2909 m, 12.VII.2018, 1♀, 3♂, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Plateau Qornet Es Sawda, 2882 m, 1.VIII.2018, 1♀, 1♂, leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU; Bcharre, Plateau Qornet Es Sawda, 2867 m, 1.VIII.2018, 1♀, leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA; Bcharre, Dahr El Adib, 2572 m, 25.VIII.2018, 3♀, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Arz Tannourine, Trail 4, 1781 m, 30.VI.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Dahr El Adib, 2566 m, 24.VII.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Plateau Qornet Es Sawda, 2882 m, 30.VII.2019, 1♀, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Qornet Es Sawda, 2909 m, 30.VII.2019, 2♀, 3♂, leg. Boustani M.; Bcharre, Dahr El Adib, 2566 m, 20.VIII.2019, 2♀, det. leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU. Flower records. Wide range of floral choices. Asphodelaceae: Asphodeline taurica; Asteraceae: Centaurea solstitialis; Cirsium lappaceum; Cousinia libanotica; Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia macroclada; Fabaceae: Vicia canescens; Lamiaceae: Lamium striatum; Stachys ehrenbergii; Plantaginaceae: Veronica polifolia. Rubiaceae: Asperula taurica.Published as part of Boustani, Mira, Rasmont, Pierre, Dathe, Holger H., Ghisbain, Guillaume, Kasparek, Max, Michez, Denis, Müller, Andreas, Pauly, Alain, Risch, Stefan, Straka, Jakub, Terzo, Michael, Achter, Xavier Van, Wood, Thomas J. & Nemer, Nabil, 2021, The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), pp. 1-146 in Zootaxa 4976 (1) on page 14, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4976.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/481901
Tetralonia (Tetraloniella) malvae Rossi 1790
No full textTetralonia (Tetraloniella) malvae Rossi, 1790 Distribution: PALAEARCTIC: Europe to Central Asia. Unpublished records. GBIF 2021, SEMC: Mount Lebanon, Chouf, El Barak [El Barouk], 1100 m, 12.VI.1995, 1♂, det. Baker D., leg. Roche C.G. Literature. The holotype of the synonymised taxon Eucera crinita Klug, 1845 labeled “ Syria ” is found in current Lebanese territory (Baker 1997) Material examined. Mount Lebanon: Jabal Moussa, Roman ruins (Qornet el Der), 1403 m, 1♀; Jabal Moussa, Trail Qornet El Der, 1368 m, 1♂, leg. Van Achter X, coll. XVA. N. Lebanon: Donnieh, Nemrud, 245 m, 28.V.2012, 2 ♂, leg. Kasparek M., coll. OÖLM; Tannourine, Wadi Al Fouar, 1528 m, 17.VI.2016, 1♀, 3♂, leg. Boustani M.; Harissa, Al Jawar, 1736 m, 23.VI.2018, 1 ♂, leg. Boustani M.; Fehta, El Biara, 1662 m, 28.VI.2017, 2 ♂, leg. Boustani M.; Harissa, Al Jawar, 1765 m, 28.VI.2017, 1 ♂, leg. Boustani M.; Harissa, Al Jawar, 1738 m, 28.VI.2017, 1 ♂, leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe, Wadi Al Fouar, 1553 m, 8.VI.2018, 1 ♂, leg. Boustani M., Fakhry M., Abou Khalil N.; 28.VI.2018, 1 ♂, leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J.; Hadath El Jebbe, Al Fouar, 1529 m, 27.VI.2019, 2♂, leg. Boustani M., Mouawad G., Fehta, El Biara, 1664 m, 30.VI.2019, 1♂, leg. Boustani M.; all coll. MBOU.; Qanat, Qornet Dammouaa, 1197 m, 1♀, 2♂, leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA. Flower record. Malvaceae: Alcea apterocarpa.Published as part of Boustani, Mira, Rasmont, Pierre, Dathe, Holger H., Ghisbain, Guillaume, Kasparek, Max, Michez, Denis, Müller, Andreas, Pauly, Alain, Risch, Stefan, Straka, Jakub, Terzo, Michael, Achter, Xavier Van, Wood, Thomas J. & Nemer, Nabil, 2021, The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), pp. 1-146 in Zootaxa 4976 (1) on page 96, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4976.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/481901
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