Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) punctatissimum (Schenck, 1853)

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), Zootaxa 4976 (1), pp. 1-146 : 45

Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) punctatissimum (Schenck, 1853) * [L. (Hemihalictus) punctatissimum]

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC ( Pauly 2016a).

Local distribution fig. 12.14

Material examined. Bekaa: Anjar, Water Trail , 951 m, 23. VII .2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA .

Mount Lebanon: Mansourieh, Aylout, 274 m, 26.VI.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., Van Achter X., coll. XVA .

N. Lebanon: Tannourine, Wadi Al Fouar , 1528 m, 17.VI.2016, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M.; Tannourine El Tahta , Wadi Ain El Raha , 1371 m, 5.V.2017, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbe , Chemin Wadi Ain El Raha , 1519 m, 29.VI.2017, 3♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M.; 1547 m, 29.VI.2017, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M.; 1575 m, 28.VII.2017, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M.; Hadath El Jebbeh , Road to Wadi Al Fouar , 1553 m, 19.VII.2018, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., Jabbour J., all coll. MBOU ; Horch Ehden, 1625 m, 14.VII.2019, 8♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X.; 1686 m, 14.VII.2019, 6♀, 1♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X.; 1625 m, 24.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X.; 1686 m, 24.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X.; 1625 m, 31.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X., all coll. XVA .

Flower records. Asteraceae : Echinops viscosus ; Fabaceae : Ononis natrix , Lotus sp. ; Caprifoliaceae : Scabiosa argentea ; Caryophyllaceae : Minuartia cf mesogitana; Rutaceae : Ruta chalepensis .

Figures

FIGURE 12. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Lasioglossum elatum, 2 Lasioglossum enslini, 3 Lasioglossum interruptum, 4 Lasioglossum laeve, 5 Lasioglossum laticeps, 6 Lasioglossum lineare, 7 Lasioglossum longirostre, 8 Lasioglossum malachurum, 9 Lasioglossum marginatum, 10 Lasioglossum morio, 11 Lasioglossum nigripes, 12 Lasioglossum politum, 13 Lasioglossum pseudosphecodimorphum, 14 Lasioglossum punctatissimum, 15 Lasioglossum semiaeneum, 16 Lasioglossum tadschicum.