Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) lineare (Schenck, 1868)

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 : 41-42

Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) lineare (Schenck, 1868) * [= L. (Sphecodogastra) lineare]

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC ( Pauly 2016a).

Local distribution fig. 12.6

Material examined. Abundant and widespread in Lebanon.

Bekaa: Kefraya , 1009 m, 27.IV.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU ; Passage Akoura-Hadath , 1748 m, 7.VII.2019, 2♀, det. Pauly A., leg . Van Achter X., coll. XVA .

Mount Lebanon: Maaser Al Chouf, 1718 m, 6.VIII.2018, 1♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA;Additional 7♀ from 4 records collected between 3.IV.2019 and 30.VI.2019, from Daychouniyeh, Mansourieh, Falougha, and Akoura .

N. Lebanon: Arz Bcharre , 1928 m, 20.VI.2016, 2♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU. Additional 33♀ and 8♂ from 28 records collected between 9.V.2017 and 31.VII.2019, from Arz Bcharre, Tannourine El Tahta, Horch Ehden, Harissa, Qanat, Jord Tannourine, Horch Ehden and Bcharre .

S. Lebanon: Saidoun , 21.IV.2018, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Baghdadi A., coll. SOILS .

Flower records. Apiaceae : Eryngium creticum ; Asteraceae : Achillea falcata , Chrysanthemum coronarium , Cirsium sp. , Echinops gaillardotii ; Brassicaceae : Alyssum sp. , Myagrum perfoliatum ; Caprifoliaceae : Scabiosa argentea ; Caryophyllaceae : Dianthus sp. ; Convolvulaceae : Convolvulus arvensis ; Fabaceae : Medicago sp. , Ononis natrix , Vicia tenuifolia ; Geraniaceae : Geranium molle , Geranium sp. ; Lamiaceae : Mentha aquatica Salvia microstegia ,

Stachys ehrenbergii ; Plantaginaceae : Anarrhinum orientale , Veronica polifolia ; Rosaceae : Cotoneaster sp. ; Scrophulariaceae : Scrophularia sp.

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.