Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) albipes (Fabricius, 1781)

Apis albipes Fabricius, 1781: 486, ♂. Lectotype: ♂, Italy: no locality; designated by Warncke (1973: 23); NHMD.

Published data. Mamayeva & Krasnova 1971: 44 (Krasnodar Territory); Dathe 1980: 210 (Karachayevo-Cherkess Republic); Chenikalova 2005: 26 (Stavropol Territory).

Material examined. RUSSIA. Krasnodar Territory: 4 ♀, Gelendzhik, 7.VII.1908, N. Vorobyev; 14 ♀, Lazarevskoye, on Campanula spp. and Cichorium intybus, 25-27.VII.1952, VR; 2 ♀, idem, 24. V.1973, VT; 1 ♀, Psebay, 21. V.1991, Volnukhin; Stavropol Territory: 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 15 km W of Stavropol, 600 m, steppe, 5.VIII.1990, YP; 2 ♀, Kislovodsk, meadow, forest, 25.IV, 1. V.2018, SB; Adygei Republic: 1 ♀, 47 km S of Khadzokh, Guzeripl, 26. VI.1976, ES; Karachayevo-Cherkess Republic: 1 ♂, Teberda Nature Reserve, Dzhamagat River valley, 1200 m, 14.VIII.1980, Tanasiychuk; 1 ♀, idem, 29.VII–6.VIII.1988, D. Scherbakov; 2 ♀, Teberda, 24. VI.1982, E. Narchuk; Ingush Republic: 1 ♂, Salgi, 29.VII.1927, Kirichenko; 1 ♀, Egochkal near Dzheyrakh, 7.VIII.1927, Kirichenko; Chechen Republic: 1 ♀, Borzoy, 10 km SW of Shatoy, 900 m, meadow, 23.VII.1990, YP; Dagestan Republic: 3 ♀, Tsudakhar, 42°20′N 47°10′E, 15, 18. VI.2023, MP; 3 ♀, valley of Kurush River, 41°15′N 47°49′E, 26. VI.2023, MP; 3 ♀, Tekipirkent, 41°20′N 47°52′E, 29. VI.2023, MP.

Distribution. Russia (North Caucasus, east to Siberia [nominate subspecies]; Far East [ ssp. villosum Ebmer, 1995]); Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Central Asia, Mongolia, North China, Korea, Japan.

Remarks. In the North Caucasus, this species occurs in steppe and forest landscapes.