Lasioglossum (Pyghalictus) mandibulare (Morawitz, 1866)

Halictus mandibularis Morawitz, 1866: 23, ♀. Holotype: ♀, Russia: Sarepta [Volgograd]; ZISP.

Published data. Morawitz 1873: 162 (Dagestan Republic, as Halictus coloratus Morawitz).

Material examined. RUSSIA. Stavropol Territory: 5 ♀, Zimnyaya Stavka, Kuma River, 18.IV.1911, Uvarov ; Krasnodar Territory: 7 ♂, 8 km NW of Temryuk, Golubitzkaya, 18.IX.2007, A. Khalaim ; Dagestan Republic: 3 ♀, 20 km ESE of Terekli-Mekteb, semi-desert, 19.VII.1990, YP; 1 ♀, 9 km SSE of Kochubey, 21, 22.VII.2015, MP, VL, MM, SB ; 3 ♀, 16 km of NE Kochubey, 44°26′N 46°31′E, 18. VI.2018, YA ; 1 ♀, 23 km NE of Kochubey, 44°442′N 46°691′E, 18. VI.2018, YA ; 7 ♀, 2 ♂, 7 km NW of Staroterechnoye, 43.90°N, 47.39°E, 20. VI.2018, YA ; 5 ♀, 4 ♂, 3 km SW of Novoterechnoye, 43.99°N, 47.32°E, 20. VI.2018, YA ; 6 ♀, Agrakhanskiy Bay, 43°29′07″N, 47°25′04″E, on Tamarix ramosissima, 1. VI.2022, AF .

Additional material examined. Crimea: 1 ♂, Pribrezhnoye, 15.VIII.1996, Anufriev .

Distribution. Russia (North Caucasus, *Crimea, south of the European part); southern Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Israel, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan.

Remarks. In steppe, desert and semi-desert areas.