Lasioglossum (Sphecodogastra) malachurum (Kirby, 1802)

Melitta malachura Kirby, 1802: 67, ♀. Lectotype: ♀, England: Brentford near London; designated by Ebmer (1988: 601); BMNH.

Published data. Mamayeva & Krasnova 1971: 45 (Krasnodar Territory); Golikov 1987: 49 (Krasnodar Territory); Chenikalova 2005: 26 (Stavropol Territory).

Material examined. RUSSIA. Krasnodar Territory: 2 ♀, 10 ♂, Gelendzhik, 1.VIII.1908, N. Vorobyev; 1 ♂, Tuapse, 26.X.1910, Shaposhnikov; 9 ♀, Anapa, 1. V.1918, Skorikov; 3 ♀, Slavyanskiy, on Anchusa officinalis, 3. VI.1937, VR; 26 ♀, idem, on Anthemis austiaca, 4. VI.1938, VR; 1 ♀, idem on Barbarea vulgaris, 6. VI.1938, Z. Koshur; 22 ♀, idem, Echium vulgare, 11. VI.1938, VR; 55 ♀, 1 ♂, idem, on Melilotus officinalis, 15. VI.1938, VR; 20 ♀, idem, Convolvulus arvensis, 17. VI.1938, VR; 4 ♀, idem, on Helianthus annuus, 5.VII.1938, VR; 15 ♀, 16 ♂, idem, on Cichorium intybus, 12.VII, 30.VII.1938, VR; 2 ♀, idem, on Centaurea trichocephala, 1.VIII.1938, VR; 5 ♀, 9 ♂, Lazarevskoye, 5.IX.1952, VR; 2 ♀, 20 km NE of Krasnodar, 10.VII.1990, YP; 34 ♀, 36 ♂, 20 km WSW of Pavlovskaya, Chelbas River, meadow, 11.VIII.1990, YP; 5 ♀, 17 ♂, Goryachiy Kluch distr, Suzdalskaya, 44°45′N 39°22′E, 6-14.VIII.2011, YA; Stavropol Territory: 1 ♀, Kislovodsk, 24.IV.1949, VP; 2 ♀, 2 ♂, 16 km NW of Stavropol, Pelagiada, 29.VII.1981, O. Kovalev; 1 ♀, Vysotskoye, Petrovsk distr., 12.VIII.1987, Drapolyuk; 15 ♀, 14 ♂, Shpakovskoye, 27.VII, 1-5.VIII.1989, SB; 4 ♀, 2 ♂, 15 km W of Stavropol, 600 m, steppe, 5.VIII.1990, YP; Adygei Republic: 2 ♀, Maykop, 1930, Pogodina; 18 ♀, 6 ♂, Shuntuk, Maykop, VII-VIII.1938, Andreeva; Karachayevo-Cherkess Republic: 1 ♀, Teberda, 1915, Kryzhanovskiy; 14 ♀, 10 km E of Karachayevsk, Mara River, 1050 m, forest, meadow, steppe slope, 2.VIII.1990, YP; Kabardino-Balkarian Republic: 90 ♀, 12 ♂, 5 km N of Baksan, 500 m, steppe, 31.VII. 1990, YP; North Ossetian Republic: 1 ♀, Ardon, Vladikavkaz, 2. V.1900, Demokidov; 3 ♀, Gizel, 10 km W of Vladikavkaz, 550 m, steppe, 25.VII.1990, YP; Dagestan Republic: 1 ♂, 10 km E of Akhta, 22.VII.1983, E. Narchuk; 1 ♀, Manaskent, 30 km SE of Makhachkala, steppe slope, 21.VII.1990, YP; 12 ♀, 1 ♂, Kochubey, 44.398°N, 46.541°E, on Convolvulus arvensis, 18. VI.2018, YA; 1 ♀, 2 ♂, Derbent, 28, 29. VI.2018, YA, MP, VL, MM; 1 ♂, 20 km W of Makhachkala, Sarykum, 43°00′N 47°14′E, 28, 29. V.2019, MP, VL; 1 ♀, Kamyshchay River valley, 41°54′N 48°13′E, 30. V.2022 , AF.

Additional material examined. RUSSIA. * Astrakhan Province: 6 ♀, Solodniki, Volga River, steppe, 19.VII.1990, YP .

Distribution. Russia (North Caucasus, Crimea, European part in steppe zone); Europe, North Africa, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Turkmenistan.

Remarks. A common species, mostly in steppe and agricultural landscapes. Reported as a Lucerne pollinator (Golikov 1987).