Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) epipygiale (Blüthgen, 1924) * [= L. (Sphecodogastra) epipygiale]

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC: South West Asia (Pauly 2016a).

Note: Ebmer (1995) reports it from Mt Hermon, 23.IV.1993, 1♀, det. Ebmer A.W.

Material examined. Bekaa: Passage Akoura-Hadath, 1801 m, 7.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Ghisbain G., coll. UMONS ; 3♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU, 2♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA .

N. Lebanon: Tannourine, 2166 m, 6.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Ghisbain G., coll. UMONS ; Bcharre, Qornet Es Sawda, 2694 m, 27.VII.2017, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU .

Flower records. Asteraceae: Cirsium sp., Cousinia libanotica, Onopordum heteracanthum .