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.