Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) malachurum (Kirby, 1802) * [= L. (Sphecodogastra) malachurum]

Distribution: WEST PALAEARCTIC (Pauly 2016a).

Local distribution fig. 12.8

Material examined. Specimen without label from AUB collection, 1♀, det. Pauly A., coll. AUB .

Beirut: AUB Campus, 1.VI.1984, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Nahla B, coll . AUB.

Bekaa: Der El Ahmar, 995 m, 3. VII .2019, 1♀, 1♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M.; 1011 m, 3. VII .2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .

Mount Lebanon: Barouk, Gîte des oiseaux, 1064 m, 3.VII.2019, 4♀, 1♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Van Achter X., coll. XVA ; Mazraat Al Daher, 529 m, 19.VII.2019, 1♂, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M.; Aley, 852 m, 23.VII.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., all coll. MBOU .

N. Lebanon: Qanat, Qornet Dammoua, 1231 m, 22.VI.2017, 2♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Boustani M., coll. MBOU. Additional 5♀ and 2♂ between 21.VII.2018 and 24.VII.2019 from Arz Bcharre, Hamat and Bcharre .

S. Lebanon: Saida, 25.II.1965, 1♀, det. Pauly A., coll. AUB .

Flower records. Asteraceae: Achillea falcata, Carthamus persicus, Centaurea cf pallescens, Crepis reuteriana, Caprifoliaceae: Cephalaria cf joppensis, Cephalaria sp.; Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus sp.; Lamiaceae: Origanum sp.; Plantaginaceae: Anarrhinum orientale; Scrophulariaceae: Verbascum sp.

Asteraceae genera are the most commonly visited, in line with the observations of Polidori et al. (2009).