Lasioglossum (Leuchalictus) discus ( Smith, 1853 )

Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2025, Review of the bee genus Lasioglossum Curtis, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) fauna of the Ciscaucasia region, Zootaxa 5637 (3), pp. 515-558 : 540-541

Lasioglossum (Leuchalictus) discus ( Smith, 1853)

Halictus discus Smith, 1853: 70 , ♀. Lectotype: ♀, Greece: Rhea (Attika); designated by Ebmer (1976a: 141); BML.

Published data. Morawitz 1873: 162 (Dagestan Republic); Pesenko 1986: 140 (Caucasus); Chenikalova 2005: 26 (Stavropol Territory).

Material examined. RUSSIA. Krasnodar Territory: 11 ♀, “Krasny Les” [Nature Reserve], Kuban River, 1915, Bryanskiy; 13 ♂, Sochi , 10.VIII–24.X.1930 , Shestakov; 66 ♀, 13 ♂, Lazarevskoye , 30.VII–9.IX.1952 , VR; 3 ♀, Slavyanskiy, on Alfalfa fiels, 29.VII.1937 , Z. Koshur; 7 ♀, idem, on Convolvulus arvensis , 17. VI.1938 , VR; 3 ♀, idem, on Echium vulgare , 15. VI.1938 , VR; 5 ♀, idem, on Cirvium arvense , 15. VI.1938 , VR; 4 ♀, idem, on Melilotus officinalis , 15, 25. VI.1938 , VR; 1 ♀, idem, on Vicia sativa , 29. VI.1938 , Z. Koshur; 4 ♀, idem, on Cichorium intybus , 2.VIII.1938 , VR; 1 ♀, idem, on Helianthus annuus , 5.VII.1938 , VR; 9 ♀, 20 km NE of Krasnodar, 10.VII.1990 , YP; 3 ♂, 20 km WSW of Pavlovskaya, Chelbas River , meadow, 11.VIII.1990, YA ; 1 ♀, Goryachiy Kluch distr., Suzdalskaya , 44°45′N 39°22′E, 10-14.VIII.2011, YA ; Stavropol Territory: 5 ♂, 16 km NW of Stavropol, Pelagiada , 29.VII.1981 , O. Kovalev; 4 ♂, Shpakovskoye , 27.VII.1989, SB ; idem, 1 ♂, 1-5.VIII.1989, SB ; 2 ♀, 5 ♂, 15 km W of Stavropol, 600 m, steppe, 5.VIII.1990 , YP; Adygei Republic: 15 ♀, 16 ♂, Shuntuk, Maykop , 24. VI –12.VII.1938 , Andreeva; Kabardino-Balkarian Republic: 11 ♀, 9 ♂, 5 km N of Baksan , 500 m, steppe, 31.VII. 1990 , YP; North Ossetian Republic: 6 ♀, Gizel , 10 km W of Vladikavkaz, 550 m, steppe, 25.VII.1990 , YP; Dagestan Republic: 7 ♀, 13 ♂, Manaskent , 30 km SE of Makhachkala, steppe slope, 21.VII.1990 , YP; 1 ♀, Kochubey , 44.398°N, 46.541°E, on Convolvulus arvensis , 19. VI.2018, YA ; 1 ♀, 6 km SW of Gubden , 42°544′N 47°499′E, 25. VI.2018, MP, VL, MM ; 1 ♀, Tsudakhar , 42°19′N 44°09′E, 1. VI.2019, MP ; 1 ♀, 5 km SSW of Rubas , 41°52′N 48°16′E, 2. VI.2019, MP, VL ; 3 ♀, Kamyshchay River valley , 41°54′N 48°13′E, 30. V.2022 , AF; 2 ♀, Khotoch , 42°24′N 46°57′E, 17. VI.2023, MP .

Distribution. Russia (North Caucasus, steppe and desert zones east to Eastern Siberia); Turkey, Caucasus, Israel, Lebanon, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Northwestern China, Southern Europe, North Africa [ ssp. fertoni (Vachal, 1894) ]

Remarks. The species is common in steppe, and also occurs in agricultural landscapes.