Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) clypeare

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) clypeare (Schenck, 1853) Hylaeus clypearis Schenck, 1853: 162, ♀. Syntype: 1 ♀, Germany: Wiesbaden; MWG. Published data. Blüthgen 1935: 120 (Krasnodar Territory). Material examined. RUSSIA. Krasnodar Territory: 1 ♀, Gelendzhik, 1.VIII.1908, N. Vorobyev; 8 ♀, Lazarevskoye, 12.VIII, 22.VIII., 5.IX.1952, VR; Kabardino-Balkarian Republic: 1 ♂, 5 km N of Baksan, 500 m, steppe, 31.VII. 1990, YP; Stavropol Territory: 1 ♀, 15 km W of Stavropol, 600 m, steppe, 5.VIII.1990, YP; 1 ♀, Shpakovskoye, 27.VII.1989, SB. Distribution. Russia (North Caucasus, Crimea, south of the European part, south Ural); southern and locally central Europe, Lebanon, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan. Remarks. A rare species, in steppe areas.