Lasioglossum (Dialictus) aeratum

Lasioglossum (Dialictus) aeratum (Kirby, 1802) Melitta aerata Kirby, 1802: 58, ♀, ♂. Lectotype: ♀, England: Barham; designated by Ebmer (1976a: 403); BMNH. Published data. Dathe 1980: 210 (Karachayevo-Cherkess Republic); Chenikalova 2005: 26 (Stavropol Territory). Material examined. RUSSIA. Stavropol Territory: 1 ♀, Kislovodsk, 15.XI.1947, VP; 1 ♀, idem, 29.IV.1949; 3 ♀, idem, 10. V.1949; 4 ♀, 1 ♂, idem, 9-15.X.1956; 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Shpakovskoye, 27. V.1986, SB; 1 ♀, idem, 27.VII.1989; Adygei Republic: 1 ♀, Maykop, 1933, Pogodina; 1 ♀, Shuntuk, Maykop, 25. VI.1938; Andreeva; 1 ♀, idem, 12.VII.1938; Karachayevo-Cherkess Republic: 3 ♀, Teberda Nature Reserve, Dzhamagat gorge, 23. VI.1982, E. Narchuk; 2 ♀, 10 km E of Karachayevsk, Mara River, 1050 m, forest, meadow, steppe slope, 2.VIII.1990, YP; Kabardino-Balkarian Republicn Republic: 3 ♀, Gizel, 10 km W of Vladikavkaz, 550 m, steppe, 25.VII.1990, YP; Dagestan Republic: 1 ♀, 10 km E of Akhta, 22.VII.1983, E. Narchuk; 1 ♂, near Kufa, 6 km NW of Rutul, 1500 m, 41°56′N 47°36′E, 29. VI.2018, YA; 2 ♀, 1 ♂, idem, 1.VII.2018, KF; 9 ♀, 1 ♂, near Gubden, 42°34′N 47°33′E, 14. VI.2023, MP; 1 ♂, 6 km SW of Gubden, 42°544′ N 47°499′E, 25. VI.2018, YA; 3 ♀, Khotoch, 42°24′N 46°57′E, 17. VI.2023, MP; 4 ♀, Tsudakhar, 42°19′N 47°09′E, 18. VI.2023, MP. Distribution. Russia (North Caucasus, European part); Europe, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Syria, Iran, Central Asia. Remarks. In the North Caucasus this species is recorded from mountain and sub-mountain territories in forest and steppe areas. Long flying season from April to November.