Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) villosulum

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) villosulum (Kirby, 1802) Melitta villosula Kirby, 1802: 62, ♂. Lectotype: ♂, England: no locality; designated by Ebmer (1988: 649); BMNH. Published data. Dathe 1980: 211 (Karachayevo-Cherkess Republic); Chenikalova 2005: 26 (Stavropol Territory). Material examined. RUSSIA. Krasnodar Territory: 1 ♀, Krasnaya Polyana, 4. VII.1909, Yakovleva; 1 ♀, Anapa, Lysaya Gora, 15. V.1918, Skorikov; 3 ♀, 10 ♂, Sochi, Razdolnoye, 15.VIII–24.IX.1930, Shestakov; 38 ♀, 2 ♂, Sochi, Lazarevskaya, 27.VII–8.IX. 1952, VR; 1 ♀, idem, 27. VI.1976, VT; 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 20 km WSW of Pavlovskaya, Chelbas River, meadow, 11. VIII.1990, YP; Stavropol Territory: 5 ♀, Kislovodsk, 15. VII.1947, VP; 1 ♀, Shpakovskoye, agricultural fields, 1-5. VIII.1989, SB; 2 ♀, 15 km W of Stavropol, 600 m, steppe, 5. VIII.1990, YP; Adygei Republic: 1 ♂, Shuntuk, Maykop, 13. VII.1938, Andreeva; 1 ♀, 55 km S of Maykop, Belaya River, 550 m, meadow, forest, 7. VIII.1990, YP; Chechen Republic: 5 ♀, Borzoy, 10 km SW of Shatoy, 900 m, meadow, 23. VII.1990, YP; Dagestan Republic: 1 ♀, Sarykum, 11. VII.1990, Tanasiychuk. Distribution. Russia (North Caucasus, as far east to the Far East); Europe, North Africa, Syria, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, India, Nepal, Malaysia, Canada, USA. Remarks. Forest and steppe landscapes.