Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) limbellum

Lasioglossum (Hemihalictus) limbellum (Morawitz, 1876) Halictus limbellus Morawitz, 1876: 249, ♀. Lectotype: ♀, Uzbekistan: Samarkand; designated by Astafurova & Proshchalykin (2020b: 61); ZMMU. Published data. Chenikalova 2005: 26 (Stavropol Territory); Astafurova & Proshchalykin 2017b: 83 (Dagestan Republic). Material examined. RUSSIA. Dagestan Republic: 6 ♀, 3 ♂, Primorskiy, Samur Forest, 41°54′N 48°28′E, 2- 4.07.2018, YA; 1 ♀, Barkhan Sarykum, 43°01′N 43°23′E, 29-31. V.2019, MM, KF, VL; 2 ♀, Tsudakhar, 42°20′N 47°10′E, 15, 18. VI.2023, MP. Distribution. Russia (North Caucasus, south of the European part); southeastern Europe, Israel, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, [nominate subspecies]; North Africa, southwestern Europe [ssp. ventrale (Pérez, 1903)]. The record from China (Gansu) by Morawitz (1889: 364) is based on misidentifications of Lasioglossum sp. from the L. villosulum species group. Remarks. A rare species.