Lasioglossum (Pyghalictus) politum

Lasioglossum (Pyghalictus) politum (Schenck, 1853) Hylaeus politus Schenck, 1853: 163, ♀. Lectotype: ♀, Germany: Wiesbaden; designated by Ebmer (1975: 238); SGNF. Published data. Morawitz 1873: 167 (Dagestan Republic); Chenikalova 2005: 26 (Stavropol Territory). Material examined. RUSSIA. Krasnodar Territory: 66 ♀, 5 ♂, Lazarevskoye, 25-29.VII.1952, VR; 7 ♀, idem, 18.IV.1975, VT; 2 ♀, 1 ♂, idem, 8.VII.1975, Tryapitzin; 3 ♀, idem, 10.X.1980, VT; 1 ♀, Goryachiy Kluch distr, Suzdalskaya, 44°45′N 39°22′E, 6.VIII.2011, YA; Stavropol Territory: 1 ♂, 16 km NW of Stavropol, Pelagiada, 29.VII.1981, O. Kovalev; 16 ♀, Shpakovskoye, 27. V, 27.VII, 1-5.VIII.1989, SB; 13 ♀, Kislovodsk, Lermontov Rock, meadow, forest, 29.IV.2018, SB; Adygei Republic: 4 ♀, Shuntuk, Maykop, 23.V.1938, Andreeva; 4 ♀, 1 ♂, idem, 25.VII.1938, Andreeva; 27 ♀, 5 ♂, idem, 15.VII.1935, Petrukhina; 11 ♀, 47 km S of Khadzokh, Guzeripl, 26.VI.1976, ES; 2 ♀, Dakhovskaya, 44.199°N, 40.170°E, 19-24.VIII.2009, K. Tomkovich; Karachayevo-Cherkess Republic: 1 ♂, Teberda, Dzhamagat gorge, 9.VIII.1953, E.Arens; North Ossetian Republic: 9 ♀, Ardon, Vladikavkaz, 28.IV.1900, Demokidov; Dagestan Republic: 1 ♀, 1 ♂, Samur Reserve, 41°86′N 48°55′E, 2. VI.2017, MM; 1 ♀, Primorskiy, Samur Forest, 41°54′N 48°28′E, 2-4.VII.2018, YA; 3 ♀, idem, 27. V.2023, S. Basov; 2 ♀, 5 km SSW of Rubas, 41°52′N 48°16′E, 2. VI.2019, MP, VL; 2 ♀, Maydanskoye, 42°36′07″N, 46°58′13″E, 19.VII.2023, MP; 3 ♀, Tsudakhar, 42°20′N 47°10′E, 15, 18. VI.2023, MP; 1 ♀, Arakani, 42°36′N 46°59′E, 22. VI.2023, MP. Distribution. Russia (North Caucasus, east to the Urals); Europe (except north) [nominate subspecies]; North Africa, Near East, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran [ssp. atomarium (Morawitz, 1876)]; Eastern China, Japan [ssp. pekingense (Blüthgen, 1925)]. Remarks. A common species in forest and steppe areas.