Lasioglossum (Dialictus) occidentale (Crawford, 1902)

Counties: Clay, Lac qui Parle.

Comments: This principally western species, first reported in Lane et al. (2020), has only been found on the western edge of Minnesota.

Material examined: Clay Co.: (46.7446 -96.4675): 2 ♀, 26 May 2017, R. Tucker leg., net, Zizia aurea; Lac qui Parle Co.: (45.1473 -96.2311): 1 ♀ (CNBL), 25 Jun 2019, blue vane; Y ellow Medicine Co.: SiteK-Do (44.685, -96.3029): 1 ♁ (CNBL), 26 Aug 2020, C. Herron-Sweet leg., sweep netting in prairie. Determined by Z. Portman .