Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) marginatum (Brullé, 1832)

Boustani, Mira, Rasmont, Pierre, Dathe, Holger H., Ghisbain, Guillaume, Kasparek, Max, Michez, Denis, Müller, Andreas, Pauly, Alain, Risch, Stefan, Straka, Jakub, Terzo, Michael, Achter, Xavier Van, Wood, Thomas J. & Nemer, Nabil, 2021, The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), Zootaxa 4976 (1), pp. 1-146 : 42-43

Lasioglossum (Evylaeus) marginatum (Brullé, 1832) * [= L. (Evylaeus) marginatum]

Distribution: PALAEARCTIC: South-western and Central Palaearctic ( Pauly 2016a).

Local distribution fig. 12.9

Material examined. Abundant and widespread in Lebanon.

Bekaa: AUB Farm [Haush Sneid], 23.IV.1954, 1♀, det. Pauly A.; 5.V.1964, 1♀, det. Pauly A., all coll . AUB.Additional 10♀ and 1♂ from 5 records collected between 24.III.2013 and 27.IV.2019, from Quaraoun and Kefraya .

Mount Lebanon: Beit Meri, 19.IV.1981, 2♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Manassah R., coll. AUB; Bchaftine [Bcheftine], 6.V.1995, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Fayad A., coll. AUB.Additional 28♀ from 13 records, collected between 17.IV.2016 and 16.V.2019, from Sahel Alma, Marej Barja, Mansourieh, Qortada, Bentael, Falougha, and Shouf Biosphere Reserve .

N. Lebanon: South of Jairoun , 1648 m, 23.V.2012, 2♀, det. Ebmer A.W., leg. Kasparek M., coll. OÖLM .

Additional 277♀ and 5♂ from 42 records, collected between 26.V.2012 and 3.VI.2019, from Donnieh, Jairoun, Horch Ehden, Tannourine El Tahta, Hadath El Jebbe, Arz Tannourine, Arz Bcharre, Harissa, Fehta and Ehden.

S. Lebanon: Saidoun , Sahlet, 12.V.2019, 1♀, det. Pauly A., leg. Baghdadi A., coll. SOILS .

Flower records. Wide range of forage plants. Asphodelaceae : Asphodelus macrocarpus ; Asteraceae : Anthemis sp. , Chrysanthemum coronarium , Crepis sancta , Crepis sp. , Reichardia sp. , Rhagadiolus cf edulis, Sonchus oleraceus , Senecio cf vernalis, Senecio sp. , Taraxacum sp. ; Brassicaceae : Alyssum sp. , Brassica sp. , Capsella sp. , Myagrum perfoliatum , Peltaria angustifolia , Thlaspi microstylum , Thlaspi sp. ; Boraginaceae : Anchusa italica , Cynoglossum nebrodense , Solenanthus stamineus ; Fabaceae : Trifolium resupinatum , Trifolium tomentosum ; Geraniaceae : Geranium sp. ; Primulaceae : Anagallis arvensis ; Rubiaceae : Asperula arvensis ; Rutaceae : Ruta chalepensis ; Ranunculacea: Ranunculus scandicinus , Ranunculus sp. ; Rosaceae : Cotoneaster sp. , Crataegus monogyna ; Valerianaceae : Valeriana dioscoridis .

Notes: This species is one of the most abundant in Mediterranean ecosystems ( Potts et al. 2003). In our collection sites, females were very abundant. Males in material examined were mainly collected in late fall at high altitude, caught visiting Colchicum sp. and Crocus sp. that flower before the first snow.

Figures

FIGURE 12. Local distribution maps of material examined and literature of 1 Lasioglossum elatum, 2 Lasioglossum enslini, 3 Lasioglossum interruptum, 4 Lasioglossum laeve, 5 Lasioglossum laticeps, 6 Lasioglossum lineare, 7 Lasioglossum longirostre, 8 Lasioglossum malachurum, 9 Lasioglossum marginatum, 10 Lasioglossum morio, 11 Lasioglossum nigripes, 12 Lasioglossum politum, 13 Lasioglossum pseudosphecodimorphum, 14 Lasioglossum punctatissimum, 15 Lasioglossum semiaeneum, 16 Lasioglossum tadschicum.