Astafurova Yu.V.1, Proshchalykin M.Yu.2* 2024. Review of the bee genus Lasioglossum Curtis, 1833 (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) fauna of the European South of Russia // Russian Entomol. J. Vol.33. No.2: 230–242 [in English].
1 Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya nab. 1, St. Petersburg 199034 Russia.
2 Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 100-letia Vladivostoka prospekt 159, Vladivostok 690022 Russia.
*Corresponding author.
Yulia Astafurova Yulia.Astafurova@zin.ru ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0557-7792
Maxim Proshchalykin proshchalikin@biosoil.ru ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-8226
doi: 10.15298/rusentj.33.2.09
ABSTRACT. This faunistic survey presents the records of 64 species of the genus Lasioglossum (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) from the European South of Russia, mainly from Volgograd Province, as well as from the Rostov and Astrakhan Provinces and the Kalmyk Republic. Lasioglossum ciscapum (Blüthgen, 1931) is reported as new to Russia and Europe, 29 species are new to the fauna of the Volgograd Province, 24 species are new to the Astrakhan Province, 15 species are new to the Kalmyk Republic and six species are new to the Rostov Province. In total, 17 previously unknown Lasioglossum species are listed for the fauna of the southern European part of Russia. Lasioglossum muganicum Ebmer, 1972, stat. ressur. is raised to full species level.
KEY WORDS: Anthophila, biodiversity, species checklist, new records, pollinators, taxonomy.