Loethalictus, Pesenko, 2007

Pesenko, Yuri A., 2007, Subgeneric classification of the Palaearctic bees of the genus Evylaeus Robertson (Hymenoptera: Halictidae), Zootaxa 1500 (1), pp. 1-54 : 10

27 (26). Both sexes: posterior vertical surface of propodeum without carina along lateral margins, gradually curved onto its lateral surfaces; T2–T4 without anterior hair bands (in females) or with small lateral spots of sparse tomentum (in males). Male: membranous retrorse lobe of gonocoxite narrow, long, nearly parallel-sided. Female: mesoscutum densely granulate, matt, with very sparse and fine punctation; mesopleuron densely finely granulate, matt; metapostnotum granulate, matt, with or without traces of weak striae on anterior half............................................................27. Loethalictus subg. n.

– oth sexes: posterior vertical surface of propodeum usually carinate laterally; T2–T4 with anterior hair bands or with well developed lateral spots. Male: membranous retrorse lobe of gonocoxite broad, rounded, elliptical, sometimes triangular (in E. apostoli , E. podolicus , and E. soror belonging to subgenus Smeathhalictus ). Female: mesoscutum punctate, shiny at least in middle of posterior half; mesopleuron distinctly punctate, shiny (except for E. spinosus and E. talyschensis belonging to subgenus Smeathhalictus , the mesopleura of which are granulose punctate, dull); metapostnotum striate, more or less shiny ................................................................................................................. 28