systematic checklist of the Egyptian species of family Halictidae (Order: Hymenoptera) is presented, consisting of 62 species belonging to 4 subfamilies, 12 genera and 18 subgenera. The first part of this checklist includes subfamily Halictinae, consisting of one tribe, 4 genera, 11 subgenera and 38 species. The species Sphecodes (Sphecodes) ephippius (Linné, 1767) was added to the Egyptian fauna. The checklist is arranged according to species membership in higher – level taxa, based on the most recent literatureof family Halictidae.