Ophiomyia orbiculata (Hendel, 1931)

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d. Plishka Mt., 6.05.2018, 1 ♀ ; Kamianytsia, 7.05.2018, 1 ♂; “Skalka”, 7.05.2018, 1 ♀ ; ibid., 14 and 17.07.2017, 3 ♀; 2–4 km E Dilove, motley grass along Potik Bilyi, 11.05.2018, 2 ♂; Shoimul Mt., semi-shaded slope, 15.06.2018, 1 ♂, 5 ♀ ; 5 km SEE Rakhiv, motley grass on a slope, 17– 18.06.2017, 2 ♂, 3 ♀ ; Bozdozkyi Park, 22.06.2018, 2 ♀ ; Kamianytsia, 26.06.2018, 1 ♂; Husnyi, motley grass on a slope, 27.06.2018, 1 ♀ ; Nova Stuzhytsa, 6.07.2019, 1 ♀ ; road to Antalovetska Polyana, 16.07.2017, 1 ♂; 10 km N Shyrokyi Luh, wet motley grass, 18– 19.07.2017, 4 ♀ ; Krovysche Mt., meadow, 21.07.2017, 1 ♀ ; 2 km SEE Rakhiv Centre, low grass meadow, 22.07.2017, 1 ♂, 3 ♀ ; Zamkova Hill, motley grass near the hospital, 23.07.2017, 3 ♀ ; Velyatyn, wet shadowy motley grass on the left River Tisa Bank, 24.07.2017, 6 ♀ ; Kireshy, “Valley of Narcissi”, low motley grass, 25.07.2017, 1 ♂, 3 ♀ ; Karpaty, motley grass under oak trees, 18.08.2017, 2 ♀ ; “Muzhyivski Horby”, foothills, wet motley grass on semi-shaded path, 19.08.2017, 1 ♂; Kalvaria, ruderal motley grass, 21.08.2017, 1 ♂; 1.5 km E Velykyi Bereznyi, xerophytic clearing, 23.08.2017, 1 ♀ ; Perechyn, wet motley grass along country road, 24.08.2017, 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ; 1 km W Dubrynychi, 24.08.2017, 1 ♀ .

D i s t r i b u t i o n. Palaearctic region (Papp & Černý, 2015). In Ukraine. Chernihiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Poltava and Sumy Regions (Guglya, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 a, 2017); Transcarpathia (first record).

Bionomics. Common and numerous in Ukraine. Collected material dates from 3 May to 28 August.