Mecinus collaris Germar

Mecinus collaris Germar, 1821

Records. ČER DNI IFR KHM KYI LUG LWI RIV TER VOL ZAK [Łomnicki 1884: 32; Cherkunov 1889: 190; Rybiński 1903b: 152; Łomnicki 1905: 81; Penecke 1928: 377; Roubal 1941: 242; Tveritina 1956b: 138; Tveritina 1959: 185; Arzanov 2000: 866; Mazur 2002: 232; Caldara 2004a; Sumarokov 2009: 178].

Distribution. Europe, Caucasus, Levant, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia (Caldara 2013a; Caldara & Fogato 2013).

Material examined. Luhansk Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Luhansk env., V. Talicky leg., 11.vi.1928; 2 spec. (ZIN) Provallya, Talicky, 14.vi.1929; 1 spec. (ZIN) Provallya, Luhansk env., Talicky leg., 29.vi.1928; Zakarpatska Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Rakhiv Distr., Yasynya, Lazeschina River, 800 m, Zaslavsky leg., 3.vi.1958 .

Biology. Xerothermic grasslands, salty grasslands, ruderal habitats. Adults occur in IV–VIII (Arzanov 2000). On Plantaginaceae: Plantago lanceolata, P. media (Penecke 1928; Hoffmann 1958; Smreczyński 1976; Caldara & Fogato 2013); P. coronopus, P. major, P. maritima (Hoffmann 1958; Smreczyński 1976; Caldara & Fogato 2013).