Mecinus ictericus (Gyllenhal)

Gymnetron ictericus Gyllenhal, 1838

Records. DON KHE KHR* KYI LUG POL ZAP [Cherkunov 1889: 193; Medvedev 1953a: 78; Nazarenko 2005a: 92; Nazarenko 2010d: 86; Caldara 2013a: 138; Caldara & Fogato 2013: 15].

Distribution. Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Iran (Caldara & Fogato 2013).

Material examined. Kharkiv Prov.: 4 spec. (KUMN) SEE env. of Kharkiv, Dokuchaeva, N49.901111 E36.418333, N.N. Yunakov leg., 19.vii.1998 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) idem 24.vi.1995; 1 spec. (KUMN) Zmiiv Distr., 7 km S Zmiiv, Gaidary, Biological Station of Kharkiv University, N49.614444 E36.32, nemoral forest, A.F. Bartenev leg., 15.viii.1994 ; Chuhuiv Distr., Kytsivka env., N49.849779 E36.829848, sands, on Plantago arenaria, B.M. Loboda leg., 06.vi.2015 .

Biology. Sands, screes, ruderal habitats. Adults occur in V–VIII (Lohse & Tischler 1983). On Plantago arenaria (Plantaginaceae) (Hoffmann 1958; Smreczyński 1976; Lohse & Tischler 1983).