Smicronyx (Smicronyx) syriacus Faust

Smicronyx syriacus Faust, 1887

Smicronyx brevicornis F. Solari, 1952

Records. CRI DON* IFR KHM LWI TER VIN [Mazur 2002: 240; Parkhomenko et al. 2009: 122 ( brevicornis)].

Distribution. West Palaearctic (excluding Asia Minor, West Siberia) (Caldara 2013a)

Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. (SIZK) env. Koktebel, A. V. Parkhomenko leg., 25.vi.–3.vii.2006; 1 spec. (ZMUN) Tyrke Mt.Range, NW slope of peak 1278 m, right board of Kurluk-Bash, 44°48'33" N 34°25'3" E, 1250m, montane steppe, N. Yunakov leg., 30.vi.2002 ; Donetsk Prov.: 2 spec. (FRC) southern suburb of Kramatorsk, R. V. Filimonov leg., 30.iv.2013 .

Biology. Montane steppes, meadows. Adults occur in VI–VII. Oligophagous on Cuscuta spp. ( Convolvulaceae) (Tempère & Péricart 1989; Mazur 2002)