Pelletierellus turcicus (Seidlitz)

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Trachyphloeus turcicus Seidlitz, 1868

Records. DNI KHE MYK ODE [Yunakov 1999: 13; Yunakov 2003c: 336].

Distribution. SE Europe, Asia Minor.

Material examined. Dnipro Prov.: 1 m. (ZIN) Synelnykove Distr., Rajivka, Sumakov leg., 24.v.1988 ;

Kharson Prov.: 1 f. (KUMN) Zavadivka, S.I. Medvedev, 15.vi.1951; Mykolaiv Prov.: 1 m, 2 f (KUMN) Voznesensk Distr., Trykraty, Voznesenske Forestry, D.S. Shapiro, 5.vi.1955; 1 f. (KUMN) idem, rocky slope, V.I. Talicki, 5.vi.1955; Odesa Prov.: 2 f. (SIZK) 80 km N of Odesa, Berezivka town env., Berezivsky Lis, A. V. Gontarenko leg., 9.vi.1996 ; 2 m., 2 f. (SIZK) Razdilne Distr., Lymanske, on Salvia spec. N.D. Globova leg., 20.v.1951 ; 1 m . (SIZK) Artsyz Distr., Pavlivka, N.D. Globova leg., 22.v.1951; 1 m., 1 f. (SIZK) Izmail Distr. Kiliya, primary steppe, N.D. Globova leg., 6.vi.1951 .

Biology. Grasslands. Adults occur in V–VI. Polyphagous, in grass litter.