Brachypera (Brachypera) taurica (Zaslavskij)

Hypera taurica Zaslavskij, 1967

Records. CRI [Zaslavskij 1967: 235; Yunakov & Nazarenko 2003: 97; Skuhrovec 2013: 425].

Distribution. Crimea, Turkey (Skuhrovec 2013)

Material examined. Crimea: Yaltinskaya Yaila: 1spec. (ZIN) Kuchuk-Uzenbash-Bogaz Pass, 1km SE Olmeskhyr Mt. 1300 m, mountain steppe, under stone, N. Yunakov leg., 4.vi.2001 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Stilja-Bogaz Pass, E of Lapata Mt., 1400 m, mountain steppe, under stone, N. Yunakov leg., 8.vi.2001 , 1 spec. (ZIN) Dzhunyn-Kosh- Bogaz pass, 1400 m, mountain steppe, under stone, N. Yunakov leg., 14.vi.2001 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Balanin Kayasy Mt. Range, trail to pass Stilya-Bogaz 1200 m, tree line zone, N. Yunakov leg., 14.vi.2001 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) trail from Angarski Pass to Chatyr Dag Mt. Range, V. Yu. Nazarenko leg., 7.v.2006; 1 spec. (KUMN) [CR-10-70] Dolgorukovskaya Yaila Mt. Range, Çalbaš Mt., in grass litter, montane steppe, N44.843833, E34.370417, 1003 m, N. Yunakov leg., 09.vi.2010 .

Biology. Mountain meadows. Adults occur in V–VI. Host plants unknown.