31. Catops nigriclavis Gerhardt, 1900

Zoogeographic element. Palaearctic.

Distribution. Europe (widespread), eastward to Armenia, Turkmenistan, and Iran, western Asia.

Distribution in Romania. Epigeal records. Sighişoara (LM21) (Petri 1926). Hypogeal records. P. de la Sohodolul Chicerei (2406/82) (FS35) (Decou 1964) (Fig. 12).

Ecological status. Trogloxene.