Mordellistena (s. str.) tarsata Mulsant, 1856

Mordellistena (s. str.) tarsata Mulsant, 1856: 381 [type locality: Lyon env., France].

New records.

CYPRUS • 2 ♂♂; Skoulli village env.; 34°58'17"N, 32°27'02"E; 24 Apr. 2018; D. Selnekovič leg.; in ruderal vegetation along the road; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC. NORTH MACEDONIA • 1 ♀; Nichpur village env.; 41°43'15"N, 20°40'06"E; 930 m a.s.l.; 19 Aug. 2018; D. Selnekovič leg.; river valley; on the flowers of Daucus carota; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Albania (Ermisch 1956), Algeria (Csiki 1915), Austria (Ermisch 1956), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Ermisch 1956), Bulgaria (Ermisch 1956), Croatia (Schilsky 1895; Ermisch 1956), Cyprus (new country record), Czech Republic (Ermisch 1956), France (Mulsant 1856), Georgia (Ermisch 1956), Germany (Csiki 1915; Ermisch 1956), Greece (Ermisch 1969b), Hungary (Ermisch 1956) Italy (Emery 1876; Baudi di Selve 1878; Ruzzier 2013), Kazakhstan (Odnosum 1992a), Kyrgyzstan (Odnosum 2003), North Macedonia (new country record), Mongolia (Odnosum 1992b), Romania (Ermisch 1956; as Hungary: Mehadia), Russia (Odnosum 1992b), Slovakia ( Horák 1989), Spain (Ermisch 1956; Plaza 1983), Switzerland (Ermisch 1963b), Turkey (Ermisch 1956), Turkmenistan (Odnosum 2003), Ukraine (Odnosum 1993, 2010), former Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro; Horák 2008; without further information).

Remarks.

Mordellistena tarsata has a wide distributional range across the Palearctic realm. It inhabits dry grasslands and ruderal vegetation (Fig. 3) where adults feed on flowers of various herbaceous plants, e.g., Daucus carota, Rubus fruticosus, Achillea millefolium, Filipendula ulmaria (Ermisch 1963b), Heracleum spondylium (Ermisch 1963b), Thapsia villosa (Plaza 1983), Ruta montana (Plaza 1983). Although M. tarsata is widely distributed, it is not a common species, and usually, only a few individuals are found in a particular locality. The immature stages and their host plants remain unknown.