Negastrius pulchellus (Linnaeus, 1761)

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Material examined. Podyakovo, steppe slope, sweeping, 6 -7.VII.2007, DE leg. (1 spec.); Mountain Shoria, Tashtagol distr., right bank of Kondoma riv., floodplain terrace, h= 291 m, 52°54’N 87°13’E, 8. VI.2011, DS leg. (1 spec.). Bionomics. This species inhabits open biotopes (Cherepanov 1957), floodplains of rivers and streams including sandy areas (Medvedev 2001). In the Kemerovo Area it was collected by sweeping on meadow and steppe vegetation. Distribution. This is a Holarctic species, which is distributed in North America, Europe, European Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Far East of Russia (Cate et al. 2007).