57. Scolytus kirschii fasciatus Reitter, 1890

Material. Armavir: Armavir town, 04.07.1939, collector unknown; Yerevan; city center, 13.07.1936, H. Avetian leg. (17 ex.); Botanical Garden, 05– 10.08.1949 (2 ex.) and 20.08.1950 (4 ex.), S. Iablokoff-Khnzorian leg. ; Nork Gorge, on Ulmus, 06.08.1952 (4 ex.), 18.08., 22.08. (2 ex.) and 02.10.1952, G. Avagian leg. ; city center, 29.08.1973, G. Avagian leg.; Kotayk: Jrvezh, 04.05.1952, S. Iablokoff-Khnzorian leg. ; ~ 5 km E Gokht, Geghard monastery, 16.08.1948, S. Iablokoff-Khnzorian leg. ; Syunik: Meghri, on apple tree, 14.09.1950, H. Avetian leg.

Distribution. France, Italy (Sicilia), Spain, South European Russia, Algeria, Asian Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan (Knížek 2011b; Alonso-Zarazaga et al. 2017, 2023); as S. fasciatus reported by Stark (1952) from Caucasus and Arnoldi et al. (1955) also from Transcaucasia without country data. Armenia: as S. fasciatus reported by Zaitzev (1950) (“described from Ordubad, found in Armenia ”) and Iablokoff-Khnzorian (1961) without distribution data, by Mirzoian (1954) from Yerevan and later (Mirzoian 1977) also from Meghri (Syunik Province) and by Iablokoff-Khnzorian (1976) from Arax River Valley. As S. kirschii kirschii Skalitzky, 1876 reported by Petrov (2013) from all three Transcaucasian countries without distribution data.

Hosts. Ulmaceae .