Scaphisoma balcanicum Tamanini, 1954

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Scaphisoma balcanicum Tamanini, 1954

Material. Kharkiv region: environs of Haidary , highland oak forest, on carpophore of Phellinus igniarius from the trunk of a tree, 9.VII.1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, dry ravine forest, on carpophores of Ganoderma applanatum on the trunk of a tree lying on the ground, 16.VII.1992, 4 spec. ; ditto, on carpophore of Daedalea quercina on a fallen oak, 16.VII.1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, highland oak forest, on overmature carpophore of Russula rosea , 17.VIII.1992, 1 spec. ; ditto, highland oak forest, on carpophore of Phellinus igniarius on a dead tree, 22.VIII.1992, 3 spec. ; ditto, highland oak forest, on carpophore of Phellinus robustus on a living oak, 24.VIII.1992, 2 spec. ; ditto, on old carpophore of Trametes hirsuta on a fallen oak, 4. VI.1999, 1 spec. (Supplement, Tab. 1 ).

Bionomics. Obligate mycetobiont, it occurs on carpophores of fungi. Larvae and imagos feed on portions of fruit body of fungi.

Distribution. Central and Southern Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia ( Schülke & Smetana 2015).