Horvathianella palliceps (Horváth, 1897) (Fig. 2 B)

First record from Switzerland: Ticino, Lavertezzo, Montedato, vineyard [46 ° 10 ’ 47.25 ’’ N, 8 ° 53 ’ 16.87 ’’ E, 336 m], 5 ♂♂, 24.06. 2011, 10.08. 2011 & 0 8.09. 2011, D-vac and sweep-net, leg. &det. Valeria Trivellone .

Distribution: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Iraq, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, former Yugoslavia.

Remarks: Horvathianella is amonotypic genus and is known to feed on Chrysopogon gryllus .In Switzerland this plant species is largely confined to xerothermic meadows and stony areas of southern parts of the country. In Swiss vineyards C. gryllus is quite rare and found only in steep embankments. H. palliceps specimens were collected in avineyard where wide stands of C. gryllus were recorded.