Mecinus pirazzolii (Stierlin)

Gymnetron pirazzolii Stierlin, 1867

Records. CRI DON* KHE* KHR* LUG* POL* ŽIT ZAP* [Roubal 1926: 244; Nazarenko 2013a: 109].

Distribution. Central and Southerrn Europe, Asia Minor, Levant (Caldara 2013a).

Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. (HNHM) Eupatoria, Jakovlev leg., 08.vi.1907; 2 spec. (KUMN) Saky, 28.vii.1966; Donetsk Prov.: 2 spec. (ZIN) Netrius, meadows, Arnoldi leg., 13.vi.1940; 1 spec. (ZIN) Svyatohirsk Monastery, Arnoldi leg., 13.vi.1938; 1 spec. (ZIN) Yaseneve, Svyatohirsk, Arnoldi leg., 11.vi.1937; 1 spec. (ZIN) idem, 1.vi.1939; 1 spec. (ZIN) Banne, Siverskyi Donets River, Svyatohirsk Monastery, Arnoldi leg., 14.vi.1938 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Yarova, Siverskyi Doniets River, Svyatohirsk Monastery, Arnoldi leg., 2.vi.1937 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Novoselivka, Svyatohirsk Monastery Arnoldi leg., 28.v.1937; 1 spec. (ZIN) idem, 23.vi.1937; 1 spec. (ZIN) Tetyanivka, Arnoldi leg., 25.vi.1938; 1 spec. (ZIN) Steppe along Nyrkovo-Vyemka, Arnoldi leg., 8.vi.1939; 1 spec. (KUMN) 20 km NW Volodarskoye, Kamennyje Mogily Nature Reserve, Babicheva leg., 02.vi.1972 ; Kharkiv Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Zmiiv, Arnoldi leg., 22.viii.1932; Kherson Prov.: 3 spec. (KUMN) Black Sea Biosphere Reserve, Ivano-Rybalchanskyi Division, V. S. Solodovnikova leg., 07.vi.1965 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Oleshki, sands, S.I. Medvedev leg., 29.vi.1930; Luhansk Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Starobelsk, Silantjev leg., 19.v.1898; 1 spec. (ZIN) Luhansk env., V. Talicky leg., 19.vii.1927; 6 spec. (ZIN) Olkhovaya, Luhansk env., Talicky leg., 7.ix.1928; 1 spec. (ZIN) Provallya, Luhansk env., Talicky leg., 23.vi.1929; 1 spec. (ZIN) Stanitsa Luhanska, Luhansk env., Talicky leg., 20.v.1928; 3 spec. (ZIN) idem, 7.vii.1929; Poltava Prov.: 3 spec. (ZIN) Poltava, D. Ogloblin leg., 19.vi.1910;

Zaporizhia Prov.: 1 spec. (SVC) Yakymivka Distr., Altagir, forest, E.I. Patsenker leg., 18.vii.1988 .

Biology. Sands, ruderal habitats. Adults occur in V–IX. On Plantago arenaria (Plantaginaceae) (Smreczyński 1976; Lohse & Tischler 1983; Caldara & Fogato 2013).