Aparopion costatum (Fåhraeus)

Trachodes costatum Fåhraeus, 1843

Aparopion costatum Hampe, 1861

Records. CRI ZAK [Yunakov & Nazarenko 2003: 96].

Distribution. SE Europe, Asia Minor (Alonso-Zarazaga 2013)

Material examined. Crimea: 2 spec. (ZIN) Simferopol Distr., env. Krasnolissya, pitfall traps, A.K. Zagulyaev leg., 28.iv–24.v.1985 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) idem, 28.iv–13.v.1985; 1 spec. (ZIN) idem, V. I. Gusarov leg., 3–17.vi.1990; 1 spec. (ZIN) Angarski Pass, in leaf litter, beech forest, Arnoldi leg., 1.x.1966 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) idem, 800 m, pitfall traps, Koval leg., 27.v–19.vii.1989; 4 spec. (ZIN) NW slope Ai-Petri Yaila Mt. Range, 4 km SW Bolshoi Canyon, Urochyshche Chainy Domik, karst 1000 m, upper part of beech forest belt, in leaf litter, N. Yunakov leg., 22.v.2000 ; 2 spec. (ZIN) S slope of Ai-Petri Yaila Mt. Range, Uchan-Su River basin, lower course of Barbala River, N. Yunakov leg., 31.v.2001 ; 6 spec. (ZIN) upper course of Uchan-Su River, N. Yunakov leg., 10.vi.2001 ; 2 spec. (ZIN) idem, 17.vi.2001; 1 spec. (ZIN) Nikitskaya Yaila, S slope of Ai-Liya-Syrym Mt., 1000 m, mixed forest, pitfall traps, N. Yunakov leg., 2–12.vi.2001 ; 2 spec. (ZIN) Chatyr-Dag, S slope of Angar-Burun Mt., under stone, N. Yunakov leg., 12.v.1999 ; 2 spec. (2 ZIN 3 SIZK) Karabi-Yaila Mt. Range, Biyuk-Karasu River sources, Urochyshche Grushevnik, on the trunk of a fallen beech, N. Yunakov leg., 30.iv.1998 .

Biology. Beech forests; in the leaf litter. Adults occur in IV–VI, X. [Yunakov & Nazarenko 2003].