Adexius scrobipennis Gyllenhal

Adexius scrobipennis Gyllenhal, 1834

Records. ČER IFR LWI ZAK [Łomnicki 1884: 31; Penecke 1928: 360; Roubal 1941: 203; Mazur 2002: 222; Yunakov & Nazarenko 2003: 96].

Distribution. Europe (excluding north) (Alonso-Zarazaga 2013)

Material examined. Ivano-Frankivsk Prov.: 1 ex. (ZIN) near Yaremcha, Fagus forest, V. O. Chumak leg., 29.viii.2001 ; Zakarpatska Prov.: 1 ex (ZIN) Velikyi Bereznyi Distr., Stavnoje, upper margine of forest belt, on Galium odoratum, Bogdanov leg., 5.viii.1979 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Tiachiv Distr., near Velyka Uholka, karst in beech forest, N. Yunakov leg., 19.vii.2001 ;

Biology. Beech forests; in leaf litter. Adults occur in VII–VIII. In lab trials beetles feed on the bark of Acer platanoides (Sapindaceae) and decaying leaves of Fagus sylvatica (Fagaceae) (Dieckmann 1987).