Pholicodes perdurus Reitter

Pholicodes perdurus Reitter, 1895

Records. CRI [Davidian 1992: 617].

Distribution. Crimea, Turkey.

Material examined. Crimea: 1f (ZIN) Ai-Petri Yaila Mt.Range, 2 km SW of Bedene-Kyr Mt., 1200 m, N. Yunakov leg. , 24 V 2000 . 1f (KUMN) Karabi-Yaila Mt.Range, near Egiz-Tenakh Lake, 44°52'23" N 34°34'29" E, 1000m, N. Yunakov leg., 26 IV 1998. 1f, Yaltinskaya Yaila Mt.Range, Stilya-Bogaz Pass, 1400 m, E of Lapata Mt. , 8 VI 2001 Yunakov leg., (ZIN). 1f (ZIN) Agarmis Mt.Range, 45°2'20" N 35°2'5" E, 600m, A. Kiritshenko leg. , 6.vii.1906. 2f (KUMN) Agarmis Mt.Range, S slope, 45°2'20" N 35°2'5" E, 600m, deciduous forest , 10 VI 1957 D. Shapiro leg.; 1f (ZIN) Sevastopol, 1903, G. Suvorov leg.

Biology. Submontane grasslands and montane steppes. In Ukraine it is represented only by parthenogenetic population; bisexual form was documented in Turkey. Adults occur in III–VIII. Polyphagous on herbaceous plants, mostly on Potentilla spp.