Urometopus strigifrons (Gyllenhal)

Omias strigifrons Gyllenhal, 1834

Records. CRI [Gyllenhal in Schoenherr 1834: 503, typ. loc. ‘Tauria’; Lindeman 1871: 285; Arnoldi et al. 1965: 520].

Distribution. Endemic to Crimea.

Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. (ZMUN) 5.5 km ES Perevalne, Dolgorukovskaya Yaila Mt.Range, Yegerlyk-Su River sources, N. Yunakov leg., 21.vi.2002 ; 1 spec. (ZMUN) idem, 30.vi.2002; 1 m 1 f (ZMUN) idem, 09.vi.2010; 36 m, 35 f (KUMN) idem, 09.vi.2010; 5 m, 5 f (ZIN) 5 km E of Perevalne, Yegerlyk-Su River sources, N. Yunakov leg., 18.vi.2002; 20 m 26 f (KUMN) Dolgorukovskaya Yaila Mt. Range, SW slope of Çalbaš Mt., N. Yunakov leg., 09.vi.2010 .

Biology. Deciduous montane forests, in leaf-litter; alt. 800– 900 m. Adults occur in V–VI. Polyphagous.

Note. Records from KHM TER (Kubisz et al. 1998: 267) obviously based on misidentified specimens of U. moczarskii or U. nemorum .