Tychius (Tychius) lautus Gyllenhal

Tychius lautus Gyllenhal, 1835

Tychius ciliatus Gyllenhal, 1835

Tychius auricollis Gyllenhal, 1835

Records. CRI [Gyllenhal in Schoenherr 1835: 403, 405, 420; Schoenherr 1843: 299, 300, 307; Lindemann 1871: 286, 294; Caldara 1990: 151; Korotyaev et al. 1993: 863; Caldara 2004a; Caldara 2013a: 167].

Distribution. Crimea, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Iran, Middle Asia (Caldara 2013a).

Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. (ZIN) Eupatoria, Artobolewsli leg., vii.1914 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Simferopol env., Graftio leg., vii–viii.1898 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Simferopol, A. Bazhenov leg., 10.v.1899 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) idem, 23.vii.1899; 1 spec. (ZIN) Simferopol, Salgir River valley, Bazhenov leg., 14.vii.1899 ; 2 spec. (ZIN) Simferopol, Kiritschenko leg., 26.vi.1907 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) idem, 30.vi.1907; 1 spec. (ZIN) Alma River, Rybakov leg. ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Terekli-Sheikh-Eli, Burulça River, K. Arnoldi leg., 18.v.1948 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Kerch, Kiritschenko leg., 12.v.1902 .

Biology. Xerothermic grasslands, stony slopes. Adults occur in V–VIII. On Medicago minima (Fabaceae) (Korotyaev et al. 1993).