Eusomostrophus jailensis Arnoldi

Eusomus jailensis Arnoldi, 1965

Euidosomus jailensis (Arnoldi, 1965)

Records. CRI [Arnoldi et al. 1965: 532; Yunakov 2003c: 382].

Distribution. Endemic to Crimea.

Material examined. Crimea: 21 spec. (ZIN) Ai-Petri Yaila Mt. Range, Mortsheka Mt., h= 900 m, montane steppe, N. Yunakov leg., 26.v.2001; 8 spec. (ZIN) Ai-Petri Mt., K. V. Arnoldi leg. , 1947; 6 spec. (ZIN) idem, H. Barrios leg., 2.vi.1982; 6 spec. (ZIN) Babugan-Yaila Mt. Range, h= 1200 m, Th. K. Lukjanovich leg., 16.vi.1927 ; 2 spec. (ZIN) idem, S.I. Medvedev leg., 14.vii.1956 .

Biology. Montane grasslands. Adults occur in V–VI. Polyphagous on herbs.