Gyrophaena lucidula Erichson, 1837

Material. Kharkiv region: environs of Haidary, moist ravine forest, on carpophores of Kuehneromyces mutabilis, 11. VI.1992, 46 spec. ; ditto, moist ravine forest, on a fallen tree, on carpophores of Crepidotus applanatus, 13. VI.1992, 5 spec. ; ditto, floodplain forest, on a fallen tree on carpophores of Lentinus tigrinus, 2.VII.1992, 33 spec. ; ditto, moist ravine forest, on fallen trees, on carpophores of Hypholoma fasciculare, 4.VII.1992, 3 spec. ; ditto, floodplain meadow, at a trunk lying on the ground, on carpophores of Lentinus tigrinus, 28.VII.1992, 8 spec. (Supplement, Tab. 1).

Bionomics. Obligate mycetobiont, it occurs in carpophores of fungi, sometimes in large clusters. Larvae and imagos feed on mature fungal spores.

Distribution. North Africa Europe, Caucasus and Asia Minor (Schülke & Smetana 2015).