Elachiptereicus italicus Duda, 1933

Beschovski, Venelin, 2013, Additions and corrections to the species list of the Bulgarian Chloropinae (Diptera: Chloropidae), ZooNotes 2013 (40), pp. 1-4 : 2

Elachiptereicus italicus Duda, 1933

Genus Elachiptereicus Becker, 1909 is new for Bulgaria too.

Localities: at the foot of Vlahina Mt. : Simitli, 20.05.1973, Hordeum sp. , 1♀ ; - South Pirin Mt. : Petrich-Melnik, 20.905.1973, sand, 3♂, 2♀ ; Spatovo Vill. , 18.05.1989, grass, 1♀ . - Kozouh Mt. : Roupite Loc., 18.05.1989, grass, 1♀ .

Habitat. The specimens are collected in the xerophylous grass vegetation, 140-430 m; V.

Zoogeography. A South European species at the present known from Bulgaria and Italy.