Sycorax silacea Haliday in Curtis, 1839

Material examined. HORDALAND: Bergen, Milde, Arboretet, Mørkevatnet, 60.251183°N, 5.2554517°E, 19. VI.2012, 1♂, leg. G.Kvifte. Bergen, Sanddalsbotnen, 60.342887°N, 5.387638°E, 5. VI.2017, 26♂♂ 7♀♀, leg. G.Kvifte. Bergen, Fantoft, Hundetjørna, 60.340525°N, 5.350002°E, 10. VI.2017, 3♂♂, leg. G.Kvifte. Lindås, Vollom, Bøkeskogen, 60.638125°N, 5.214220°E, 18. VI.2016, 1♀, leg. Bergen Insektklubb. Kvinherad, Varaldsøy, Barlinda, 60.1302917°N, 6.0046778°E, 10. VI.2016, 1♂ 1♀, G.Kvifte leg. SOGN OG FJORDANE: Luster, Ulveskogen, 61.447095°N, 7.46586°E, 24. VI.2017, 1♂, leg. G.Kvifte. TELEMARK: Seljord, Gullnesvegen, 59.4912°N, 8.61129°E, 28–30. VI.2017, 14 spec, leg. G.Kvifte.

Remarks. Prior to this study, the only published records of S. silacea from Norway were those given by Andersen (1992). Although red-listed in Finland (J. Salmela, pers.comm.), this species turns out to be quite numerous and widespread in at least Western Norway. This is probably due to a preference for warm winters, given that most of the localities reported here are coastal.