New data on the genus Hybos Meigen (Diptera: Hybotidae) from the Palaearctic Region Author Shamshev, Igor Author Grootaert, Patrick Author Kustov, Semen text Zootaxa 2015 3936 4 451 484 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3936.4.1 1c27540f-e7f5-44e3-8732-e1dbfbd09791 1175-5326 238506 8459645E-B167-4E36-AFA5-9B56A379D6F4 Hybos femoratus (Müller) ( Figs 27–32 , 51, 52 ) Asilus femoratus Müller, 1776 : 2135 . Hybos flavipes Meigen, 1804 : 241 . Hybos fumipennis Meigen, 1820 : 349 . Material examined : AUSTRIA : 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Styriae al., Strobl ( ZIN ); 2 ♀, Süd-Steierm., Strobl ( ZIN ); 4 ♀, Styriae Alpes, G. Strobl ( MNHN ). BELGIUM : 2 ♀, Aalter, 13.vii.1959 , MB; 1 ♂ , Aywaille, 19.vi.1958 , R. Delvigne; 12 ♂ , 15 ♀, Baraque Fraiture, 29.vii.1949 , 15, 27.vii. , 12, 26.viii. , 8.ix.1954 ; 6 ♂ , Baraque Michel, 9.viii.1951 ; 1 ♂ , Bellem, 30.vii.1931 , MG; 1 ♀, Bergervenn, 14.vii.1978 ; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Bévercé, 4.vii.1952 , AC; 4 ♀, Bois de Cerfontaine, 25.viii.1950 , R. Tollet; 1 ♀, Bossière, 25.vi.1943 , AC; 2 ♂ , Bosvoorde, vii.1903 , A. Guillaume; 3 ♀, same locality, 30.vi.1943 , P. Vanschuytbroeck; 2 ♂ , 1 ♀, Brakel, 19.vi. , 1.vii.1997 , LB; 1 ♀, Brussel, 31.vi.1916 , A. Tonnoir; 16 ♂ , 28 ♀, Chodires, 7.vi. , 19.vii. , 10, 11 .viii.1950, 18.vii., 20.ix.1951 , AC; 3 ♀, Crupet, 28.vi.1959 , L. Marnef; 1 ♂ , Daknam, 16.vi.2000 , PG; 2 ♂ , 1 ♀, Daverdisse, 16.vii.1937 ; 1 ♂ , Destelbergen, 22.vii.1936 , MB; 2 ♂ , 3 ♀, Duso Mupa, 2.vii. , 5, 20 .viii, 10.ix.1948 , AC; 2 ♂ , Ellezelles, 10.iv.1955 , MB; 2 ♂ , 2 ♀, Elsene, 15.viii.1942 , P. Vanschuytbroeck; 1 ♂ , Ename, 15.viii.1994 , MP; 2 ♀, same locality, 4.viii.1983 , PG; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Eupen, 29.vii.1952 , E. Janssens; 15 ♂ , 6 ♀, Everbeek, 4, 17 .vii.1969, 7 .vii.1970, J. Verbeke; 2 ♀, Fagne Wallonne, 27.vii.1947 , MB; 1 ♂ , Falaen, 24.vii.1947 , MB; 1 ♀, same locality, 28.vi.1959 , L. Marnef; 1 ♂ , Falmignoul, 9.vii.1943 , AC; 2 ♀, Fayembois, 1.viii.1951 ; 1 ♀, Flobecq, 5.viii.1965 ; 14 ♂ , 19 ♀, Fraineux, 3.vii.1938 , 29.vi.1949 J. Verbeke; 4 ♂ , 1 ♀, Fraity, 13.vii.1949 , R. Tollet; 3 ♂ , 3 ♀, Fringshaus, 30.vii.1952 ; 3 ♀, Gembloux, 30.viii.1984 , C. Fassotte; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Genval, 29.vii.1917 , A. Tonnoir; 1 ♂ , Goffontaine, 13.vii.1949 , R. Tollet; 1 ♀, Groenendaal, 28.vii.1943 ; 2 ♂ , 5 ♀, Hannecartbos, 23.vi. , 7.vii. , 21.vii. , 18.viii.1987 , MP; 10 ♂ , 11 ♀, Hautes Fagnes, 29.vi. , 27.vii.1949 , AC; 9 ♂ , 9 ♀, Hockai, 10–12.vi.1912, 11 .viii.1916, 11 .vii.1917, 2 .vii.1920, 28 .vii.1946, 21 .viii.1958, MG; 12 ♂ , 4 ♀, same locality, 21.vi.1934 , AC; 2 ♂ , same locality, 4.viii.1979 ; 1 ♀, Honsfeld, 3.iv.1923 ; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Hoogstraten, 21.viii.1918 , A. Tonnoir; 2 ♂ , 2 ♀, same locality, 2.vi.1918 , GS; 1 ♀, Houx, 6.vii.1958 , L. Marnef; 1 ♂ , Huccorgne, 24.vi.1943 ; 1 ♀, Itterbeek-bij-Dilbeek, 1934, AC; 1 ♂ , Jalhay, 27.vii.1982 , R. Detry; 1 ♂ , La Hulpe, 13.vi.1880 , J. Jacobs; 1 ♀, Les Stockay, 5.viii.1938 ; 1 ♂ , Losheimergraben, 28.vii.1955 ; 4 ♂ , 13 ♀, same locality, 8.viii.1921 , GS; 3 ♂ , 1 ♀, Malmédy, 19.vi.1934 , 20, 24, 25 .vii.1935, AC; 3 ♂ , 3 ♀, Manderfeld, 10.vii.1952 , AC; 1 ♀, Marbehan, 15.viii.1937 , MB; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Melle, 10.viii.1936 , 5.vii.1942 , MB; 9 ♂ , 14 ♀, Mirwart, 6, 13 .vii., 3.viii.1943 , R. Tollet; 1 ♂ , 2 ♀, same locality, 14, 18 .vi.1946, 20.vi., 27.viii.1948 , MB; 1 ♀, Mol, 23.vii.1986 ; 1 ♂ , Mont-St-Aubert, 1.viii.1939 , Baudet; 4 ♂ , 2 ♀, Moorsel, 1.vii.1930 , 4.viii.1932 , 12.vii.1942 , A. Ball; 1 ♀, Moupa, 23.vi.1950 , R. Tollet; 1 ♂ , Munte, 23.vii.1936 , MB; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, same locality, 25.vi.1931 , MG; 1 ♀, Nethen, 17.vii.1949 ; 1 ♀, Neupont, 16.vii.1937 , AC; 6 ♂ , 5 ♀, Noir Flohay, 10.vii.1951 ; 2 ♀, Nonceveux, 30.vii.1943 ; 1 ♂ , Oignies-en-Thierache, 9.ix.1979 , Ch . Verbeke; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Ombret- Rawsa, 27.vi.1952 , R. Tollet; 2 ♀, Overmere, 28.vii.1934 , AC; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Perk, 5.vii.1928 ; 4 ♀, Poix St-Hubert, 18.vii.1937 , AC; 3 ♂ , 9 ♀, Postel, 9.vii.1922 , 25.viii.1922 , 14.x.1922 , 11.vi.1923 , 30.vi.1926 ; 2 ♂ , 2 ♀, Pouhon des Cuves, 22.vii.1935 ; 1 ♀, Retie, 9.vii.1957 , AC; 1 ♂ , Rood Klooster, 24.vii.1942 , R. Tollet; 2 ♂ , 1 ♀, Schelderode, 22.vii.1942 ; 1 ♀, Solières, 23.vii.1936 , AC; 1 ♂ , Stamprooierbroek, 1.viii.1996 , L. Crevecoeur; 1 ♀, Steinbach, vii.1900 , J. Jacobs; 23 ♂ , 14 ♀, St-Martens-Latem, 6, 13 , 20.vi., 4, 17 .vii., 1.viii.1999 , PG; 1 ♂ , St-Vith, 17.vii.1939 , G. Fagel; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Tervuren, 7.x.1942 ; 1 ♂ , Terwagne, 28.vii.1986 , JHO; 1 ♀, Torgny, 11.viii.1959 , L. Marnef; 1 ♂ , same locality, 14.vii.1949 , MG; 2 ♀, Turnhout, 18.vii.1982 ; 3 ♂ , 33 ♀, Vecquée, 10.vii.1951 , R. Tollet; 1 ♀, Veldegem, 13.vii.1986 , MP; 3 ♀, Virelles, 4.viii.1986 , 11.ix.1987 ; 1 ♂ , Virton, 18.vii.1925 , MG; 2 ♂ , Vloetemveld, 2.vii.1983 , Ch . Verbeke; 1 ♀, same locality, 6.ix.1986 , MP; 1 ♀, Waarschoot, 20.vii.1942 ; 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Watermaal, vii.1903 , A. Guillaume; 2 ♂ , 12 ♀, Wijnendale, 20.vi. , 11, 18, 20, 25.vii. , 1, 8 .viii.1987, MP; 5 ♂ , 21 ♀, Wijnendalebos, 27.vii.1985 , 6.vii, 13, 20, 26, 27.vii. , 3, 10 , 17.viii., 6.ix. , 11.x.1986 , MP; 2 ♀, Zoniënwoud, 14.viii.1942 , 7.vii.1945 , R. Tollet (all material at RBINS ). BULGARIA : 1 ♀, Sofia, Portisai Polizana, 2.viii.1967 , B.H. & M.C. Cogan, B.M. ( BMNH ); 1 ♀, Plovdiv, road to Plovdiv, 3.viii.1967 , B.H. & M.C. Cogan, B.M. ( BMNH ). ESTONIA . 1 ♀, Koeru, 25.vii.1948 , Stackelberg ( ZIN ); 1 ♂ , 4 ♀, Peedu, south Estonia , 23.vii.1951 , Stackelberg ( ZIN ); 1 ♀, East Estonia , village Koorvere, env. Taevaskoya [ 58°6'5'' N 27°2'42'' E ], 28.vi.1966 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ). FRANCE : Auvergne : 2 ♀, La Bourboule, Auvergne, JV ( RBINS ); 1 ♂ , Col de Bariat, Haute Loire, 4.viii.1912 , coll. Hesse ( MNHN ); 1 ♂ , Col de Bariat, Haute Loire, 4.viii.1912 , coll. Hesse ( MNHN ). Basse- Normandie : 1 ♀, St. Vaast, Manche, 1920, L. Berland ( MNHN ). Brittany : 2 ♂ , Paimpont, Ille-et-Vilaine, 3.vii.1985 , LM ( MNHN ); 1 ♀, Ft de Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, 12.vi.1921 , coll. Hesse ( MNHN ). Centre : 1 ♂ , Domaine de la Motte-Beuvron, Loiret, 1000m , 21.vii.1997 , E. Méjaen, JC & CD ( MNHN ). Champagne- Ardenne : 1 ♂ , 2 ♀, Vendresse, Ardennes, 1928, R. Benoist ( MNHN ); 4 ♂ , same locality, viii.1932 , R. Benoist ( MNHN ). Franche-Comté : 5 ♂ , 3 ♀, Montessaux, Haute Saônne, 12.ix.1912 , 1914, 20.viii.1920 , 18.vi.1923 , coll. Hesse ( MNHN ); 1 ♂ , Les Merilles, Jura, 13.vii.1933 , coll. Hesse ( MNHN ). Île-de-France : 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Rambouillet, Yvelines, 13.vii.1915 , 31.vii.1917 , JV ( RBINS ); 1 ♀, same locality, Séguy ( MNHN ); 1 ♀, same locality, 18.vii.1918 ( MNHN ); 1 ♀, Sèvre, 18.vii.1891 , JV ( RBINS ); 10 ♂ ,1 ♀, Ft. de Cornelle, Seine-et-Oise, 27.vii.1943 , A. Bayard ( MNHN ). Languedoc-Roussillon : 1 ♂ , La Tour de Carol, Pyrénées orientales, 1911, A. Weiss ( MNHN ). Lorraine : 1 ♀, Plombières, 14.vii.1893 , JV ( RBINS ); 2 ♂ , 3 ♀, Gérardmer, Vogues, 20.viii.1942 , MB ( RBINS ). Midi-Pyrénées : 1 ♂ , Gèdre, Hautes Pyrénées, 15.vii.1923 , coll. Hesse ( MNHN ); 2 ♂ ,1 ♀, same locality, 28.viii.1916 ( MNHN ); 1 ♂ ,1 ♀, Saint Béat, Haute Garonne, 1929, H. Ribaut ( MNHN ); 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Le Mas d'Azul, Ariège, 30.viii.1945 , LM ( MNHN ); 1 ♀, Ft domaniale de Bordes, Ariège, 30.viii.1995 , LM ( MNHN ); 1 ♀, Ft de Montauban de Luchon, Haute Garronne, 06.viii.1992 , CD ( MNHN ). Nord-Pas de Calais : 1 ♂ , Pt de Lens, 27.vi.1921 , coll. Hesse ( MNHN ). Pays de la Loire : 1 ♂ , Angers, Maine et Loire, 13.vii.1963 , P. Tréhen ( MNHN ). Rhône-Alpes : 1 ♂ , Houte-Savoie (74), Pormenaz, 1700–2200 m , 8–31.vii.2003 , leg. Castella & Speight ( MHNG ); 1 ♂ , F74, Marnaz, 820 m , 20.viii.1989 , ex. coll. H.G. Dirickx ( MHNG ); 1 ♂ ,1 ♀, St. Pierre de Chartreuse, 1930, J. Hervé-Bazin ( MNHN ); 1 ♂ , Gorges d'Engins, 13.viii.1921 , coll. Hesse ( MNHN ). 1 ♀, Albertville, 28.viii.1918 , coll. Hesse ( MNHN ); 1 ♀, Chartreuse St. Huyon, 9.vii.1909 , coll. Hesse ( MNHN ); 1 ♀, Sagnes et Goudoulet, Ardèche, 21.viii.1995 , CD & E. Méjaen ( MNHN ). GEORGIA : 1 ♀, East Georgia , Lagodekhskiy Nature Reserve [~ 41º49'00''N 46º17'00''E ], 25.vii.1969 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ). Abkhazia : 1 ♀, Gumistinskiy Nature Reserve, 500 m meadow, 5.ix.1980 , Tanasiychuk ( ZIN ); 2 ♀, same locality, 9–10.ix.1980 , Tanasiychuk ( ZIN ). GERMANY : 1 ♀, Herrenalb, Schwarzwald, 22.vii.1898 , О . Adelung ( ZIN ); 1 ♀, Usedom, 11.vii.1899 , Lichtwardt ( MNHN ). 1 ♀, Usedom, 9.vii.1899 , Lichtwardt ( MNHN ); 1 ♂ , Berlin, Grunewald, 19.vii.1896 , ( MNHN ); 1 ♀, env. Berlin, Wernsdorfer See, 28.vi.1981 , Gorodkov ( ZIN ); 1 ♀, Bavaria, Lenggries, 17–23.viii.2013 , RW (RW). HUNGARY : 5 ♂ , 1 ♀, Ócsa, 30 km SE Budapest, swamp alder forest, 21.vi.1970 , Gorodkov ( ZIN ); 1 ♀, Dobogókö, Pilish, 30 km NNW Budapest, beech forest 400–500 m , 5.vii.1970 , Gorodkov ( ZIN ); 1 ♂ , Pest m./Komárom-Esztergom m., Pilis hgs., vii.2001 , RW (RW). ITALY : Aosta Valley : 1 ♀, Champlon-dessus, Aoste, 21.vii.1995 , LM ( MNHN ). Liguria : 1 ♂ , Vittoria, Appennino di Genova, vii.1936 , G. Mantero ( MNHN ). KAZAKHSTAN : Akmola : 1 ♀, Kokchetavskiy distr., 12.vii.1932 , V. Popov ( ZIN ). Karaganda : 1 ♂ , Kyzyl-tau, 120 km S Zhana-Arka [= Atasu], Salix sp., 29.vii.1960 , Kerzhner ( ZIN ). East Kazakhstan : 1 ♀, 15 km SW Leninogorsk [= Ridder], village Bely lug, ravine, 13.viii.1983 , Kandybina ( ZIN ). MONGOLIA : Töv : 1 ♂ , Central aimak, Kherlen [river, ~ 48°39'N , 109°13'N ], 28.viii–3.ix.1975 , Nartshuk ( ZIN ). NETHERLANDS : 1♂ , Gelderland, Geldermalsen, Marienwaerdt, 29.v.2011 , RW (RW); 2♂ , Gelderland, Geldermalsen, Marienwaerdt, 26.vi.2011 , RW (RW); 1 ♂ , Noord Brabant , Best, De Scheeken, 22.vi.2013 , RW (RW); 1 ♂ , Zeeland, Goes, Goese Poel, 11.vi.2011 , RW (RW); 1 ♂ , Zeeland, Veere, Veerse Meer, 12.vi.2011 , RW (RW); 1 ♂ , Zeeland, Grevelingen, Stampersplaat, coor. 55.827–418.154, 30 .vii.2006, C. De Kraker (RW); 1 ♂ , Zeeland, Wolphaartsdijk (ZE), De Piet bos, RD 40–394, 12.06.2011 , W. van Steenis (RW); 1 ♂ , Zeeland, Inlaag Hoofdplaat (ZE), West Langeweg, coord. 33–377, 6 –20.vii.1998, L. Calle (RW); 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Zuid Holland , Schoonrewoerd, Schaapskooi, RD 135–438, 22 .vi.2013, RW (RW); 1 ♂ , Zuid Holland , Schiedam, Pr. Beatrixpark, 13.vi.2000 , RW (RW). POLAND : 1 ♂ , Lyubava (= Lubawa), coll. Wagner ( ZIN ). ROMANIA : 2 ♀, Transsylvania, G. Strobl ( MNHN ). RUSSIA : Adygea : 1 ♀, Caucasus Nature Reserve, 16.ix.1935 , Deev ( ZIN ); 3 ♂ , Maykopskiy distr., Caucasus Nature Reserve, mountain ridge Abago, 1775 m , 31.vii.2008 , Кustov ( ZIN ); 2 ♂ , 1 ♀, Adygea, N Lagonaki Mt., Azish cave env., 44,093ºN 40,019ºE , 1725 m , Picea forest, 26–28.vi.2009 , coll. K. Tomkovich ( ZIN ). Arkhangel'sk : 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, env. Kremlin, Solovetskiy Island , White See, mixed forest, 26.vii.1975 , Gorodkov ( ZIN ). Bashkortostan : 1 ♀, South Bashkiria, 30 km ESE of Kumertau [~ 52º46'00''N 55º47'00''E ], 22.viii.1980 , А. Rasnitsyn, D. Scherbakov ( ZMMU ). Chelyabinsk : 3 ♂ , 2 ♀, Katav-Ivanovsk, Dvoynishi, 27.vi , 30.vi , 1.vii.1926 , Vakulenko ( ZIN ). Kabardino-Balkaria : 1 ♂ , valley of Teberda River, 21.vi.1982 , Narchuk ( ZIN ); 2 ♂ , Teberdinskiy Nature Reserve, sedge meadow, 1400 m , 30.vi.1982 , Narchuk ( ZIN ); 1 ♂ , Russia : Kabardino-Balkaria, 5 km W Zalukodes env., 21.vi.2000 , Grichanov ( ZIN ). Karachay-Cherkessia : 1 ♀, Arkhyz, North Caucasus, 1450 m , birch forest, 12.ix.1965 , Gorodkov ( ZIN ). Krasnodar : 1 ♀, West Caucasus, Krasnaya Polyana [ 43°40'00'' N 40°12'00'' E ], 19.vi.1970 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♂ , Apsheronskiy distr., Biological station “Kamyshanova polyana”, 13–19.vii.2008 , Gladun ( ZIN ). Leningrad : 1 ♀, Raivola [= Roschino], 6.vii.1896 , Prikhodko ( ZIN ); 1 ♂ , Rakovichi, 9 km S Luga, 31.v.1897 , Pleske ( ZIN ); 2 ♀, Shuvalovo, 27.vi , 5.vii.1897 , Jacobson ( ZIN ); 1 ♂ , Izhlovo, Luga River, 18.vii.1938 , Chernovskiy ( ZIN ); 1 ♂ , Luzhskiy distr., village Volok, 23.vi.1938 , Chernovskiy ( ZIN ); 1 ♂ , Luzhskiy distr., near Saba River, 28.vi.1938 , Chernovskiy ( ZIN ); 1 ♀, Terioki [= Zelenogorsk], 28.vi.1948 , Rubtsov ( ZIN ); 1 ♀, Bol’shoy Berezovy Island , Vyborgkiy district, 5.viii.1979 , Kandybina ( ZIN ). Moscow : 1 ♂ , 40 km С of Moscow, env. Kryukovo [= Zelenograd, NW part of Moscow city], Chashnikovo, 15.vi.1967 ( ZMMU ); 1 ♀, 42 km SE of Moscow, env. Ramenskoe [ 55°34'00''N 38°13'00''E ], 16.viii.1968 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♂ , env. Pushkino, Vevedenskoe [~ 56º01'00''N 37º51'00''E ], forest, 3.viii.1968 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♂ , Alabushevo, env. Kryukovo [= Zelenograd], 7.viii.1970 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♀, env. Zelenogradskaya [ 56°06'00''N 37°55'00''E ], 19.vii.1975 , V. K o v al e v (Z M M U). Ryazan’ : 1 ♀, Mescherskaya lowland, Okskiy Nature Reserve [~ 54º41'00''N 40º54'00''E ], former river-bed of Pra, 1.vii.1965 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ). Smolensk : 2 ♂ , 1 ♀, National Park “Smolenskoe poozer’e”, 20, 26 .vi.1992, Zlobin ( ZIN ). Tver’ : 1 ♂ , Kalininskaya oblast’, Tsentral’no-Lesnoy Nature Reserve [~ 56º30'00''N 32º55'00''E ], 16.vii.1971 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♂ , same locality, 22.vii.1971 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♂ , Kalininskaya oblast’, env. Kashin [ 57°21'00''N 37°37'00''E ], dense damp bushes, 18.vi.1975 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ). Yaroslavl’ : 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, env. Uglich’, village Kotovo, waterlogged bushes [~ 57º32'00''N 38º20'00''E ], 27.vi.1975 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ). SPAIN : 1 ♀, Sierra de Guadarrama, swept around stream near Gudillos, c. 1400 m , 19.viii.1963 , A.C. Pont ( BMNH ); 1 ♀, Sierra de Guadarrama, San Rafael, pine forest and bracken hills, 1260–1500 m , 19.viii.1963 , A.C. Pont ( BMNH ); 1 ♂ , Huesca, Aratores, N of Jaca, 850 m , 1.vii.1975 , A.E. Stubbs, B.M. ( BMNH ). SWEDEN : 1 ♂ , Gänna, 7.vii.2002 , I. Grichanov ( ZIN ). SWITZERLAND : Graubünden : 1 ♂ , 1500 m , Lenzerheide / See, 15.vii.2000 , leg. B. Merz ( MHNG ); 1 ♀, 980 m , Andeer (H. Rhein), 29.viii.2006 , leg. B. Merz ( MHNG ); 1 ♀, 330 m , Grono (Moesa), 31.viii.2006 , leg. B. Merz ( MHNG ); 1 ♂ , 1300–1670 m , Ausserferrera Cresta, 1.ix.2006 , leg. B. Merz ( MHNG ). Jura : 1 ♂ , 1000 m , LaChaux des-Breuleux, La Tourbière, 28.vi.2003 , leg. B. Merz ( MHNG ). Vallais : 2 ♂ , 1 ♀, Val d'Illiez, JV ( RBINS ); 1 ♂ , 600 m , Leuk / Pfynwald, 614870/128720, B. Merz ( MHNG ). Vaud : 1 ♂ , 1300m , St.Cergue, Barillette, 3.viii.2003 , leg. B. Merz ( MHNG ). Zürich : 1 ♀, 460 m , Zürich-Ziegelh. 20.vi.1998 , leg. B. Merz ( MHNG ); 1 ♂ , 530 m , Zürich-Höngg'berg, 9.vi.1998 , leg. B. Merz ( MHNG ); 2 ♀, 650 m , Zürich-Zürichberg, 7.vii , 23.vii.1998 , leg. B. Merz ( MHNG ). UKRAINE . Cherkassy : 2 ♂ , env. Kanev, Prokhorovka, waterlogged alder forest [~ 49º45'00''N 31º28'00''E ], 14.vi.1978 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ). Kiev : 1 ♂ , Korostyshev, 24.vii.1905 , Yu. Wagner ( ZIN ); 2 ♂ , Kiev env., 70 km NWW of village Potashnya [~ 50º27'00''N 30º30'00''E ], 25.vii.1984 , Korneev ( ZMMU ). Zakarpattia : 2 ♂ , 8 ♀, polonina Rovna, 40 km NE Uzhgorod, beech forest, near stream, 1100–1200 m , 29–30.vii.1964 , Gorodkov ( ZIN ); 1 ♂ , Transcarpathia, Khust [ 48º10'53''N 23º17'52''E ], 8.vii.1971 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♀, Carpathians, env. Lumshory, Mlaka, 1000 m , [~ 48º48'00''N 22º42'00''E ], 14.vii.1972 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♀, Carpathians, env. Lumshory, forest near Komsomol'skoe Lake [~ 48º48'00''N 22º42'00''E ], 18.vii.1972 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♂ , 1 ♀, Carpathians, Volovets, forest, 900 m [ 48º43'27''N 23º12'00''E ], 8.vii.1972 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♀, Carpathians, env. Dubrinich, forest near village Lyuta [~ 48º48'00''N 22º28'00''E ], 13.vii.1972 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♀, Carpathians, env. Volovets, Beskid [~ 48º43'27''N 23º12'00''E ], 5.vii.1972 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ); 1 ♀, Carpathians, env. Yasinya, Stanislav-Gat’ [~ 48º16'00''N 24º22'00''E ], 23.vii.1972 , V. Kovalev ( ZMMU ). FIGURES 27–31 . Hybos femoratus , male terminalia. 27. right surstylus, dorsal view; 28. right epandrial lamella, lateral view; 29. epandrium and cerci, dorsal view; 30. tip of left surstylus, dorsal view; 31. hypandrium, ventral view. Scale bar—0.1 mm. Recognition . Mesonotum largely shining, with pollinose median vitta; fore and mid legs and hind tarsi yellow. Full description: Lundbeck (1910: 13) , Collin (1961: 243) , Chvála (1983: 98) . Remarks . For details of synonymy we refer to Lundbeck (1910) and Collin (1961) . Distribution . PALAEARCTIC: Austria , Belgium , Bulgaria , Czech Republic , Denmark , Egypt , Estonia , Finland , France , Georgia (incl. Abkhazia), Germany , Great Britain , Hungary , Ireland , Italy , Kazakhstan , Lithuania , Mongolia , Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Romania , Russia (Adygea, Arkhangel’sk, Bashkortostan, Chelyabinsk, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, Karelia, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Leningrad, Moscow, Ryazan', Samara, Smolensk, Tver’, Voronezh, Yaroslavl’), Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Switzerland , Ukraine (Cherkassy, Kiev, Zakarpattia), and former Yugoslavia . Hybos femoratus penetrates quite far to the south-east of the Palaearctic reaching the Kherlen River in central Mongolia [~ 48°39'N , 109°13'N ], although apparently this species becomes quite rare beyond the Urals ( Fig. 32 ). We record H. femoratus for the first time from Estonia , Georgia , Kazakhstan , Mongolia and the Ukraine . There is an old record of H. femoratus (male) from northern Egypt ( Becker 1902 ) that surely was correctly identified, but we did not find this species among our material from the Mediterranean.