Euchromius bellus

Euchromius bellus (Hübner, 1796b) (Figs 25–26) Material examined: Kyiv reg., Fastiv distr., 3 km N of Trylisy vill., at light, 5–6.VIII.2023, 2♀ V. Yepishin leg. Khmelnytskyi reg., Kamianets-Podilskyi distr., SW vic. of Subich vill., 17–19.VII.2021, 1♀ V. Yepishin leg. (all VYe). Distribution in Ukraine: Chernihiv reg.: Panasyura & Govorun 2012: 30. Sumy reg.: Govorun 2018a: 8, 2020: 46. Ternopil reg.: Toll 1939: 146 (Eromene). Kharkiv reg.: Karolinskiy et al. 2021: 59. Odesa reg.: Yepishin et al. 2024: 127. Mykolaiv reg.: Obraztsov 1935a: 151 (Eromene). Zaporizhzhia & Donetsk regs (Kamiani Mohyly Reserve): Bidzilya et al. 2001: 91. Luhansk reg.: Pak 1998a: 72. Crimea: Budashkin 1992: 31, 2004: 347; Schouten 1992: 215. First records from Kyiv and Khmelnytskyi regions. Remarks. This species is quite common in the South, but is very rare and local in the North of the country. Specimens from Kyiv and Khmelnytskyi regions (Figs 25–26) were found in open and rather dry localities. The adults fly from mid-July (on the South from late-June) to mid-August, in one generation (on the South, probably two).