Apion semivittatum Gyllenhal, 1833
Records. CRI [Gyllenhal in Schoenherr 1833: 271; Schoenherr 1839: 392; Lindemann 1871: 295; Wagner 1918: 85; Alonso-Zarazaga 2004; Alonso-Zarazaga 2011a: 160].
Distribution. Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Levant, North Africa ( Alonso-Zarazaga 2011a).
Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. ( ZIN) Simferopol, A. Bazhenov leg., 16.iv.1899; 1 spec. ( ZIN) idem, 21.vii.1899; 1 spec. ( ZIN) Simferopol, Dzhalman, Russel leg., 18.ix.1904; 1 spec. ( ZIN) Simferopol env., Graftio leg., vii–viii.1898; 1 spec. ( ZIN) Yaltinskaya Yaila Mt. Range, Stilya-Bogaz Pass, near Lapata Mt., 1400 m, N. Yunakov leg., 11.vi.2001.
Biology. Forests and ruderal habitats. Adults occur in IV–X ( Dieckmann 1977). On Mercurialis annua ( Euphorbiaceae) ( Hoffmann 1958; Dieckmann 1977)