140. Cylindroiulus horvathi (Verhoeff, 1897)

Iulus horvathi Verhoeff, 1898 .

Julus dietli Verhoeff, 1898 .

Cylindroiulus vitosae Strasser, 1962 .

Cylindroiulus ponticus Golovatch, 1978 .

Distribution

BG, HU, PL, RO, UA. East Central European.

Habitat

Apparently a xerophilous species inhabiting dry grasslands and steppe vegetation (Korsós & Read 1994). Also Quercus petraea and Carpinus orientalis woodland, and caves (Golovatch 1990; Vagalinsky & Stoev 2007). Occurs in ant nests in Bulgaria (Stoev & Lapeva-Gjonova 2005). Lowland and up to 1500 m in Bulgaria.

Remarks

Records suggest a very patchy distribution ranging from the Pannonian biogeographic region in Hungary as far east as the Crimea.