Trichius fasciatus, (Linnaeus, 1758)

Alekseev, Vitalii I., 2018, Scarabaeoidea (Insecta: Coleoptera) Of The Kaliningrad Region (Russia): The Commented Actual Checklist, Assessment Of Rarity And Notes To Regional Protection, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 18 (2), pp. 111-152 : 141

82. T. fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lentz 1879; Bercio & Folwaczny 1979; Alekseev & Sakhnov 2000; Alekseev 2003, 2006, 2014.

Voucher specimens: 4 [Dolzhanskoe, 28 June 1997; Sukhodol’e, 11 July 2001; Bogatovo, 22 June 2010; Gribki, 09 July 2018].

Kaliningrad Region: Chern. (Insterburg), Gur. (Forst Fritzen, Wilkie), Zel. (Hirschau, Rauschen, Warnicker Forst); Bagr., Chern., Gur., Gvard., Krasn., Nem., Oz., Pravd., Zel .

Comments: Larvae develop in the white rotten stumps and logs of birch, beetles occur on flowers (Apiacea, Compositae, Rosacea) in June-August. The species is considered “least concern” at the European level ( Nieto & Alexander 2010). Occasional species, widely distributed throughout the Region.