Macrolophus glaucescens Fieber, 1858

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Macrolophus glaucescens Fieber, 1858: 341 .

Material examined. CRIMEA: Shelkovichnoe, 1♀ 23 VIII 1958, Putshkov .

Diagnosis. Total body length 2.7–3.3; vertex of male 1.8–2.3 X as wide as eye, female 2.4–2.8 X (Putshkov 1978); antennal segment I dark brown; head behind eye with large macula subequal to eye height; scutellum uniformly greenish yellow.

Distribution. This species is known from southern and central Europe, extending east till southern Crimea (Putshkov 1978) and western Turkey (Lodos et al. 2003). Macrolophus glaucescens is currently unknown from the Caucasus but may be found in the area with more sampling effort.

Host. In southern Crimea, this species was sampled from Salvia glutinosa L. ( Lamiaceae), Echinops ritro L., and E. armatus Steven (Asteraceae) . In southern Europe it is known from Echinops viscosus Rchb. (Putshkov 1978) .