Distribution; world
South easternmost Europe. Tkalcu (1970) mentions this species from Afghanistan, although possibly the specimens from Afghanistan belong to another species as no record is known between these widely separated localities (C. Praz pers. comm. 2014). A Cyprus endemic:
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Abundance; world
This very conspicuous species had not been observed since 1950 until Roberts & Jenner relocated it at Avdimou Bay. In Europe, the species in known only from Cyprus. The species is known from 11 specimens from the following localities: Limassol, Ayia Napa, Paramytha, Pano Kivides and Chirokitia.
The extent of occurrence (EOO) is 577 km2 and the area of occupancy (AOO) is 20 km2.).
Conservation status; world
Conservation status: EU - RDB-CR (Nieto et al, 2014)