Geographic Range
France, Andorra, northeastern Spain, extreme southwestern Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, the islands of Elba and Montecristo, Sicily, Italy, San Marino and northwestern Slovenia and can be often find in Croatian part of Istria. The original type locality was listed simply as "Gallia." However, Schwarz (1936) proposed that it be restricted to "Poitou " (Poitou, France).
In August–October 2006, a number of specimens were discovered in a wooded area near the town of Portugaal in the Netherlands (south of Rotterdam). Although they were doing quite well, the species is not native in this country. It is likely that one or more escaped or were set loose in the area.
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