Rhinusa pilosa (Gyllenhal)

Gymnetron pilosum Gyllenhal, 1838

Gymnetron hispidum auct., [MI] not Brulle, 1832

Records. ČER IFR KHM KYI LWI TER VIN ŽIT [Nowicki 1858: 16 ( Gymnetron pilosus Besser); 1864: 38; 1865: 38 ( Gymnetron pilosus Schh.); Belke 1866: 504 ( Gymnetron pilosus Bess.); Cherkunov 1889: 193 ( Gymnetron hispidum); Mazur 2002: 229 ( Gymnetron hispidum); Caldara et al. 2008: 61].

Distribution. Central Europe (Toševski et al. 2015)

Material examined. Literature data only.

Biology. Meadows, sandy habitats. On Linaria vulgaris (Plantaginaceae) (Caldara et al. 2008)

Notes. Records of Gymnetron hispidum from Ukraine may refer to R. pilosa, R.brondelii and R. rara (Caldara et al. 2008: 61; Toševski et al. 2015). Records from north and west Ukraine presumably deemed to be R. pilosa .