Donus nidensis Mazur & Petryszak

Donusnidensis Mazur & Petryszak, 1981

Records. ČER IFR LWI TER [Mazur& Wanat 1994: 96; Nazarenko 1996b: 102; 1998c: 103; 2000a: 110; Mazur 2002: 229].

Distribution. SE Europe (Skuhrovec 2013)

Material examined. Lviv Prov.: 1 spec. (DMLU) Zolochiv Distr., Lysa Hora; Chernivtsi Prov.: 20 spec. (SIZK) larvae and adults, near Zavoloka, hills, meadows, 280 m, on Inula salicina and Centaurea scabiosa, V.Yu. Nazarenko leg., v.1996; v.1997

Biology. Meadows. Adults occur in V. On Inula ensifolia (Mazur & Wanat 1994), Inula salicina, Centaurea scabiosa . In lab trials beetles consumed Centaurea, Galinsoga parviflora, and very poor on Inula britannica, rejecting I. helenium (Asteraceae) (Nazarenko 1998d; 2000a)