Brachypera (Antidonus) dauci (Olivier)

Rhynchaenus dauci Olivier, 1807

Curculio fasciculatus Herbst, 1795

Records. CRI* ČNG KHR KYI MYK* ODE VOL ŽIT [Chernay 1854; Kulikowski 1897: 201; Shapiro 1930: 142; Nazarenko et al. 1998c: 113; Gontarenko & Nazarenko 2000: 45; Nazarenko & Kravchenko 2002: 37].

Distribution. Palaearctic (Skuhrovec 2013)

Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. (SIZK) Kerch, iv.1908; 3 spec. (ZMUN) Simferopol Distr., 8 km ESE Perevalne, Dolgorukovskaya Yaila Mt.Range, Malaya Burulça River sources, 44°50'26" N 34°24'42" E, 900 m, Fagus forest, N. Yunakov leg., 25.vi.2002 ; 2 spec (ZMUN) idem, N.N. Yunakov leg., 21.vi.2002; 1f (KUMN) Simferopol Distr., Kesslersky Les, 44.910972°N 34.195639°E, 411 m, mixed forest, N.N. Yunakov leg., 18.vi.2010 ; Chernihiv Prov.: 1 spec. (NSPU) Snovsk Distr., Yelino env., P.N. Sheshurak leg., 11.vii.1995; Kyiv Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Ivankiv Distr., N. Krasnytsia, alfalfa field, pitfall trap, V. B. Shuvalikov leg., 25.ix.1986; 1 spec. (SIZK) Snitynka, winter wheat, sector B, V. M. Lobko leg., 9.x.1986; Mykolaiv Prov.: 1 spec. (photo observation) Mykolaiv, N47.041586, E32.098274, R. Stepoviy leg., 4.iii.2017; 1 spec. (photo observation) idem, 8.iii.2017; Odesa Prov.: 1 spec. (GC) Odesa, near Krasnoselka, pitfall trap, A. V. Gontarenko leg., 17–23.viii.1997 ; 2 spec. (GC) Odesa env., left bank of Kuyalnytskyi Lyman, A. V. Gontarenko leg., 8.iii.1998; 1 spec. (SIZK) idem, V. Yu. Nazarenko leg., 26.ix.1998; 1 spec. (SIZK) Odesa env., env. Vostochnaja railway station, under stone, V. Yu. Nazarenko leg., 24.ix.1998 ; Zhytomyr Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Andrushiv Distr., Pavelky, 1902 .

Biology. Deciduous forests, meadows. Adults occur in III–IX. Oligophagous on Geraniaceae (Scherf 1964; Smreczyński 1968; Tempère & Péricart 1989; Nazarenko et al. 1998c)