Larinus (Phyllonomeus) iaceae (Fabricius)

Curculio iaceae Fabricius, 1775

Curculio jacea Fabricius, 1792

Larinus volgensis Becker, 1864

Records. CRI* ČER DNI IFR KHE KHM KHR KYI LUG LWI MYK* ODE POL TER ZAK ZAP* [Chernay 1854: 244; Nowicki 1858: 17; Belke 1859a: 53; Łomnicki 1875: 176, 1884: 31; Hormuzaki 1888: 83; Shishkin 1914: 48; Lukjanovitch 1928: 250; Penecke 1928: 358; Medvedev 1928: 200; 1950c: 91; Andreev 1940: 50; Shapiro: 1930: 142; Roubal 1941: 161; Medvedev 1950c: 91, 1953b: 77; Tveritina 1956: 137, 143; Globova 1958: 165; Mazur & Kuśka 1994: 305; Kubisz et al. 1998: 269; Barsov et al. 1998: 150; Mazur 2002: 231].

Distribution. Palaearctic (excluding north). (Gültekin & Fremuth 2013).

Material examined. 182 specimens (ZIN, SIZK, KUMN, ZMUM, IMC) from 16 provinces were studied. Crimea: 1 spec. (SIZK) Bilohirsk Distr., Bila Skelya, S. V. Volovnik leg., 17.v.1983 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) Tarkhankut Peninsula, 3.vi.1956; 1 spec. (SIZK) Armyansk, S. V. Volovnik leg., 12.v.1983; 1 spec. (SIZK) 12 km S Dzhankoy, S. V. Volovnik leg., bank of Severokrymsky channel, 12.v.1982 ; 1 spec. (ZMUM) Stary Krym near Feodosia, 10.vi.1904; 1 spec. (ZIN) Kerch, Jacentkowskij leg., 25.v.1902; 1 spec. (ZIN) Simferopol, A. Bazhenov leg., 17.v.1899; 1 spec. (IMC) Sudak Distr., Grushivka, near stream, 1.vi.1952; 1 spec. (ZISK) Yedi Quyu Distr., Kazantip Cape, S. V. Volovnik leg., 22.v.1983; 11 spec. (SIZK) Dzhankoy Distr., Tselinne, coast of Sivash, S. V. Volovnik leg., 14.v.1983 ; Mykolaiv Prov.: 1 spec. (ZMUN) Pervomaysk Distr., Kuripchino, valley of Pivdennyi Buh River, P.N. Sheshurak., 21.v.2010; 3 spec. (SIZK) Ochakiv Distr., Porutyno, excavations of ancient Olvia, S. V. Volovnik leg., 24.v.1982 ; 3 spec. (SIZK) Berezan Distr., Koblevo env., coast of Tiligulsky Lyman, 15.vi.1980; 1 spec. (SIZK) Nova Odesa Distr., Mykhaylivka, plateau near quarry, 30.v.1966; Zaporizhia Prov.: 1spec. (IKC) Melitopol Distr., Orlove, N47.070833°, E35.593889°, Didova gull, I. V. Kovalev leg., 4.vii.2009 ; 1 spec. (IKC) Yakymivka Distr., Altagirvill., N46.627778°, E35.282222°, I. V. Kovalev leg., 12.v.2011 .

Biology. Primary and secondary grasslands, forest and ruderal habitats. Adults occur in III–IX. Oligophagous on Carduus, Cirsium, Centaurea, Jurinea and others Asteraceae (Ter-Minasian 1936; Isayev & Zotov 2003; Batra et al. 1971; Krivets 2007).