Philopedon plagiatum (Schaller)

Curculio plagiatus Schaller, 1783

Philopedon geminatum (Fabricius, 1787)

Records. CRI KHE KYI ODE ŽIT [Belke 1866: 504; Cherkunov 1889: 187; Arnoldi et al. 1974: 268; Nazarenko et al., 1998: 118].

Distribution. Europe, Caucasus; introduced to USA and Canada.

Material examined. Kyiv Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Kyiv; Odesa Prov.: 2 spec. (SIZK) Prymorske, Zhebriyanskie plavni, V. M. Ermolenko leg., 17.v.1996 .

Biology. Sandy biomes: maritime coasts and lakeshores, river banks, pine forests on sands. Adults occur in V– VI. Polyphagous, prefers Rumex acetosella and Cytisus .