Cycloderes canescens (Rossi)

Curculio canescens Rossi, 1792

Records. CRI [Arnoldi et al. 1965: 542; Yunakov 2003c: 484].

Distribution. South Europe, Asia Minor, Iran.

Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. (SIZK) Sevastopol; 1 spec. (SIZK) idem, W. Pliginski leg., 27.ix.1902; 1 f (KUMN) Eupatoria Distr., S coast of Donuzlav Lake, Popovka env., Nadvorny leg., 21.viii.1981; 1 f (KUMN) Eupatoria Distr., Eupatoria, Bartenev A.F. leg., 19.viii.1987; 3 f (KUMN) idem, 10.viii.1987; 5 f (ZIN) Bakhchisarai Distr., Alma River, between Pishchane and Viline, V. V. Byalt leg., 05.vii.2001; 4 f (KUMN) Eupatoria Distr., Shtormovoye, A. Shekhovtsov leg., 13.viii.2008 .

Biology. Salty steppes. Adults occur in V–IX. Polyphagous.

Note. 1 specimen (KUMN) from Konstantovka (15 km S Kharkiv, Donets-Zakharzhevsky leg.) is obviously mislabeled .