Sitona hispidulus (Fabricius)

Curculio hispidulus Fabricius, 1776

Records. CRI ČER ČRK DON IFR KHE KHM KHR KYI LWI ODE POL RIV TER VIN VOL ZAK ŽIT [Krynicki 1832: 150; Belke 1866: 504; Miller 1868: 25; Lindeman 1871: 192; Cherkunov 1889: 193; Hildt 1893: 231; Shapiro 1940a: 52; Arnoldi et al. 1974: 282; Kubisz et al. 1998: 268; Mazur 2002: 239; Nazarenko 2010d: 89].

Distribution. Palaearctic; introduced to USA.

Material examined. 29 specimens (KUMN, SIZK, ZMUN, ZIN), Cherkasy Prov .: 1 spec. (SIZK) Uman, 18.x.1923; 1 spec. (SIZK) Uman env., A. Ushinskii leg., 26.iv.1925 .

Biology. Meadows in forests, grasslands. Adults occur in IV–X. Oligophagous on Fabaceae, mostly Trifolium spp.