Bruchela suturalis (Fabricius)

Bruchus suturalis (Fabricius, 1792)

Records. KHM LUG TER [Silantiev 1898; Kubisz et al. 1998: 263].

Distribution. West Palaearctic (excluding north) (Tryzna & Valentine 2011).

Material examined. Luhansk Prov.: 2 spec. (KUMN) Starobelsk Distr., near Bilovodsk, 30.v.1914

Biology. Steppes. Adults occur in IV–VI. Monophagous on Reseda lutea (Resedaceae); larva in seeds (Cmoluch 1989)

Family APIONIDAE (142 species, 40 genera)