Larinus (Larinus) idoneus Gyllenhal

Larinus idoneus Gyllenhal, 1835

Records. CRI* DNI KHR* LUG* MYK ODE* POL* ZAP* [Barsov et al. 1998: 150].

Distribution. West Palaearctic (excluding North Africa) (Ter-Minasian 1967; Isayev et al. 2004; Gültekin & Podlussány 2012; Gültekin & Fremuth 2013).

Material examined. Crimea: 12 spec. (FRC) Bilohirsk Distr., Chombay Mt., 44°57'18.6"N 34°33'34.4"E, 710 m, on Jurinea sordida, R. Filimonov leg., 10.v.2013 ; Kharkiv Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN and photo observation, UkrBIN ID 21575) Dvorichna Distr., Novomlynsk, N49.903116, E37.753676, observated by B. Loboda, 6.viii.2015 ; Luhansk Prov.: 3 spec. (SIZK) Svatove, forest, 10.vi.1953; Odesa Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Voznesensk, rice research station, railway side, 2.vi.1966 ; Poltava Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Shishaky Distr., Yareski, Fabri leg., 28.vii.1925 ; Zaporizhia Prov.: 1 spec. (SVC) Chernihivka Distr., Stulnevo env., 47.240204, 36.027028, on Xeranthemum annuum, S.V.Volovnik leg. 24.vi.2017 .

Biology. Grasslands, ruderal habitats, chalky slopes. Adults occur in VI–VII. Oligophagous on Centaurea (Ter-Minasian 1967), Jurinea cyanoides (Asteraceae) (Dedyukhin et al. 2015).