Larinus (Phyllonomeus) planus (Fabricius)

Curculio planus Fabricius, 1792

Larinus rusticanus Gyllenhal, 1835

Records. DON IFR LWI TER [Nowicky 1864: 36, 1873: 35; Łomnicki 1870: 81; 1875: 177, 1884: 31; Shapiro 1940a: 52].

Distribution. West Palaearctic (excluding north). (Gültekin & Fremuth 2013).

Material examined. Donetsk Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Sloviansk, iv.1893 .

Biology. Oligophagous on Asteraceae .

Notes. Numerous records of Larinus planus refer to L. planus sensu Germar, 1824 (= Larinus carlinae Olivier, 1807; see above), but not to Curculio planus Fabricius, 1792 (= Larinus rusticanus Gyllenhal, 1835). For more details see Gültekin (2006a).