Helianthemapion velatum (Gerstaecker)

Apion velatum Gerstaecker, 1854

Records. LWI [Lazorko 1963: 82; Mazur 2002: 220; Alonso-Zarazaga 2004].

Distribution. Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Levant, North Africa (Alonso-Zarazaga 2011a).

Material examined. Literature data only.

Biology. Steppes, chalky and stony slopes. Adults occur in V–VIII (Dieckmann 1977). On Cistaceae: Helianthemum nummularium (Hoffmann 1958; Smreczyński 1965; Dieckmann 1977); H. ovatum (Smreczyński 1965); Fumana procumbens (Dieckmann 1977) .