Larinus (Phyllonomeus) centaurii (Olivier)

Lixus centaurii Olivier, 1807

Larinus beckeri Petri, 1907 [RN]

Records. ČER ČRK* DON* KHR* LUG* MYK* ODE ZAP* [Penecke 1932: 351; Nazarenko & Gontarenko 2016: 150].

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

Material examined. Donetsk Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Lyman Distr., Zakitne, S. V. Volovnik leg., 21.vi.1983 ;

Kharkiv Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) Zmiiv Distr., Gaydary, summer 1992 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) Kharkiv, Dokuchaeva, N. Yunakov leg., 24.vi.1995; Luhansk Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Severodonetsk, left bank of Borovaya River, B. V .

Volkov leg., 23.vii.1979; 1 spec. (SIZK) Milove Distr., Striltsivskyi Step Nature Reserve, 30.vi.1949 ; Mykolaiv Prov.: 2 spec. (NSPU) Pervomaysk Distr., Kuripchino, floodplain of Pivdennyi Buh River, P.N. Sheshurak leg., 29.v.1997 ; 1 spec. (NSPU) idem, 5.vi.2001; 1 spec. (NSPU) idem, 22.vii.2004; Zaporizhia Prov.: 2 spec. (SIZK) Melitopol Distr., Myrne, near Kamyana Mogila Reserve, in dry flower heads of Centaurea, 29.vii.2014 .

Biology. Primary steppes and secondary grasslands. Adults occur in IV–VII. Oligophagous on Asteraceae, mostly on Centaurea species.