Phloeophagus lignarius (Marsham)

Curculio lignarius Marsham, 1802

Records. CRI ČER IFR KHR LUG LWI ZAK [Roubal 1941: 172; Folwachny 1973: 150; Mazur 2002: 236; Nazarenko et al. 2003: 53].

Distribution. Europe, Caucasus, West Siberia (Hlavác & Maughan 2013).

Material examined. Crimea: 20 spec. (KUMN) Çatır Dağ Mt.Range, Angar-Burun Mt., Fagus forest, N 44.738333, E 34.336944, 1000 m, N. Yunakov leg., 13.v.1999 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) Ağarmış Mt.Range, Fagus forest, N45.038889, E35.034722, 600 m, A.F. Bartenev leg., 26.vi.1980 . Kharkiv Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) 15 km S Kharkiv, Konstantovka [= Konstantinovka], Donets-Zakharzhevsky leg.

Biology. Mixed forests. Beetles occur during the entire year. In dead wood of deciduous and coniferous trees.