Minyops minutus minutus Boheman

Minyops minutus Boheman, 1842

Curculio carinatus auct. [MI] not Linnaeus, 1767

Curculio variolosus auct. [MI] not Fabricius, 1775

Records. CRI MYK* ODE ZAP* [Lindeman 1871: 293 (scrobiculatus Gyll.), 313; Kulikowski 1897: 199; Gontarenko & Nazarenko 2000: 44; Osella & Bellò 2009: 85–86].

Distribution. Ukraine (Alonso-Zarazaga 2013)

Material examined. Mykolaiv Prov.: 1 spec. (photo observation) Mykolaiv, N47.041586, E32.098274, R . Stepoviy leg., 7.iii.2016; Odesa Prov.: 1 spec. (GC) Odesa, right bank of Sukhoj Lyman, steppe part, on surface A. Orlov leg., 6.v.1984; 1 spec. (GC) Odesa env., Kuyalnytskyi Lyman, lakeshore, A. Orlov leg., 31.v.1983; 2 spec. (GC) idem, 8.vi.1984; 1 spec. (GC) idem, pitfall traps, A. V . Gontarenko leg., 1–31.v.1998, 1 spec. (GC) idem, 6– 25.iv.1999; 7 spec. (GC) Odesa env., env. of Krasnoselka, pitfall traps, A. V . Gontarenko leg., 21.iv–2.v.1998; 1 spec. (GC) ca. 10 km N of Odesa, between Kubanka and Krasnoselka, pitfall trap, A. V . Gontarenko leg., 27.iii.– 10.iv.1999; Zaporizhia Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Yakymivka Distr., Altagir, N46.627778, E35.282222, forest, S. V . Volovnik leg., 7.vi.1977; 1 spec. (IKC) Melitopol Distr., Troitske, N47.064722, E35.455556, Troitska Balka, I. Myasnikov, I. V . Kovalev leg., 7.iv.2009; 1 spec. (IKC) Zaporizhia Distr., 2.5 km NE Vysokogirne, N47.851944, E34.956111, A. V . Zhakov leg., 21–23.v.2009; 2 spec. (IKC) Tokmak Distr., near Molochansk, Kosharna Balka, I. V. Kovalev leg., 14.v.2006 .

Biology. Steppe slopes, hills. Adults occur in III–IX.

Notes. According to the recent revision (Osella & Bellò 2009) M. minutus minutus is distributed in Ukraine. We suggest that M. minutus minutus Boh. is restricted to south provinces of Ukraine, while M. costalis occurs only in north and central part.