Orchestes (Orchestes) jota (Fabricius)

Curculio jota Fabricius, 1787

Records. CRI ČER IFR KHM KHR KYI LWI RIV TER VIN VOL ZAK ŽIT [Chernay 1854: 170; Nowicki 1858: 16; 1864: 37; 1865: 37; Cherkunov 1889: 192; Mazur 2002: 238; Nazarenko & Kravchenko 2002: 40; Nazarenko 2009b: 501; 2012f: 53; 2013a: 109].

Distribution. Palaearctic (excluding North Africa, Asia Minor, Middle Asia) (Caldara 2013b).

Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. (KUMN) Karadag Nature Reserve, on Quercus pubescens, Voloshin leg., 21–31.v.1997 ; Kharkiv Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) Krasnokutsk Distr., Slobozhanskyi National Park, mixed forest, N50.055306, E35.199288, B.M. Loboda leg., 23.v.2017 ; Rivne Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Starosilske Forestry, Kosmichni ponds, V. Yu. Nazarenko leg., 11.vi.2008 ; 2 spec. (SIZK) Klesiv Distr., 9 km NE Klesiv, Somyne Lake, V. Yu. Nazarenko leg., 14–15.vi.2008 .

Biology. Forests. Adults occur in V–VI. On Betula spp. ( Betulaceae) (Mazur 2002) and Quercus pubescens (Fagaceae) (orig. data).