Cleonis pigra (Scopoli)

Curculio pigra Scopoli, 1763

Cleonus sulciroslris (Linnaeus, 1767)

Records. CRI ČER ČRK* DNI DON IFR KHE KHM KHR KRO* KYI LWI LUG MYK* ODE POL RIV SUM* TER VIN * ZAK ZAP* ŽIT* [Hummel 1826: 41; Carte 1858: 277; Nowicki 1858: 17, 1864: 34, 1873: 35; Hormuzaki 1888: 153; Belke 1859a: 53; Lindeman 1871: 195; Łomnicky 1875: 176, 1884: 33; Cherkunov 1889: 43; Pliginskyi 1916: 331; Lukjanovitch 1928: 249; Penecke 1928: 358; Shapiro 1930: 141, 1940a: 52; Roubal 1941: 168; Arnoldi 1956: 287, 296, 338; Tveritina 1956: 137; Globova 1958: 164; Britskyi 1959: 5; Mazur & Kuśka 1994: 305; Kubisz et al. 1998: 270; Mazur 2002: 227; Sumarokov 2009: 176].

Distribution. Palaearctic (Meregalli & Fremuth 2013); introduced to North America (Lindroth 1957; Cawthra 1958; O'Brien & Wibmer 1982).

Material examined. 232 specimens (ZIN, SIZK, KUMN, ZMUK, ZMUM, NSPU, IMC SKC SSC) including:

Cherkasy Prov.: 2 spec. (ZMUK) Smela, 1.v.1932; 1 spec. (ZMUK) Cherkasy, A.F. Kryshtal leg., 14.vi.1949; 1 spec. (ZMUK) Kanyv, 20.v.1947; 1 spec. (SIZK) Uman, V. Gross-Geim leg., 30.iv.1927; 3 spec. (SIZK) Čerkasy Distr., Ruska Polyana, 25–30.viii.1981; 1 spec. (ZMUM) Kaniv, A.F. Kryshtal leg., 5.vi.1948; 1 spec. (SIZK) Kaniv Distr., Yabluniv, A.D.Kryshtal leg., 4.vi.1953; Kropyvnytskyi Prov.:, Velyka Viska, 21.v; Kyiv Prov .: 1 spec. (ZMUK) Velika Pisarevka Distr., Katanske, 1925; 1 spec. (SIZK); Mykolaiv Prov .: 3 spec. (SIZK) Voznesensky Distr., Shcherbany, S. V. Volovnik leg., 25.iv.1983 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) idem, I. Plyushch leg., 10.vii.1983; Sumy Prov.: 2 spec. (SIZK) Konotop, V. Bondar leg., 23.vii.1928 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) Lebedyn Distr., Lifino, Goncharenko leg., 15.vi.1953; Vinnytsia Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Haysin, A. Vinnitskij leg.; Zaporizhia Prov .: 1 spec. (SIZK) Melitopol Distr., Sosnovka, Staroberdyanskyi Forest, S. V. Volovnik leg., 26.vi.1981 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) idem, near root collar of Onopordum acanthium, S.V. Volovnik leg., 27.vi.1982 ; 1 spec. (SSC) Melitopol, Molochnaya River, Shevchenko leg., 23.vi.1997 ; 1 spec. (SSC)) idem, S.I. Suchkov leg., 17.iv.2000; 1 spec. (SSC) idem, S.I. Suchkov leg., 23.vi.1997; 1 spec. (SIZK) Yakymivka Distr., Altagir, Altagir forest, S. V. Volovnik leg., 21.vi.1975 ; 1 spec. (SSC) idem, S.I. Suchkov leg., 5.vi.1999; 1 spec. (ZMUM) Hulyaipole, I. Ioffe leg., 25.viii.1924; 2 spec. (YKC) Melitopol Distr., Myrne vill, Yu. V. Karmyshev leg., 3.x.2009 ; Zhytomyr Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Zhytomyr, Birulya leg., 9.vi.1897; 3 spec. (SIZK) Zhytomyr, G. Proschiga leg., 6.vi.1923; 6 spec. (SIZK) idem, G. Proschiga leg., vi.1921; 2 spec. (SIZK) idem, 30.v.1922; 6 spec. (SIZK) idem, vi.5; 4 spec. (SIZK) idem, 9.v.1925; 1 spec. (SIZK) Zhytomyr Distr., 1902 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) idem, 1903; 1 spec. (SIZK) idem, 1905; 1 spec. (SIZK) Radomyshl, Lindeman leg.; 1 spec. (SIZK) Zhytomyr, 1909; 1 spec. (SIZK) Berdichyv env., A.Voblenko leg., 9.v.1983; 1 spec. (IMC) Malin, sands, under wormwood, A.Bogachev leg., 23.x.1944 .

Biology. Xerothermic, sandy and ruderal habitats. Adults occur in IV–X. Oligophagous on Asteraceae: Carduus, Cirsium, Onopordum, Cynara, Silybum, Centaurea etc. Larvae in root galls. (Lindenberg 1950; Cawthra 1958; Volovnik 1989).