Rhinusa neta (Germar)

Cionus netus Germar, 1821

Records. ČER ČRK DNI DON IFR KHM KHR KRO KYI LWI MYK* ODE POL RIV SUM TER VIN VOL ZAK ZAP ŽIT [Łomnicki 1884: 32; 1877b: 152; 1886: 217; Cherkunov 1889: 193; Rybiński 1903b: 152; Penecke 1928: 377; Pyatakova 1930: 334; Shapiro 1940b: 364; Kryshtal 1949: 179; Medvedev 1953a: 78; Nemyrovska 1954: 91; Tveritina 1956: 139; Globova 1958: 167; Tveritina 1962: 40; Izrajlevich & Lapin 1990: 49; Barsov et al. 1998: 150; Kubisz et al. 1998: 276; Mazur 2002: 229; Nazarenko 2006b: 165; 2009b: 501; 2009e: 45; Sumarokov 2009: 178; Nazarenko 2012f: 54; 2013a: 109].

Distribution. Central, South and East Europe, Central Asia, west Siberia introduced to Canada (Caldara 2013a)

Material examined. Kharkiv Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) SEE env. of Kharkiv, Dokuchaeva, N. Yunakov leg, 04.vii.1999 ; Donetsk Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) 20 km NW Volodarskoye, Kamennyje Mogily Nature Reserve, Gramma leg., 25.v.1993; Kyiv Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Rusanovski Sady, west slope of the dam, on Linaria, V.Yu. Nazarenko leg., 3.viii.2002 ; Mykolaiv Prov.: 1 spec. (photo observation) Mykolaiv env., Zaichivske, N47.041586, E32.098274, R. Stepoviy leg., 7.v.2016 ; Rivne Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Sarny Distr., 9 km NE Klesiv, trail from Karasyn to Puhach, Somyne Lake, V. Yu. Nazarenko leg., 13.vi.2008 ; 2 spec. (SIZK) Rokytne Distr., Bilsk Forestry, pasture, V. Yu. Nazarenko leg., 12.vi.2008 ; Sumy Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Mykhaylivska Tsilyna Nature Reserve, fallow in the protection zone, V. Yu. Nazarenko leg., 19.viii.2009 ; Vinnytsia Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) Vinnitsa, Trapeznikova leg., 09.vii.1997;

Biology. Meadows, sandy habitats, ruderal habitats. Adults occur in VI, VIII. Oligophagous on Linaria spp. ( Plantaginaceae) (Smreczyński 1976).