Bothynoderes declivis (Olivier)

Lixus declivis Olivier, 1807

Records. CRI ČRK* ČNG DNI DON KHE KHR KYI LUG LWI MYK* ODE POL ZAK ZAP* [Carte 1856: 277; Lindeman 1871: 313; Nowicky 1864: 34; 1873: 35; Łomnicky 1884: 31; Cherkunov 1888: 43; Pliginsky 1916: 351; Roubal 1941: 166; Volovnik 1989: 87; Nazarenko et al. 2003: 53; Sumarokov 2009: 176].

Distribution. Palaearctic (excluding North Africa and North Asia) (Meregalli & Fremuth 2013; Silfverberg 2011)

Material examined. 66 specimens (ZIN, SIZK, KUMN, ZMUK, ZMUM, NSPU, IMC SKC) from 12 provinces were studied. Cherkasy Prov.: 3 spec. (ZMUK) Kanivsky Distr., Hamarnya, A.F. Kryshtal leg., 7.vi.1948; 1 spec. (ZMUK) Smila Distr., 8.v.1953 ; Mykolaiv Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Voznesensk Distr., Shcherbany, S. V. Volovnik leg., 25.iv.1983 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) Voznesensk, railway side near rice research station, 2.vi.1966;

Odesa Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Odessa, Peresyp, I. Maltsev leg., 26.iv.1938 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) Tatarbunary Distr., Raseyka, S. V. Volovnik leg., 10.viii.1983 ; Zaporizhia Prov.: 4 spec. (SIZK) Obitochna Spit, under bush (1 spec) and in the root galls (3 spec) on Salsola tragus, S.V. Volovnik leg., 25.viii.1982 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) Yakymivka Distr., Altagir, Altagir forest, S. V. Volovnik leg., 9.vii.1979 ; 1 spec. (SSC) Melitopol Distr., env. of Mordvinovka, S.I. Suchkov leg., 23.iv.2000 .

Biology. Sands and salty habitats. Adults occur in IV–IX. Oligophagous on Chenopodioideae (Amaranthaceae) Salsola and Kochia . Larva develops in root gall. (Lukjanovitch 1930; Krivosheina 1975; Volovnik 1989).