Lixus (Eulixus) myagri Olivier

Lixus myagri Olivier, 1807

Records. CRI* ČER ČNG ČRK DNI DON IFR KHE* KHM* KHR KYI LWI ODE POL SUM* ZAK ZAP ŽIT*, [Łomnicki 1866: 7, 1875: 177, 1884: 31, 1886: 205–206; Nowicky 1864: 36, 1873: 35; Penecke 1928: 358; Roubal 1941: 163; Barsov et al. 1998; Mazur 2002: 232; Volovnik 2007: 524].

Distribution. Palaearctic (excluding North Asia) (Gültekin & Fremuth 2013).

Material examined. 35 specimens (ZIN, SIZK, KUMN, ZMUK, NSPU, IMC) from 13 provinces were studied. Crimea: 1 spec. (IMC) Bilohirsk Distr., Karasivka, I. Maltsev leg., 29.v.1974; 1 spec. (IMC) Oktyabrske Distr., Pyatykhatki, forest park, I. V. Maltsev leg., 14.iv.1950 ; 1 spec. (IMC) Alma River, Bishun, I. Maltsev leg., 19.vi.1949; 1 spec. (IMC) Bakhchysarai, Tepe-Kermen, Gomelskyi leg., 11.v.1921; 1 spec. (IMC) Simferopol Distr., Krasnolissya, I. Maltsev leg., 19.vi.1955; 1 spec. (IMC) Nizhnyohirsk, forest nursery, I. Maltsev leg., 24.iv.1951; Kherson Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Askania-Nova, Dobzhanskyi leg. 19.v.1923; 1 spec. (IMC) Bilozerka, Rafalskyj leg., 15.v.1964; 1 spec. (IMC) Velikooleksandrivka Distr., Davidiv Brod, 30.iv.; Khmelnytskyi Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Starokostiantyniv, M. Baykov leg., iv.1908; Sumy Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Sumy, Strilka River, V. V. Parkhomenko, 2.vi.2000 ; Zhytomyr Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Zhytomyr, G. Proschiga leg.

Biology. Wetlands. Adults occur in IV–VII. Oligophagous on Brassicaceae: Lepidium, Rorippa, Barbarea, Nasturtium and Sisymbrium (Urban 1928; Lukjanovitch 1930; Dieckmann 1983; Volovnik 1994b, 2007).