Lixus (Epimeces) filiformis (Fabricius)

Lixus constrictus Boheman, 1835

Curculio elongatus Goeze, 1777 [HN].

Curculio filiformis Fabricius, 1781

Lixus rufitarsis Boheman, 1835

Records. CRI ČER* ČRK* ČNG DNI DONIFR KHEKHM KHR KRO* LUG LWI MYK* ODE POL* SUM TER ZAK ZAP* [Nowicki 1858: 17; Łomnicki 1870: 82; 1884: 31, 1877: 152; Lindeman 1871: 294; Nowicky 1864: 36, 1873: 35; Medvedev 1928: 200; Penecke 1928: 358; Pjatakowa 1930: 315; Ter-Minasian 1936: 435–436; Shapiro 1940a: 53; Globova 1958: 165; Mazur & Kuśka 1994: 305; Kubisz et al. 1998: 270; Pavlyuk 2009: 60; Mazur 2002: 232; Sumarokov 2004: 136; Nazarenko et al. 2003: 53; Nazarenko 2013: 23].

Distribution. Palaearctic (excluding north) (Kôno 1929–1930; Gültekin & Fremuth 2013).

Material examined. 148 specimens (ZIN, SIZK, KUMN, ZMUK, ZMUM, NSPU, IMC) from 16 provinces were studied. Cherkasy Prov .: 1 spec. (ZMUK) Kaniv Nature reserve, N.D. Globova leg., 3.vi.1948 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) Zvenihorodka Distr., Murzyntsi; 1 spec. (SIZK) Uman Distr., 20.v.1922; Chernihiv Prov.: 4 spec. (ZMUN) Korop Distr., Ryhly, V.N. Pavlyuk leg., 2.ix.2004; Chernivtsi Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) mount forest near Černivtsy, 4.viii.1957; Mykolaiv Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Berezan Distr., Koblevo, Tilihulsky Lyman, 15.vi.1980; 2 spec. (SIZK) idem, 15.v.1980; 1 spec. (SIZK) Nova Odesa Distr., Sebene, S. V. Volovnik leg., 25.v.1982 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) Mykolayiv Distr., Starobohdanivka, Petrenko leg., 16.v.1978; 8 spec. (SIZK) Mykolayiv Distr., Kuripchyno, M. Nesterov leg., 25.v.1980; Poltava Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Poltava env., Th. Lukjanovitsh leg., 12.iv.1923; 1 spec. (ZMUM) Shishaky Distr., Yaresky, D. Malyshev & A. Malyshev, 29.v.1912; Zaporizhia Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Zaporizhia, Khortytsya Island, S. V. Volovnik leg., 2.vii.1982; 1 spec. (SIZK) Melitopol Distr., Sosnovka, Staroberdyanskyi Forest, on Onopordum acanthium, S.V. Volovnik leg., 2.ix.1982 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) Yakymivka Distr., Altagir, Altagir forest, S. V. Volovnik leg., 7.vi.1977 ; 14 spec. (SIZK) Rozyvka Distr., Kamyani Mohyly Reserve, S. V. Volovnik leg., 14.vi.1983 .

Biology. Primaryand secondary grasslands, ruderal habitats. Adults occur in IV–IX. Oligophagous on Carduus, Cirsium, Silybum, Cousinia spp . ( Asteraceae) (Ter-Minasian 1936; Batra et al. 1981; Zwölfer & Brandle 1989; Gültekin 2004b).

Notes. Recorded in “Volhynian Upland” (Mazur 2002), that includs now the parts of the modern territory of Volyn and Rivne provincies.