Rhinoncus leucostigma (Marsham)

(fig. 45)

Curculio leucostigma Marsham, 1802

Curculio pericarpius: Paykull, 1792 [MI] not Linnaeus, 1758

Cryptorhis herbstii Billberg. 1820: 43

Records. CRI ČER ČRK* IFR KHE KHM KHR KRO* KYI LUG LWI POL* RIV TER VIN VOL ZAK ŽIT [Andrzeiowski 1823: 98; Schoenherr 1837: 582; Belke 1866: 504; Miller 1868: 27; Cherkunov 1889: 193; Kubisz et al. 1998: 273; Mazur 2002: 238; Nazarenko 2010d: 89].

Distribution. Palaearctic; introduced to North America (Colonnelli 2013).

Material examined. 94 specimens (KUMN, SIZK, ZIN), including: Cherkasy Prov.: 1 (ZIN) Domantovo, V. Kizeritski leg., 1.vii.1918; Kropyvnytskyi Prov.: Elisavetgrad [= Kropyvnytskyi], E. Jacentkowski leg., 25.v.1903 .

Biology. Wetlands and forests; abundant in disturbed biotopes. Adults occur in IV–VIII. Oligophagous on Rumex spp. ( Polygonaceae).

Note. All previous records of Rh. pericarpius are misidentifications and refer to Rh. leucostigma (Huang & Colonnelli 2014) .