Hadroplontus litura (Fabricius)

Curculio litura Fabricius, 1775

Records. ČER IFR KHM KHR* KYI LWI TER VIN [Penecke 1932: 353; Mazur 2002: 229; Nazarenko 2010d: 86].

Material examined. Kharkiv Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) Kharkiv Distr., Rogan, flood land, N. Yunakov leg., 18.vi.2000; 1 spec. (KUMN) 7 km S Zmiiv, Gaidary env., 49°36'52" N 36°19'12" E, 150m, deciduous forest, B. Loboda leg., 30.vi.2014 .

Distribution. West Palaearctic; introduced to North America.

Biology. Grasslands and disturbed biotopes. Adults occur in V–VII. On Asteraceae: Carduus defloratus, Cirsium spp.