Eomesauletes politus (Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville)

Rhynchites politus Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville, 1825

Records. CRI [Lindeman 1871: 315 ( Auletes); Lavrukh 1971: 22].

Distribution. Mediterranean Region and SE Europe (Alonso-Zarazaga 2011c)

Material examined. Crimea: 2 spec. (KUMN) Karadag Nature Reserve, N slope Kara-Agach Mt., understory, S. Medvedev leg., 01.v.1957 ; 5 spec. (KUMN) 17 km NE Alushta, env. of Rybachy, xerophytic slope, on Quercus pubescens, N. Yunakov leg., 04.v.1998 ; 40 spec. (KUMN) ca. 5 km N Rybachy, Urochyshche Chiginitra, on Quercus robur, N. Yunakov leg., 03.v.1998 ; 5 spec. (SIZK) Magarach, V. Karavaev leg.

Biology. Forests, shrublands, parks, gardens. Adults occur in V. On Alnus (Betulaceae), Quercus (Fagaceae), Rosaceae: Prunus padus, Cerasus (Lavrukh 1971)