Eusomostrophus acuminatus (Boheman)

Eusomus acuminatus Boheman, 1840

Euidosomus acuminatus (Boheman, 1840)

Records. CRI DON KHE KHR LUG SUM [Shapiro 1940a: 52; Kharakoz 1955: 158; Arnoldi et al. 1965: 530; Arnoldi et al. 1974: 253; Yunakov 2003c: 384; Nazarenko et al. 2003: 52; Yunakov & Drogvalenko 2013: 146].

Distribution. SE Europe, Caucasus, Kazakhstan.

Material examined. 38 specimens (KUMN, SIZK, ZIN) inccluding Crimea: 1 spec. (SIZK) Karadag, Kistjakovsky leg., 25.vi.1925 .

Biology. Grasslands. Adults occur in IV–VI. Mostly on Artemisia spp. ( Asteraceae). Parthenogenetic populations are widely distributed in Steppes. Bisexual populations are very local, occur in limestone hills of Don River basin).