Choerorhinus squalidus Fairmaire, 1858

Friedman, Ariel-Leib-Leonid, 2023, A review of the saproxylic weevil subfamily Cossoninae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Israel, Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 52 (6), pp. 75-96 : 81

Choerorhinus squalidus Fairmaire, 1858

( Figs 1, 2, 13, 33)

Material examined: Israel: Upper Galilee: Gush Halav , 18.v.1959, J. Halperin, ex Ficus carica (2 ex.) ; ibidem, 8.vi–29.ix.1959, J. Halperin, light trap on Ficus carica (1 ex.); Lower Galilee: Shefar’am , 7.i.1959, J. Halperin, ex Ficus carica (1 ex.) ; ibidem, 3.i.1959, J. Halperin, ex Ficus carica stem (1 ex.); Judean Hills: Yerushalayim, ‘ En Kerem , 11.xi.2019, Y. Salaviz, on Ficus carica trunk (1 ex.) .

Distribution: Circum-Mediterranean. Europe: Spain, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece; North Africa: Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt; Asia: Turkey, Lebanon, Israel) Halperin & Fremuth 2003; HlavÁČ & Maughan 2013; Alonso-Zarazaga et al. 2023).

Biology: This species is associated with Celtis australis L. ( Cannabaceae ), Ficus carica L. ( Moraceae ), Ilex aquifolium L. ( Aquifoliaceae ), Juglans regia L. ( Juglandaceae ) Platanus orientalis L. ( Platanaceae ), Populus alba L. ( Salicaceae ), Quercus petrae (Matt.) Liebl. (as sessiliflora Salisb.), Q. robur L. (as ruber) ( Fagaceae ) and Ulmus glabra Huds. (as campestris L. Mill., Wilkomm) ( Ulmaceae ) ( Folwaczny 1973). Halperin and Fremuth (2003) recorded the association of this species in Israel with Celtis australis , Populus euphraticus Oliv. and Ulmus minor Mill.Amazingly , all specimens from Israel, either those by Halperin or more recent, were collected or reared from Ficus carica ( Fig. 33).