Ricinus fringillae De Geer, 1778

Host: Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus, 1758 .

Ref.: Balát (1953, 1956); Straka (1987).

Locations: Gabčíkovo, Apr. 1954 ; Járok u Nitry, 16 Mar. 1953 ; Krišovská Liesková—Krížany, 14 Apr. 1959 ; Plášťovce, 27 Apr. 1956 ; Banská Štiavnica—Počúvadla, 23 Apr. 1953 ; Senné, 16 Apr. 1950 ; Sklené Teplice, 14 Apr. 1953 ; Slovakia, 21 Jun. 1953; Svätojurský Šúr, 13 Feb. 1951 ; Veškovce, 16 Apr. 1959 (Balát Coll., MMBC slide numbers 507, 644, 1101, 1329, 1330, 1332, 1333, 1334, 1336, 1337) ; Banská Štiavnica—Počúvadla, 21 Jun. 1953 ; Podunajsk Biskupice, 21 Jul. 1953 ; Gabčíkovo, 15 Mar., 24 Mar. & 6 May 1954 ; Járok u Nitry, 16 Jun. 1953 (Balát 1956) ; Kláštor pod Znievom, 9 Feb. & 13 Mar. 1981 ; (Straka Coll., AKMM).

Notes: Balát (1956) recorded a location and date as Járok u Nitry (16 Jun. 1953)but, according to Balát’s notes there are two dates 16 Mar. 1953 and 16 Jun. 1953. Straka (1987) recorded data on collections of Ricinus fringillae from Emberiza citrinella and E. schoeniclus, but without mentioning which locality referred to each host species. Here we mention locations separately according to Straka’s notes on relevant slides.