Ricinus fringillae De Geer, 1778

Host: Emberiza schoeniclus (Linnaeus, 1758) .

Ref.: Balát (1952, 1956); Straka (1987); this paper.

Locations: Senné, 16 Apr. 1950 (Balát Coll., MMBC slide numbers 504, 573a; SNMB slide number 573b); ŠPR Kláštorské lúky pri Kláštore pod Znievom, 25 Apr. 1978, 10 May 1982 (Straka Coll., AKMM); Gbelce, 23 Apr. 2008 (VETUNI) .

Note: 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.