Amalus scortillum (Herbst)

Curculio scortillum Herbst, 1795

Records. CRI ČER ČNG KHE KHM KHR KYI LWI POL TER VIN ZAK [Krynicki 1832: 146; Cherkunov 1889: 193; Kubisz et al. 1998: 273; Mazur 2002: 222; Nazarenko 2010d: 83].

Distribution. Palaearctic (excluding North Africa and Middle East); introduced to North America (Colonnelli 2013).

Material examined. Chernihiv Prov.: 2 spec. (KUMN) Chernigov, Sperk leg.; Crimea: 5 spec. (ZIN) Sevastopol Distr., Inkerman, W.Pliginsky leg., 7.ii.1910 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) idem, Pliginsky leg., 2.v.1910; 1 spec. (ZIN) idem, 27.i.1912; 1 spec. (ZMUN), Simferopol Distr., 8 km ESE of Perevalne, Dolgorukovskaya Yaila Mt. Range, Malaya Burulça River sources, 900m, Fagus forest, N. Yunakov leg., 19.vi.2002 ; Kharkiv Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) 8 km W of Kehychivka, Hutyrivka, 49°16'51" N 35°38'33" E, steppe, N. Yunakov leg., 21.viii.1998 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) W of Kharkiv, Ryzhov railway station, Fedorov leg. 20.v.1928 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) 5 km SWW Chuhuiv, Dachi railway platform env., A. Drogvalenko leg., 14.vii.2003 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) 14 km NW Izyum, Lysogorka, near Siverskyi Donets River, A. Drogvalenko leg., 30.iv.1993 . 1 spec. (ZIN) Kharkiv, 7 km S Zmiiv, Gaidary env., Arnoldi leg., 12.v.1919 ; Kherson Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Askania-Nova Nature Reserve, S.I. Medvedev leg., 26.v.1927; 5 spec. (ZIN) idem, S.I. Medvedev leg., 7.vi.1927; 3 spec. (ZIN) idem, S.I. Medvedev leg., 18.vi.1927; Khmelnytskyi Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Kamianets-Podilskyi, B. Jakubowski & I. Jakubowski leg., 22.viii.1908; Kyiv Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Kyiv, Lysa Hora, N of swamp, V. Nazarenko leg., 27.v.1999; Lviv Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) 10 km SW of Lviv, Obroshyne railway station env., mixed forest, N. Yunakov leg., 13.vi.1995 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) Lviv, 20 km W of Lviv, 5 km NW Zatoka railway station, N. Yunakov leg., 12.vi.1995 ; Poltava 1 spec. (ZIN) Poltava, A. Ogloblin leg., 15.vii.1917; 1 spec. (ZIN) idem, Lukjanovich leg., 28.iv.1925 . Zakarpatska Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) 15 km SE Mezhhirya, Mereshor vill, N. Yunakov leg., 17.vi.1995 .

Biology. Forests and floodplains. Adults occur in I–XII. On Polygonaceae: Polygonum aviculare, Rumex spp.