Kalcapion semivittatum semivittatum (Gyllenhal)

Apion semivittatum Gyllenhal, 1833

Records. CRI [Gyllenhal in Schoenherr 1833: 271; Schoenherr 1839: 392; Lindemann 1871: 295; Wagner 1918: 85; Alonso-Zarazaga 2004; Alonso-Zarazaga 2011a: 160].

Distribution. Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Levant, North Africa (Alonso-Zarazaga 2011a).

Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. (ZIN) Simferopol, A. Bazhenov leg., 16.iv.1899 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) idem, 21.vii.1899; 1 spec. (ZIN) Simferopol, Dzhalman, Russel leg., 18.ix.1904 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Simferopol env., Graftio leg., vii–viii.1898 ; 1 spec. (ZIN) Yaltinskaya Yaila Mt. Range, Stilya-Bogaz Pass, near Lapata Mt., 1400 m, N. Yunakov leg., 11.vi.2001 .

Biology. Forests and ruderal habitats. Adults occur in IV–X (Dieckmann 1977). On Mercurialis annua (Euphorbiaceae) (Hoffmann 1958; Dieckmann 1977)