Ceratapion (Clementiellus) orientale (Gerstaecker)

Apion orientale Gerstaecker, 1854

Records. CRI LUG* ODE* [Wagner 1918: 25; Dieckmann 1977: 84; Wanat 1995: 227; Alonso-Zarazaga 2004; Alonso-Zarazaga 2011a: 156].

Distribution. SE Europe, Asia Minor, Levant (Alonso-Zarazaga 2011a).

Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. (ZIN) Simferopol, Alma, A. Bazhenov leg., 18.vii.1899; 1 spec. (ZIN) Krasnolissya, A.K. Zagulyaev leg., 4.vi.1983; 1 spec. (ZIN) Kerch, Adzhimushkai, G.E. Davidian leg., 30.v.1990;

Luhansk Prov.: 2 spec. (ZIN) Provallya, Luhansk env., Talicky leg., 14.vi.1929; Odesa Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Cherson gouw., Ananjew, Solsky .

Biology. Grasslands, chalky slopes. Adults occur in V–VII. On Asteraceae: Centaurea stoebe (Dieckmann 1977; Wanat 1995); C. diffusa (Korotyaev & Arzanov 2010a) .