Ceratapion (Echinostroma) scalptum scalptum (Mulsant & Rey)

Apion scalptum Mulsant & Rey, 1858

Records. CRI [Wanat 1995: 247; Alonso-Zarazaga 2004; Alonso-Zarazaga 2011a: 156].

Distribution. Southern Europe, North Africa (Alonso-Zarazaga 2011a).

Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. (ZIN) Eupatoria, V. E. Yakovlev leg., 10.vii.1902; 1 spec. (ZIN) Semidvorje, Yalta env., L. Bianki leg., 12–14.ix.1910 .

Biology. Xerothermic grasslands, ruderal habitats. Adults occur in V–X (Dieckmann 1977). On Asteraceae: Cirsium vulgare (Hoffmann 1958; Dieckmann 1977; Alonso-Zarazaga 1991; Wanat 1995); Carduus pycnocephalus, C. acanthoides, Cirsium arvense, Cynara scolymus (Dieckmann 1977; Alonso-Zarazaga 1991; Wanat 1995); Carthamus tinctorius, Centaurea calcitrapa, C. solstitialis, Cynara cardunculus, Onopordum acanthium, Silybum marianum (Alonso-Zarazaga 1991; Wanat 1995).