Paraphilernus bilunulatus (Desbrochers des Loges)

Erirhinus bilunulatus Desbrochers des Loges, 1892

Records. CRI KHE KHR LUG MYK [Arnoldi 1956: 312; Nazarenko 2011a: 147].

Distribution. West Palaearctic (excluding Asia Minor, Middle East, North Africa, Middle Asia) (Caldara 2013a)

Material examined. Crimea: 1 spec. (KUMN) 45 km SEE Dzhankoj, Izobilnoe [former Tamak], 45º 35' N, 34º 56' E, Kirichenko leg., 13.v.1907 ; 1 spec. (SIZK) Arabatska Strelka, Rozhkov, V. G. Dolin leg., 15.vi.1972;

Kharkiv Prov.: 1 spec. (ZIN) Horila Dolyna locality, salt marsh, on Salsola sp., N. Yunakov leg., 8.vi.2000 ; 4 spec. (KUMN) idem, N. Yunakov leg., 8.vi.2000; Kherson Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) Azovo-Sivash nature park, Sivash, Kujuk-Tuk Island, E slope, S. Medvedev leg., 22.v.1951; 1 spec. (KUMN), Black Sea Biosphere Reserve, Ivano- Rybalchanskyi Division, N46.448834 E32.130021, S.I. Medvedev leg., 4.vi.1951 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) idem, S.I. Medvedev leg., 5.vi.1951; Mykolaiv Prov.: 20 spec. (SIZK) Berezanka Distr., Tiligul Regional Lanscape Park, Tashino env., left bank of Tsarega River, larvae, V. Yu. Nazarenko leg., 7–10.iv.2011 ; 4 spec. (SIZK) idem, near Progressovka, left bank of the Tiligul Lyman, V. Yu. Nazarenko leg., 7–10.iv.2011 .

Biology. Littoral zone, floodplains, salt marshes, meadows. Adults occur in IV–IX. Leaf miner on

Amaranthaceae ( Salsola sp.), Caryophyllaceae, Cyperaceae, Poaceae (Nazarenko 2011a; orig. data)