Eustenopus villosus (Boheman)

Larinus villosus Boheman, 1843

Larinus hirtus Waltl, 1838 [HN].

Records. CRI ODE [Volovnik 1994f: 81–82].

Distribution. SE Europe, Asia Minor, Iran, Syria and North America (introduced) (Gültekin & Fremuth 2013). Material examined. Crimea: 3 spec. (IMC) Feodosia, I.V. Maltsev leg., 27.vi.1950; 1 spec. (IMC) Feodosia, I.V. Maltsev leg., 10.vi.1951; 1 spec. (IMC) Nizhnyohirsk, meadow, I.V. Maltsev leg., 18.vi.1951; 1 spec. (IMC) Yedi Quyu Distr., Voykove, lowland, meadow, I.V. Maltsev leg., 4.vi.1952; Odesa Prov.: 1 spec. (IMC) Bylyaivka Distr., Mayaky, right shore of Dnypro River, I.K. Lopatin leg., 19.vii.1951.

Biology. Xerothermic habitats. Adults occur in VI–VII. Oligophagous on Centaurea (Asteraceae) (Clement et al. 1988; Fornasari & Sobhian 1993).