Otiorhynchus (Amosilnus) simulans Stierlin

Otiorhynchus simulans Stierlin, 1877

Records. CRI [Yunakov & Nazarenko 2003: 98; Yunakov 2003c: 299].

Distribution. Balkans, Crimea, Caucasus.

Material examined. Crimea: 10f (ZIN) NE of Yalta, Mogabi Mt., 500 m, mixed forest, under Primula, N. Yunakov leg., 23.v.2001; 2 f (ZIN) S slope Ai-Petri Yaila, upper course of Uchan-Su River, 700 m, mixed forest, in leaf litter, N.N. Yunakov, 17.vi.2001 .

Biology. Montane forests. Parthenogenetic. Beetles nocturnal, occur in V–VII. Polyphagous, often on Primula spp.