Strophosoma (Pelletierius) albosignatum (Boheman)

Strophosomus albosignatus Boheman, 1839

Pelletierius albosignatus (Boheman, 1839)

Strophosomus albolineatus Seidlitz, 1867

Records. ČNG DON KHR KYI LUG POL SUM ZAP* [Arnoldi et al. 1965: 533; Sheshurak & Nazarenko 2002: 122; Nazarenko 2006a: 129; Nazarenko 2012: 220].

Distribution. Central and SE Europe, South Ural, West Kazakhstan, Iran (Bajtenov, 1974; Alonso-Zarazaga & Pelletier 2004; Yunakov et al., 2012)

Material examined. Donetsk Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) Donetsk env., Peski env., Ivanova E. leg., 03.vi.1998;

Kharkiv Prov.: 1 spec. (KUMN) 12 km S Zmiiv, Sukhaya Gomolsha, Zolotarev V.P. leg., 05.vi.1975 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) 14 km NW Izyum, Lysogorka, near Siverskyi Donets River, A.N. Drogvalenko leg., 27.iv.1991 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) idem, 08.viii.1991; 2 spec. (KUMN) idem, 11.viii.1991; 1 spec. (KUMN) 17 km SE Balakliia, Vitrivka env., S.I. Medvedev leg., 23.vi.1952 ; 6 spec. (KUMN) 23 km SE Balakliia, Protopopivka env., S.I. Medvedev leg., 21.vi.1952 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) 46 km E Kharkiv, 3 km N of Khotomlya, Vodyanitskaya T.B. leg., 03.vii.1997 ; 2 spec. (KUMN) 13 km S Kharkiv, near Vasischeve railway station, Loboda B.M. leg., 11.iv.2010 ; 3 spec. (KUMN) 5 km SWW Chuhuiv, Dachi railway platform env., A.N. Drogvalenko leg., 26.v.2012 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) 7 km NEE Chuhuiv, Kytsivka env., A. Slutsky leg., 29.vi.2012 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) 7 km NEE Chuhuiv, Kytsivka env., Yu.A. Guglya leg., 04.v.2012 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) Derhachi Distr., Bezruky, A. Slutsky leg., 02.iv.2015 ; Kyiv Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Kyiv, Obolonska kosa Island, V. Yu. Nazarenko leg., 28.iv.2011 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) Luhansk Prov.: 10 km SSW Melovoye, Striletskyi Step Nature Reserve, D.S. Shapiro leg., 22.v.1949 ; 4 spec. (KUMN) 12 km NE Luhansk, Stanychno-Luhanskyi Nature Reserve, V. V. Martynov leg., 27.vi.1999 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) Poltava Prov.: SE env. of Poltava, Tereshki, 02.v.1911 ; 2 spec. (KUMN) Poltava env., Kopyli, Korotkova leg., 22.v.1967 ; 1 spec. (KUMN) Poltava env., Kopyli, Korotkova leg., 22.v.1967 ; Sumy Prov.: Desnyansko-Starohutskyi National Park ;

Zaporizhia Prov.: 1 spec. (SVC) Melitopol Distr ., Rivne, E.I. Patsenker leg, 10.v.1985

Biology. Floodlands, grasslands in scattered mixed or pine forests. Adults occur in IV–VIII. Polyphagous on herbaceous plants, mostly on Genista tinctoria .