Strophosoma (Neliocarus) faber (Herbst)

Curculio faber Herbst, 1785

Strophosoma faber (Herbst, 1785)

Records. KYI LWI RIV VOL ZAK ŽIT [Belke 1866: 504 ( S.sus); Ioannisiani, 1972; Mazur 2002: 240; Nazarenko &Zaika 2013: 12].

Distribution. Europe.

Material examined. Kyiv Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Kyiv, Feofania park env., sweeping, M.I. Zaika leg., 28.x.2013 .

Biology. Meadows in deciduous or mixed forests. Adults occur in IV–X. Polyphagous, but documented mostly on Asteraceae: Achillea, Centaurea, Artemisia, and Anthemis .