Otiorhynchus (Pontotiorhynchus) asphaltinus Germar

Otiorhynchus asphaltinus Germar, 1824

Otiorhynchus asphaltinus creticola Arnoldi, 1964

Records. CRI DON KHE KHR KYI(i) LUG [Carte 1858: 277; Arnoldi et al. 1965: 513; Arnoldi et al. 1974: 262; Yunakov 2003b: 419; Nazarenko et al. 2003: 52; Yunakov & Drogvalenko 2013: 147].

Distribution. SE Europe.

Material examined. 145 specimens (ZIN, KUMN, SIZK); Kyiv Prov.: 1 spec. (SIZK) Kyiv, M.I. Zaika leg., 29.ix.2006 .

Biology. Montane deciduous and Mediterranean forests, bushlands on limestone and chalk; altitude 130–1300

m a.s.l. Adults occur in IV–VIII. Polyphagous.