Hylobius excavatus (Laicharting, 1781)

Balalaikins, Maksims & Bukejs, Andris, 2012, Latvian Molytinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae): Research History, Fauna And Bionomy, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (3), pp. 2-20 : 9

Hylobius excavatus (Laicharting, 1781)

= piceus (De Geer, 1775)

References: Fleischer 1829, Seidlitz 1872 -1875, 1887-1891, Ulanowski 1884, Rathlef 1905, Ozols1968, 1982, 1985, Stiprais & Varzinska 1985, Barševskis 1993, 1997, 2002, Cibuļskis 1996, Barševskis et al. 2008, Telnov et al. 1997, Telnov 2004; Kalniņš et al. 2007.

Material examined: 16 specimens: Aizkraukle d.: Zalve, 31 May 1962 (5, leg. G. Ozols); Bauska d.: Iecava, 20 August 1944 (1, forest, leg. M. Stiprais); Daugavpils d.: Ilgas, Silene PNT, 10 July 1991 (1, leg. anonymous); Gulbene d.: Litene, 12 June 1941 (1, on young pine stand, leg. anonymous); Ogre d.: Ogre, 1 June 1941 (1, leg. anonymous); Rīga d.: Bajāri , 21 May 1973 (1, leg. M. Stiprais); 28 June 1973 (1, leg. M. Stiprais), Ķemeri, 26 July 1947 (1, forest, leg. M. Stiprais); Saldus d.: Reņge, 15.08.1927 (1, leg. J. Muskars); Valka d.: Mežole, 10 June 2006 (1, leg. J. Donis), 17 June 2007 (1, leg. J. Donis); Ventspils d.: Moricsala Isl. , Moricsala PNT, 3 August 2004 (1, window trap, leg. U. Valainis).

Host plants: Picea , Pinus ( Pinaceae ).

Phenology: V-VIII.

General distribution: Europe, Siberia, Central Asia (E Kazakhstan), East Asia (NE China, Korean Peninsula, NE Mongolia, Russian Far East), N America. [OLA]

Note: An infrequent species in Latvia.