Pissodes harcyniae (Herbst, 1795)

Balalaikins, Maksims & Bukejs, Andris, 2012, Latvian Molytinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae): Research History, Fauna And Bionomy, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (3), pp. 2-20 : 9-10

Pissodes harcyniae (Herbst, 1795)

References: Seidlitz 1872 -1875, 1887-1891, Sintensis 1900, Rathlef 1905; Šmits 1964, Šmits & Spuris 1966, Ozols 1968, 1982, 1985, Barševskis 1993, 1997, 2002, Telnov et al. 1997, Telnov 2004.

Material examined: 7 specimens: Daugavpils d.: Dviete, 9 June 1966 (1, leg. G. Ozols); Madona d.: Jaunkalsnava, 21 June 1966 (1, leg. G. Ozols); Rīga d.: Garupe, 23 May 1976 (1, leg. Burlakovs), Valka d.: Mežole, 1 August 2006 (1, leg. J. Donis), 17 June 2007 (1, leg. J. Donis), 16 July 2007 (1, leg. J. Donis); Talsi d.: Mordanga, 17 August 2006 (1, leg. J. Donis).

Host plants: Picea ( Pinaceae ).

Phenology: V(3)-VIII.

General distribution: Europe, Siberia, Central Asia ( Kazakhstan), East Asia (Russian Far East). [ASE]

Note: An infrequent species in Latvia. Pest of stems ( Ozols 1985).