Pelletierellus turcicus (Seidlitz)

Yunakov, Nikolai, Nazarenko, Vitalij, Filimonov, Rostislav & Volovnik, Semyon, 2018, A survey of the weevils of Ukraine (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea), Zootaxa 4404 (1), pp. 1-494 : 341

Pelletierellus turcicus (Seidlitz)

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Trachyphloeus turcicus Seidlitz, 1868

Records. DNI KHE MYK ODE [Yunakov 1999: 13; Yunakov 2003c: 336].

Distribution. SE Europe, Asia Minor.

Material examined. Dnipro Prov.: 1 m. ( ZIN) Synelnykove Distr. , Rajivka, Sumakov leg., 24.v.1988 ;

Kharson Prov.: 1 f. ( KUMN) Zavadivka, S.I. Medvedev, 15.vi.1951 ; Mykolaiv Prov.: 1 m, 2 f ( KUMN) Voznesensk Distr., Trykraty, Voznesenske Forestry, D.S. Shapiro, 5.vi.1955 ; 1 f. ( KUMN) idem, rocky slope, V.I. Talicki, 5.vi.1955 ; Odesa Prov.: 2 f. ( SIZK) 80 km N of Odesa, Berezivka town env., Berezivsky Lis, A. V. Gontarenko leg., 9.vi.1996 ; 2 m., 2 f. ( SIZK) Razdilne Distr., Lymanske, on Salvia spec. N.D. Globova leg., 20.v.1951 ; 1 m . ( SIZK) Artsyz Distr., Pavlivka, N.D. Globova leg., 22.v.1951; 1 m., 1 f. ( SIZK) Izmail Distr. Kiliya, primary steppe, N.D. Globova leg., 6.vi.1951 .

Biology. Grasslands. Adults occur in V–VI. Polyphagous, in grass litter.

Figures

FIGURES 53–62. Dorsal habitus of Curculionidae species. 53, Chlorophanus flavescens; 54, Megamecus argentatus; 55, Xylinophorus scobinatus; 56, Tanymecus ponticus; 57, Parameira setosa; 58, Paophilus afflatus; 59, Ptochus porcellus; 60, Sauromates arnoldii; 61, Exomias lebedevi; 62, Pelletierellus turcicus. Photo credit: Alexander Slutsky