Bagous argillaceus Gyllenhal, 1836

Yunakov, Nikolai, Nazarenko, Vitalij, Filimonov, Rostislav & Volovnik, Semyon, 2018, A survey of the weevils of Ukraine (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea), Zootaxa 4404 (1), pp. 1-494 : 87-88

Bagous argillaceus Gyllenhal

Bagous argillaceus Gyllenhal, 1836

Bagous inceratus Gyllenhal, 1836

Bagous encaustus Boheman, 1845

Records. CRI ČER ČRK ČNG* DON IFR KHE KHM KHR KRO KYI LUG LWI TER VIN [ Schoenherr 1845: 75; Lindemann 1871: 196, 286; Łomnicki 1877b: 152; Łomnicki 1884: 32; Cherkunov 1889: 190; Kiseritzky 1915: 181; Penecke 1928: 364; Pjatakova 1930: 316; Mazur 2002: 223: 54; Nazarenko et al. 2003; Caldara, 2013b: 172].

Distribution. Europe, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, West Siberia, Mongolia, North Africa ( Caldara 2013b).

Material examined. Cherkasy Prov.: 1 spec. ( ZIN) Zolotonosha Distr., Mekhedovka , Kizeritsky leg. ; 3 spec. ( ZIN) Zolotonosha , Kizericki leg., 1.v.1906 ; 1 spec. ( ZIN) idem, vi.1907 ; 1 spec. ( ZIN) idem, vi.1908 ; 2 spec. ( SIZK) Zvenigorod Distr. , Murzyntsi ; 1 spec. ( SIZK) Mleevo, 9.vi.1921 ; Chernihiv Prov.: 1 spec. ( ZIN) Antonivka , Th. Lukjanovitsh leg., 16.v.1925 ; Crimea: 1 spec. ( ZIN) Eupatoria , V. E. Yakovlev leg., 7.iv.1902 ;

Donetsk Prov.: 2 spec. ( ZIN) Banne, Siverskyi Donets River , Svyatohirsk Monastery, Arnoldi leg., 17.vi.1937 ; 1 spec. ( ZIN) Tetyanivka, Siversky Donets River, Svyatohirsk env., Arnoldi leg., 8.vii.1937 ; 2 spec. ( ZIN) Yarova, Siversky Donets River, Svyatohirsk env., Arnoldi leg., 10.vi.1937 ; Luhansk Prov.: 4 spec. ( ZIN) ; Luhansk env., V. Talicky leg., 16.viii.1929 .

Biology. Xerothermic biomes, salty semideserts. Adults occur in IV–VIII. On Alisma plantago-aquatica (Alismataceae) , Polygonum and Rumex (Polygonaceae) ( Cunev 2013).