Phyllobius (Parnemoicus) viridicollis, (Fabricius, 1792)

Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 4. Tribe Phyllobiini Schönherr, 1826, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1), pp. 24-38 : 31-32

Ph.(Parnemoicus) viridicollis (Fabricius, 1792)

References: Seidlitz 1872 -1875, 1887-1891; Rathlef 1905; Milander and Varzinska; Barševskis 1997; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004; Leiskina 1999; Kalniņš et al. 2007.

Examined material: 65 specimens: Daugavpils d.: Daugavpils, 16.06.2005 (22, leg. A. Barševskis) , 28.05.2008 (1, under Populus , leg. A. Barševskis) , Līksna p. 16.06.2005 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , Līksna p. near Mežciems vill. 15.06.2006 (8, leg. A.Barševskis) , Līksna p., Daugavpils beltway 2.5 km from Riga road, 16.06.2008 (4, forest, continental dunes, leg. A. Barševskis) , Ļubesti , 16.06.2005 (3, leg. U. Valainis) , Mežciems , 16.06.2005 (2, leg. A. Bukejs) , Vabole , 15.06.1997 (1, R. Cibuļskis); Jelgava d.: Jelgava, 15.06.2008 (14, near Rīga-Šiauliai road , leg. A. Barševskis and R. Orlovskis) ; Rīga d.: Garupe , 18.06.1976 (2, leg. S. Burlakovs) ;

Liepāja d.: Liepāja, 13.06.2011 (3, leg. M.Balalaikins), Pape, 23- 25.06.1994 (1, leg. N. Savenkovs); Tukums d.: Klapkalnciems, 24.06.1974 (2 ex., natural meadow) ;

Valka d.: Strenči, 3.07.2006 (1, leg.A. Barševskis, U. Valainis and A. Pankjāns).

Host plants: Polyphagous: Acer ( Aceraceae ); Alnus, Betula ( Betulaceae ); Echium (Boraginaceae) ; Artemisia (Compositae) ; Corylus ( Corylaceae ); Alchemilla , Fragaria , Geum , Rosa , Rubus (Rosaceae) ; Quercus (Fagaceae) ; Lathyrus (Leguminosae) ; Pinus (Pinaceae) ; Populus , Salix (Salicaceae) .

Phenology: V-VII.

General distribution: Europe, SW Siberia. [EWS].

Note: An infrequent species in Latvia.