Pityophthorus lichtensteinii ( Ratzeburg, 1837 )

Karagyan, Gayane, Kalashian, Mark, Ghrejyan, Tigran, Mazmanyan, Meri & Petrov, Аlexander, 2024, Annotated Checklist of Armenian Platypodinae and Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), Zootaxa 5514 (1), pp. 41-65 : 44

3. Pityophthorus lichtensteinii ( Ratzeburg, 1837)

Material. Lori: Teghut mine, nr. refuse heap, N41.0743° E44.8399°, 1105 m, 20.06.– 01.08.2013, soil traps, M. Kalashian leg. ; Vanadzor, Botanical garden, 20.05.1960, S. Iablokoff-Khnzorian leg. (6 ex.) ; env. Lernahovit , N 41.1565° E 44.4052°, 1730 m, 18.09.2021, G. Karagyan & T. Ghrejyan leg. ; Tavush: env. Koghb vill., “Zikatar” Environmental Center, N41.1221° E44.9232°, 1310 m, pine artificial forest, pheromone traps, 05.07.– 18.08. 2023, G. Karagyan & T. Ghrejyan leg. ; Dilijan , Visitor Center of “Dilijan” National Park , pine artificial forest, N40.7489° E44.8678°, 1275 m, pheromone traps, 05.05.– 04.07.2023, G. Karagyan & T. Ghrejyan leg. (2 ex.) ; Gegharkunik: env. Tsovagyugh , N40.6118° E44.9572°, 1925 m, 18.08.– 08.09.2023, Window traps, G. Karagyan & T. Ghrejyan leg. (6 ex.) ; env. Tsovagyugh , “Blue Sevan” N40.6210° E45.0200°, 1925 m, 18.08.– 27.09.2023, Window traps, G. Karagyan & T. Ghrejyan leg.

Distribution. Europe from Great Britain, Spain and France to Scandinavian and Baltic countries and Ukraine, Kazakhstan, East Siberia, Russian Far East (Kuril Is.), Mongolia, China ( Knížek 2011b; Alonso-Zarazaga et al. 2017, 2023). Reported by Stark (1952) and Arnoldi et al. (1955) from Caucasus without country data. Armenia: reported by Zaitzev (1950) and Iablokoff-Khnzorian (1961, 1976) without distribution data, and by Mirzoian (1951) from Dilijan (Tavush province) and later ( Mirzoian, 1977) from North Armenia and Tsaghkadzor (Kotayk province).

Hosts. Pinus .