Sitona macularius (Marsham, 1802)

Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1), pp. 6-23 : 16

Sitona macularius (Marsham, 1802)

= crinitus Herbst, 1795 nec Gmelin,1790

References: Fleischer 1829 (crinita); Rathlef 1905 (crinita); Lindberg 1932 (crinita); Ozols 1963 (crinitus); Milander and Varzinska 1979 (crinitus); Barševskis 1997; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004.

Examined material: 15 specimens: Daugavpils d.: Butišķi, 29 June 2010 (1, valley of Daugava river , leg. A. Bukejs and M. Balalaikins) , Daugavpils, 9 May 1998 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , Ilgas, Silene NPT, 18 May 2005 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , Līksna , 3 km N Daugavpils, 3 September 2009 (2, pine forest edge, inland dunes, leg. A. Bukejs) , Naujene, NPT Daugavas Loki, 29 April 2008 (1, valley of River Daugava , leg. A. Pankjāns and U. Valainis) , May 2002 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) , Nīcgale , 23 July 2010 (1, leg. M. Balalaikins) ; Jēkabpils d.: Sala , 7 August 2001 (1, leg. K. Ugeļska) ; Ludza d.: Bļaši , 2 August 2009 (1, leg. M. Balalaikins) ; Krāslava d.: Šķeltova , 26 July 1995 (1, leg. A. Barševskis) ; Rīga d.: Jūrmala, Kūdra , 29 May 2005 (1, leg. A. Titovs) ; Talsi d.: Kaļķi , 1 June 1973 (1, leg. M. Šternbergs) , Klapkalnciems , Ķemeri NP, 6 May 2010 (1, leg. Ai. Soldāns) ; Tukums d.: Pūre , 26 July 1956 (1, on Medicago , leg. Z. Spuris) .

Host plants: Angustifolia , Astragalus , Coronilla, Cytiscus , Genista , Pisum , Phaseolus , Lathyrus , Lens , Lotus , Medicago , Melilotus , Onobrychis, Trifolium , Vicia ( Fabaceae ).

Phenology: IV (3)-IX (1).

General distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Turkey, N Africa, S and W Siberia, Central Asia ( Kazakhstan), East Asia (NW China) [ CEM]. Has been introduced in N America

Note: An infrequent species in Latvia.