Rhinocyllus conicus (Frölich)

Yunakov, Nikolai, Nazarenko, Vitalij, Filimonov, Rostislav & Volovnik, Semyon, 2018, A survey of the weevils of Ukraine (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea), Zootaxa 4404 (1), pp. 1-494 : 403

Rhinocyllus conicus (Frölich)

Curculio conicus Frölich, 1792

Rhinocyllus latirostris Latreille, 1804

Rhinocyllus schoenherri Capiomont, 1873

Records. CRI* ČER ČNG DON KHM KHE* KHR* KYI LUG LWI MYK* ODE* POL RIV* TER VIN ZAK ZAP [Nowicky 1864: 36; Łomnicki 1866: 7, 1886: 207; Cherkunov 1889: 43; Lukjanovitch 1928: 250; Penecke 1928: 358; Tveritina 1959: 183; Mazur & Kuśka 1994: 305; Kubisz et al. 1998: 270; Nazarenko et al. 2003: 53; Volovnik 1993: 586].

Distribution. Palaearctic (excluding north), Ethiopia; introduced to North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand ( Gültekin & Fremuth 2013).

Material examined. 102 specimens ( ZIN, SIZK, KUMN, ZMUK, ZMUM, NSPU, IMC, SKC) from 10 provinces were studied. Crimea : 1 spec. ( SKC) Koktebel near Feodosia, Konovalenko leg., 11.vi.2013 ; 1 spec. ( ZIN) Simferopol Distr., Skelyaste (= Tav-Bodrak), Pavlovskyj leg., 16.vi.1911 ; 1 spec. ( ZIN)) Bakhchisaray Distr., Mangup, L. Arnoldi, 6.vii.1937 ; 1spec. ( ZIN) Kirovske Distr., Staryi Krym, Agarmish Mt. , 23.vi.1906 ; 1spec. ( ZIN) Feodosia ; 1spec. ( ZIN) Kertch, 12.v.1902 ; 1 spec. ( ZMUM) Artek, Shavrov leg., vi.1910 ; 3 spec. ( ZMUM) Feodosia, 10.v.1904 ; 1 spec. ( SIZK) Yedi Quyu Distr., Kazantip Cape, S. V. Volovnik leg., 18.v.1983 ; 3 spec. ( SIZK) Bilohirsk Distr. , Bila Skelia, S. V. Volovnik, 18.v.1983 ; 1 spec. ( IMC) Tarkhankut Peninsula, Olenivka, I. Maltsev leg., 22.iv.1952 ; 1 spec. ( IMC) Yedi Quyu Distr., Marfovka, Sokova leg., 6.vi.1952 ; 1 spec. ( IMC) Tarkhankut Peninsula, Chernushki, I. Maltsev leg., 27.iv.1952 ; 1 spec. ( IMC) Simferopol Distr., Krasnolissya, I. Maltsev leg., 22.vi.1974 ; 1 spec. ( IMC) source of Kara-Su River, I. Maltsev leg., 8.vii.1974 ; Donetsk Prov.: 1 spec. ( ZIN) Slovyansk, Th. Lukjanovitsh, 28.vi.1924 ; 1 spec. ( ZMUK) Novoazovsk Distr., Samsonove, Khomutovskyi Step Nature Reserve , on Carduus, Globova leg., 10.vii.1954 ; 1 spec. ( SIZK) Telmanovo Distr. , Granitne, S. V. Volovnik leg., 21.vi.1983 ; 2 spec. ( SIZK) Lyman Distr. , Zakitne, S. V. Volovnik leg., 2.vi.1983 ; Kharkiv Prov.: 1 spec. ( KUMN) Bliznyuky Distr., Novopavlivka, A. Drogvalenko leg., 7.viii.1991 ; Velykyi Burluk Distr., Nesterivka , V. Gorbunov leg., 25.vi.1997 ; Kherson Prov.: 1 spec. ( ZMUK) Velika Lepetikha Distr. , woodland belt near Kakhovka reservoir, 28.vi.1965 ; 1 spec. ( IMC) Bilozerski Distr., Daryivka, Rafalskyi leg., vii.1964 ; 1 spec. ( IMC) Kherson 2.vii.1964 ; Mykolaiv Prov.: 1 spec. (photo observation, UkrBIN ID 51494) Mykolaiv Distr., observed by R. Stepoviy, 3.v.2017 ; Odesa Prov.: 2 spec. ( ZIN) Odesa ; 1 spec. ( ZMUK) Bilyayivka Distr., Yasky, 30.v.1968 ; 1 spec. ( IMC) Savran Distr., Polyanetskoye, I. Maltsev leg., 16.vi.1970 ; 1 spec. ( IMC) Kotovsk [= Podilsk], I. Maltsev leg., 31.v.1965 ; 1 spec. ( IMC) Khadzhibeysky Lyman, I. Maltsev leg., 19.v.1973 ; Rivne Prov.: 1 spec. (photo observation, UkrBIN ID 48361), Rivne Distr., Novostav , 50.758201, 25.954720, observed by V. Finchuk, 5.v.2017 .

Biology. Primary and secondary grasslands, tree plantations; abundant in ruderal habitats. Adults occur in IV– IX. Oligophagous on Asteraceae ( Zwölfer & Preiss 1983; Zwölfer & Harris 1984; Volovnik 1994a).