Prasocuris, Latreille, 1802

Alekseev, Vitaly I. & Bukejs, Andris, 2010, Contributions to the knowledge of beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the Kaliningrad region. 1., Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 10 (2), pp. 157-176 : 169

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13204446
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B0878F-FFA4-FFB9-FCF7-FC72728ED09D
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Prasocuris
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Treatment

45. PRASOCURIS View in CoL JUNCI (BRAHM, 1790)

Examined material: After recent publication (Bukejs & Alekseev 2008), this species which is sporadic though widely distributed within the region, was recorded from one locality only: Bagrationovsk district , Bogdanovka environs, 54°29´10.9´´N 20°2´15.3´´E, 24.V.2009 (1 ex., near rivulet, on Nasturtium , leg. V. Alekseev) GoogleMaps .

Comments: On the territory of the former East Prussia this species was recorded from Königsberg [Kaliningrad], Rauschen [Svetlogorsk] and Rominten [Krasnolesye] ( Bercio & Folwaczny 1979). The species feeds on Veronica beccabunga and is distributed across Europe, northern Africa, the Caucasus and Asia Minor. In the Baltic States and Fennoscandia, it is known from Denmark, Latvia and Sweden ( Silfverberg 2004) and also from Belarus ( Lopatin, Nesterova 2005).