Sitona inops Schönherr, 1832

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

Sitona inops Schönherr, 1832

References: Rathlef 1921; Lackschewitz and Mikutowicz 1939; Barševskis 1993, 1997; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004.

Examined material: Not confirmed in this research.

Host plants: Medicago , Ononis ( Fabaceae ).

General distribution: Europe, Caucasus, S and W Siberia, Central Asia ( Kazakhstan), East Asia ( China, Mongolia) [ CAE].

Note: Some of the previous reports of this species ( Barševskis 1993, 1997) are based on misidentification. Species is mentioned in the old bibliographical source Lackschewitz and Mikutowicz 1939 and in the published catalogues of Latvian Coleoptera ( Telnov 2004; Telnov et al. 1997). Occurrence of this species in Latvia needs confirmation.