First record of Choragus sheppardi Kirby, 1818 (Coleoptera, Anthribidae) in Volyn Region
Journal: Notes in Current Biology
Year: 2024

Choragus cheppardi inhabits western Palearctic. In Ukraine, this species was found only in the southern and eastern parts (Crimea in 1980 and 2003, Kharkiv region in 1998, Donetsk, Lugansk regions in 2000). Lives in nemoral and mixed forests on deciduous trees (Fagus sylvatica, Hedera helix, Malus domestica, Crataegus monogyna, Ulmus glabra, Sorbus aucuparia, Quercus spp., Alnus glutinosa, Salix spp.). Larvae start their development in summer in the pycnidia of the Diatrype stigma (crust fungi,