Sitona suturalis Stephens 1831
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Sitona
Sitona suturalis

description: Sitona suturalis Stephens, 1831
= elegans Gyllenhal, 1834
References: Rathlef 1905; Lackschewitz and Mikutowicz 1939; Ozols 1963; Milander and Varzinska 1979; Priedītis 1979; Barševskis 1993, 1997, 2002; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004; Spuņģis 2008.
Examined material: 113 specimens: Aizkraukle d.: Skrīveri, 21 June 2006 (1, leg. A. Barševskis); Cēsis d.: Amata, Kārļi, 1 June 1971 (1 ex.), Taurene, 21 August 2006 (2, leg. A. Pankjāns); Daugavpils d.: Bebrene, 7 May 2006 (4, leg. E. Rudāns), 19 June 2006 (1, leg. E. Rudāns), 1 July 2006 (1, leg. E. Rudāns), Doļnaja, Dvietes flood-land, River Daugava valley, 18 June 2010 (1, leg. M. Balalaikins and A. Bukejs), Ilgas, Silene NPT, 14 – 20 June 2002 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 17 – 20 June 2008 (1, leg. J. Daņilova and A. Zdankovska), 3 July 2008 (1, leg. V. Krone), Līksna p., near Mežciems, 15 June 2006 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Medumi, Kurcums, 18 May 2009 (4, leg. A. Barševskis and A. Anichtchenko), Naujene, 13 June 1989 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Šedere, NPT Raudas meži, 11 May 2008 (2, leg. K. Aksjuta), Šedere, Straumēni house, 1 – 3 May 2008 (3, leg. M. Janovska), Šedere, Šarlote, 11 May 2008 (2, leg. K. Aksjuta), Šķeltova, 3 May 1990 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 26 July 1995 (1, leg. A. Barševskis); Jēkabpils d.: Asare, 6 July 2000 (1, leg. I. Leiskina), Birži, 25 June 2010 (1, leg. M. Balalaikins), Dunava, 10 – 13 August 1995 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 1 August 1996 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 22 September 1996 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Zasa, 15 August 2000 (1, leg. I. Leiskina); Jelgava d.: Jelgava 11 September 1969 (1 ex.); Krāslava d.: Stivriņi, 28 August 1989 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Šķeltova, 27 July 1989 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 22 June 1990 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 23 August 1997 (1, leg. A. Barševskis); Limbaži d.: Ainaži, 12 August 1997 (3, leg. A. Barševskis), Ķirbiži, 15 June 1971 (1 ex.), Mērnieki, 3 May 1973 (2, leg. M. Šternbergs), Pāle, 9 June 1973 (1 ex.); Ludza d.: Bļaši, 10 August 2008 (1, meadow, leg. M. Balalaikins), Kopči, 29 September 2010 (1, leg. M. Balalaikins), Šķaune, 26 July 1990 (1, leg. A. Barševskis); Madona d.: Jēdzēni, 1 August 1974 (1, leg. M. Šternbergs); Ogre d.: Lielvārde, 22 August 1969 (2 ex.); Rīga d.: Antiņciems, 4 June 1948 (1, leg. M. Stiprais), Dārziņi, 22 June 1975 (1, leg. M. Stiprais), Garupe, 31 May 1974 (1 ex., meadow), Lorupe, 8 June 1971 (1 ex., meadow), Salaspils, 1 June 1983 (3, leg. Z. Spuris), Saulkrasti, 25 August 1973 (1, leg. M. Šternbergs), Sigulda, 6 May 1969 (2 ex.), 27 May 1969 (3 ex.), 6 June 1969 (3 ex.) 12 June 1969 (4 ex.), 17 June 1969 (4 ex.), 19 June 1969 (2 ex.), 25 June 1969 (1 ex.), 2 July 1969 (2 ex.), 10 July 1969 (1 ex.), 14 July 1969 (3 ex.), 21 July 1969 (3 ex.), 20 August 1969 (2 ex.), 27 August 1969 (4 ex.), 11 September 1969 (5 ex.), Tumšupe, 7 June 1971 (1, leg. M. Šternbergs), Vangaži, 11 May 1973 (1 ex.); Preiļi d.: Aglonas stacija, 30 May 2008 (1, leg. J. Staskeviča), 14 August 2006 (2, leg. A. Barševskis), Jersika, Kurpnieki house, 16 April 1993 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 1 – 10 May 2009 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Sutri, 14 August 2008 (2, leg. A. Barševskis); Talsi d.: Slītere NP, Zilie Kalni, 10 July 2004 (2, leg. R. Cibuļskis), Stende, 23 August 1973 (1, leg. M. Šternbergs); Ventspils d.: Moricsala NPT, 14 June 2008 (1, on bracket-fungus, leg. U. Valainis).
Host plants: Trifolium, Lathyrus, Vicia (Fabaceae).
Phenology: V-IX.
General distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Siberia, Central Asia (Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan); East Asia (Mongolia, Russian Far East) [ASE].
Note: A very common species in Latvia.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 3. Tribe Sitonini Gistel, 1856, pp. 6-23 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on pages 18-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601829