Phyllobius (Dieletus) argentatus
Creators: name: Balalaikins, Maksims
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Curculionidae
Phyllobius
Phyllobius argentatus

description: Ph. (Dieletus) argentatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References: Fischer 1784, (Curculio) 1791 (Curculio); Seidlitz 1872 -1875, 1887-1891; Ulanowski 1884; Rathlef 1905; Priedītis 1958, 1979; Rupais 1962, 1999; Ozols 1963; Cīnītis 1975; Milander and Varzinska 1979; Varzinska and Milander 1981; Barševskis 1993, 1997, 2002; Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004; Jansson 2002; Petrova et al. 2005, 2006; Kalniņš et al. 2007; Bukejs 2011.
Examined material: 70 specimens: Aizkraukle d.: Rīteri, 20.06.2006 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 8.06.2009 (3, leg. A. Barševskis, R. Orlovskis); Daugavpils d.: Bebrene, Dvietes paliene (floodland) NPT, 23.06.2006 (3 ex.), 25.06.2006 (5 ex.), Bebrene 1.07.2006 (1 ex.), 22.06.2006 (1, ex.), Ilgas, Silene NPT, 15.06.1988 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 3.06.1992 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 9.06.1992 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 4.07.1992 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 7.07.1992 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 16.06.1993 (2, leg. A. Barševskis), 7.07.1993 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 2.07.1995 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 3.07.1995 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 29.04.- 10.07.2000 (1, leg. A. Rutka), 05-07.2000 (2, ex.), 16.06.2001 (1, leg. I. Valpētere), 28- 30.06.2004 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 18.05.2005 (1, leg. A. Barševskis), Naujene, Daugavas loki NPT, 23.05.2008 (3, leg. A. Pankjāns), Šedere, Ciemati house, 14.07.2007 (1, ex.); Jēkabpils d.: Rubene, 15.06.2000 (1, leg. I. Leiskina), Zasa, 19.06.2000 (2, leg. I. Leiskina); Krāslava d.: Tartaka, (1, along the lake shore, leg. A. Barševskis); Rīga d.: Olaine, 06-09.2007 (1, leg. J. Donis), 20.06.2007 (1, leg. J. Donis), 30.07.2007 (1, leg. J. Donis), Sigulda, 6.06.1969 (5 ex.); Saldus d.: Reņģe, 20.05.1934 (1, leg. J. Muskars); Madona d.: Krustkalni NPT, 06.2005 (1, leg. A. Barševskis); Talsi d.: Kaļķi, Kaļķupes ieleja (valley) NPT, 13.07.2009 (1, leg. A.Barševskis, R. Cibuļskis), Mazirbe, 17.07.2005 (1, dunes, leg. A. Barševskis), Slītere, Slītere NP, 12.06.2005 (2, leg. A. Barševskis), 27.06.2006 (2, leg. A. Barševskis), Slītere NP, Zilie Kalni, 11.06.2005 (2, leg. A. Barševskis), Ances meži un purvi (forests and swamps) NPT, 27.06.2006 (2, leg. U. Valainis); Tukums d.: Ķemeru National Park, 26.06.2006 (1, leg. A. Pankjāns), (1, window trap, leg. A. Barševskis); Ventspils d.: Moricsala NPT, 06.2003 (1, leg. U. Valainis), 07.2003 (1, leg. U. Valainis), 11.07.2005, (1, leg. A. Barševskis), 29.05.2006 (2 leg. A. Barševskis), 29.06.2006 (1, window trap, leg. A.Barševskis), 07.2009 (1, window trap, on Sorbus aucuparia, A. Pankjāns), 13.06.2008 (3, window trap, leg. M. Nitcis).
Host plants: polyphagous: Alnus, Betula (Betulaceae); Corylus (Corylaceae); Fagus, Quercus (Fagaceae); Philadelphus (Hydrangeaceae); Cerasus, Fragaria Malus, Pyrus, Prunus, Rosa (Rosaceae); Populus, Salix (Salicaceae); Tilia (Tiliaceae).
Phenology: V-VII.
General distribution: Europe, W Siberia (doubtful) [EUR].
Note: A common species in Latvia.
description: Published as part of Balalaikins, Maksims, 2012, Latvian Entiminae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): 4. Tribe Phyllobiini Schönherr, 1826, pp. 24-38 in Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 12 (1) on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10601827