Lixus fasciculatus Boheman, 1836 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) – a nationally rare weevil species recorded on the Czechowskie Hills in Lublin (East Poland)

Abstract

Considered rare weevil species Lixus fasciculatus Boheman, 1836 (Curculionidae) was recorded on the Czechowskie Hills in Lublin (E Poland) in 2022. More than 30 adults were found, as well as numerous L1 – L3 larvae and eggs. All the developmental stadia were found on mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) growing in localities with xerothermic or ruderal plant communities.