©Entomologica Fennica. 30.1V .1992 Short reports The following reports have been presented during the last year at the meetings of the Entomological Society of Finland (ESF), the Societas Entomologica Helsingforsiensis (SEH), the Lepidopterological Society of Finland (LSF) and the Entomological Club of the Zoological and Botanical Society of Turku (ECT). For biogeographical provinces, Finnish grid coordinates, and UTM squares see inside back cover of yearly issues 2, 3 and 4, respectively. Attica carduorum (Guerin-Meneville) and 1966 Entomol. Mon. Mag. 101:203). It has been Attica quercetorum saliceti Weise (Coleo­ found in Denmark and Sweden (E. Palm in !itt.), ptera, Chrysomelidae) new to Finland and a study of those specimens standing as A. rubi in the collection of the Zoological Museum in Esko Kangas Helsinki showed that it is also widespread in Alkutie 66 A, SF-00660 Helsinki, Finland Finland. Both species seem to be common in southern Finland. The northernmost specimens Together with Ilpo Rutanen, the author has been identified as A. brunnipennis have thus far been preparing an identification key for the females of collected in Om: Nykarleby and Oja, and Kb: the genus Altica. During this work, two species Kontiolahti. For A. rubi the northernmost records have been found as new for the Finnish fauna. So are from Ok: Saraisniemi and Ks: Kuusamo. Both far only one Q of A. carduorum is known, from species were also found in the Karelian Isthmus Kb: Ilomantsi, l.VI.l980 (Leimo Kangas leg.). and in Russian Karelia. The place was a gravelly forest road. The nearest A. brunnipennis is somewhat smaller than records of this species are from the Baltic coun­ A. rubi, its elytra are brownish while A. rubi is tries, Belorussia and southern Sweden (under the generally black, and it has shorter antenna! name A. cirsii Israelsson). A. cirsii, which should segments; it has been reported to live on Po­ be synonymised with A. carduorum (M. Dober! tentilla palustris (Kevan 1966) and P. erecta pers.comm.), has also been reported from Finland, (Morris 1977 Entomol. Mon. Mag. 112:28).­ but the record was based on a false identification. SEH 25.IX.1991. According to the literature, the host plant is Cirsium. One male of A. quercetorum saliceti is known from N: Helsinki (J. Muona leg.). The species Further records of Anthonomus brunni­ has been recorded from Sweden, Norway and the pennis Curtis (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) Baltic countries. - ESF 13 .XII.l991. from Finland and Karelia EskoKangas Anthonomus brunnipennis Curtis (Coleo­ Alkutie 66 A, SF-00660 Helsinki, Finland ptera, Curculionidae) new to Finland Referring to Runge 1991 (Entomologiske Med­ Hans Silfverberg delerser 59: 127-130), I studied my material of the common A. rubi (Herbst). In it I found speci­ Zoological Museum, N. Jiirnviigsg. 13, SF-00100 mens of A. brunnipennis from N: Helsinki, Huo­ Helsingfors, Finland palahti and Oulunkyla, N: Tuusula and Ta: Anthonomus brunnipennis was long considered Lammi, Evo. In addition to these, I have speci­ a synonym of A. rubi, but has now for some time mens from the Fennoscandian parts of Russia, been recognized as a separate species (Kevan from the following places: Ka: Viipuri and Koi- 2 Short reports • ENTOMOL. FENNICA Vol. 3 visto, /k: Terijoki, Kivennapa, Pyhajarvi and the species has today an established indoor Uusikirkko, Kol: Vitele and Kon: Petroskoi. population in this part of Europe. - SEH A. brunnipennis resembles A. rubi, the most 25.IX.1991. useful differences being found in the male geni­ talia and the antenna. A. brunnipennis is brown, while A. rubi is usually black, but brown speci­ mens occur. They also have different host plants. Crioceris asparagi (L.) (Coleoptera, The distribution of A. brunnipennis is insuffi­ Chrysomelidae) found in Finland ciently known. -ESF 13.XII.1991. Hans Silfverberg Zoological Museum, N. Jiirnviigsg. 13, SF-00100 Helsingfors, Finland Attagenus smirnovi Zhantiev (Coleoptera, Dermestidae)- today an established in­ In March 1991 a specimen of Crioceris asparagi door pest in Eastern Fennoscandia? was brought to the Zoological Museum. It had been found on IO.III.l991 inside a house in N: OJof Bistrom 1 & llpo Rutanen2 Tusby (=Tuusula). Since there is a florist's shop 1Zoological museum, N. Jiirnviigsg. 13, SF-00100 in the same building it seems obvious that the Helsingfors, Finland specimen had been imported with branches of 2Water and Environment Research Institute, P. 0 . Asparagus from somewhere in Central Europe, Box 250, SF-00101 Helsinki, Finland where the beetle is common. There are no previ­ ous records of this species from Finland. - SEH Attagenus smirnovi Zhantiev was for the first time 15.V.l991. recorded from Finland by Hamalainen (1980, Notulae Entomol. 60:230) (cf. also Hamalainen & Mannerkoski 1984, Notulae Entomol. 64:167- 184). The species has occurred in a flat in Ta: Cryptophagus obsoletus Reitter (Coleo­ Lahti for at least two years. In Europe it is reported ptera, Cryptophagidae) new to Finland to be an indoor pecies at leasl in weden, Den­ Tom Clayhills mark, England, and the former USSR. Akerlund ( 1991: Angrar- finns dom ... ? Om skadeinsekter Tennbyviigen 33-35 B 4, SF-21600 Pargas, Fin­ i museer och magasin. - Uppsala, 207 pp.) re­ land ports that the species is extending its range, and that it has almost the same feeding habits as the In the difficult genus Cryptophagus, C. obsoletus other indoor Attagenus species in the Nordic is a very typical and easily recognized species countries. During the 1980s no new records of A. with a pronouncedly eastern distribution. In smirnovi were reported from Finland. western Europe it is so far known from Germany In July 1991 the Zoological Museum of Hel­ and England, from storehouses. In Sweden the sinki University received a sample of five speci­ species was found for the first time in February mens of a dermestid which proved to belong to A. 1972, in leaf compost in a zoological garden in smirnovi. These specimens were also collected in­ Uppland (Gunnar Sjodin leg.). Furthermore, it doors in a flat (N: Helsinki, Kontula, leg. Huttunen). has been taken by several collectors in a grain Additionally, during a visit to Russian Karelia store in Gothenburg harbour since 1973 onwards (Kostamus 15 .VII.l991) Ilpo Rutanen collected (Stig Lundberg pers. comm.). The main distribu­ one female specimen of the same species. A. tion area extends eastward from the St. Petersburg smirnovi has not so far been reported from this area. part of Russia, also recognized as a part of eastern The first specimens from Finland were taken Fennoscandia. from N: Espoo, Fiskars (667:36) on 20.X.1990, In our opinion these new records of A. from a small wooded hill mainly bearing old smirnovi in eastern Fennoscandia indicate that lindens (Tom Clayhills leg.). The species seemed ENTOMOL. FENNICA Vol. 3 • Short reports 3 to live in the decaying wood of the lindens, many Second record of Galerucella grisescens of which were either hollow or otherwise injured (Joannis) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and heavily infected by some fungus species. from Finland The specimens were obtained by sieving the soft llpo Rutan en 1 & Pertti Rassi2 infected wood. C. obsoletus was living together with C. fuscicornis Sturm, which is a typical but 1 Water and Environment Research Institute, very rare inhabitant of hollow broad-leaved trees. P.O.Box 250, SF-00101 Helsinki, Finland Among many other interesting beetle species 2Ministry of the Environment, P. O.Box 399, SF- taken at the same time, Atheta ravilla (Erichson) 00121 Helsinki, Finland (Staphylinidae) deserves mention. It was living in the litter around old spruces. - ESF The first Finnish record of this species was made 15 .111.1991. by Jyrki Muona inN: MantsaHi, Hautjarvi (Muona 1988, Notulae Entomol. 68:25-26). The authors collected beetles with pitfall traps on the north­ ern bank of the lake Nuijamaanjarvi in Ka: Lappeenranta (6763:585), southeastern Finland, in summer 1989. Three specimens of this species Demetrias imperialis (Germar) (Coleoptera, were caught during the month of May: 10.V.­ Carabidae) new to Finland l.VI.l989. G. grisescens is an eastern species in Fenno­ Lauri Kaila scandia: besides the southeastern part of Finland Zoological Museum, University of Helsinki, it is known from Karelia and the Baltic coun­ P. Rautatiekatu 13, SF-00100 Helsinki, Finland tries. - ESF 20.1X.1991. I collected one specimen of the carabid beetle Demetrias imperialis (Germar, 1824) from Fin­ land 664:31 N: Tammisaari (=Ekenas), Gastans, Farholm 5.VI.l989. This was the first record of Lionychus quadrillum (Duftschmid) the species from Finland. The capture site is the (Coleoptera, Carabidae), second record rocky seashore of a little isle in the outer archi­ from Finland, and Sibinia primita (Herbst) pelago in southwestern Finland. I found the (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) found in specimen by washing crevices in the rock very Parainen, SW Finland close to the sea shore. Tom Clayhills In the literature this species is said to be "a hygrophilous species, occurring on clayey or Tennbyviigen 33-35 B 4, SF-21600 Pargas, Fin­ muddy shores of eutrophic lakes having rich and land tall vegetation( ... ) Sometimes found in seadrift." (C. H. Lindroth 1986, The Carabidae (Coleoptera) Lionychus quadrillum was found for the first time of Fennoscandia and Denmark. - Fauna Ento­ in Finland, in Ab: Pargas, Airisto, on 16.1V.l983 mol. Scand. 15(2).) Near the Finnish site are (Clayhills 1984: Notulae Entomol. 64: 199). Only some sheltered coves with rich vegetation of one specimen was caught. The author found the Phragmites and Scirpus maritimus, but I have not species a second time in another sand pit in succeeded in finding any additional specimens Parainen, Mustfinns (669:22), on 27.V.1991, of D. imperialis. Thus it is not yet known if this when fairly abundant occurrence was observed.