The first reliable record of Neosharpia capucina (Faust, 1881) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Russia since the original description

Abstract. Data on the record of the rare species Neosharpia capucina (Faust, 1881) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Stavropol Region of Russia (Levokumskoe District, Svetlyy Erik natural boundary) is presented. One female was collected in halophytic habitat with Suaeda confusa Iljin, Salsola australis R.Br., Bassia laniflora (S.G. Gmel.). This species was described by a single female from Astrakhan (Russia) and later it was listed from Kazakhstan, northern Turkmenistan, western Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Iran. Previously, Kochia sp. (now Bassia) was indicated as a host plant for N. capucina