Sphenophorus venatus Say, 1831

Family

Dryophthoridae

Subfamily

Rhynchophorinae

Tribe

Sphenophorini

Distribution

Attica and Peloponnese

Literature Reference

• Gastouniotis, G., Kakiopoulos, G. (2025) The rapid expansion of Sphenophorus venatus in the Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean, and notes on the west palearctic Sphenophorus (Coleoptera, Curculionidae). Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 68(1): 87–96.

Findings

Attica

• 1 ex.: Athens: Agricultural University of Athens, on turfgrass, N37.98413, E23.70629, 12.IV.2024, leg., det. & coll. Georgios Gastouniotis
• 1 ex.: Peristeri, on turfgrass, N38.01423, E23.69683, 3.X.2024, leg., det. & coll. Georgios Kakiopoulos

Peloponnese

• 1 ex.: Nemea, N37.81488, E22.66613, 9.VI.2025, leg., det. & coll. Georgios Gastouniotis