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Vittorio Aliquò & Fabien Soldati Updating the CD-Rom On Biodiversity Journal , 2014, 5 (3): 429–442 Updating the CD-rom on Coleoptera Tenebrionidae of Italy and the check-list of the same family Vittorio Aliquò 1 & Fabien Soldati 2 1Via Umberto Giordano 234, 90144 Palermo, Italy; e-mail: [email protected] 2Office National des Forêts, Laboratoire National d’Entomologie Forestière, 2 rue Charles Péguy, 11500 Quillan, France; e-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT The authors update their recent work on Italian Tenebrionidae. At first, they present main taxonomic changes, new taxa to Italian fauna and new faunistic data, secondly they present an up to date check-list of Italian Tenebrionidae, including Sardinia and Sicily. KEY WORDS Coleoptera; Tenebrionidae; Italy; updated check-list. Received 06.08.2014; accepted 18.09.2014; printed 30.09.2014 INTRODUCTION nomic point of view, based on the work of Löbl et al. (2008), and including all new entities listed in A few years have passed since the publication the first part. of the CD-rom on the fauna of Italy for Tenebrion- idae Latreille, 1802 (Aliquò et al., 2007) and still some new data, new studies and the emergence of I-CD-ROM Update new ideas lead us to publish these update notes that can integrate our previous work and make it more Akis Herbst, 1799 useful to those who wish to consult it. Akis tuberculata Kraatz, 1865 is considered as We are not, of course, sorry for these contingen - a species distinct by A. bacarozzo (Schrank, 1786) cies, but rather comforted to see how rapidly knowl- by Ferrer et al. (2008). Although not reported for edge progress and many scholars devote themselves Italy by these authors, is probably frequent in to the very same arguments that have fascinated us Sardinia as it occurs throughout Corsica. We do not and filled our lives. Also, we do not exclude to agree with the same authors for the synonymy of A. re-publish, in the next future, the CD in a more italica Solier, 1837 and A. barbara Solier, 1837 complete form, perhaps taking advantage of the with A. trilineata Herbst, 1799. techniques for comparison and determination expe - rienced in the latter CD of the series. Alphitobius Stephens, 1829 This paper is divided into two distinct parts. M. Violi reports the presence of Alphitobius dia - The first one includes “addenda et corrigenda” to perinus (Panzer, 1796) at Lampedusa (www.ento - the previous CD, excluding the numerous system- mologiitaliani.it). atic and taxonomic changes reported in the Cata - logue of Palaearctic Coleoptera ( Löbl et al., 2008). Alphitophagus Stephens, 1832 The second part is the complete checklist of Tene - brionidae fauna of Italy updated from the taxo- It is reported the presence of Alphitophagus 430 VITTORIO ALIQUÒ & F ABIEN SOLDATI bifasciatus (Say, 1824) also for the Marche (Gio- color Piller et Mitterpacher,1783 (Giovagnoli et al., vagnoli et al., 2012). 2012). Ammobius Guérin-Méneville, 1844 Dendarus Dejean, 1821 Findings have been reported for the Marche, To Dendarus (Pandarinus ) peslieri Soldati, thus confirming the previous indication of the 2012 (Fig. 2), described from Ionian Greece, should presence of Ammobius rufus (Lucas, 1846) in that be attributed all populations from Apulia so far region (Giovagnoli et al., 2012). indicated as belonging to D. coelatus Brullé, 1832 (Soldati, 2012). On the contrary, this latter is en- Asida Latreille, 1802 demic to the Peloponnese. In addition, findings of Dendarus (Pandarinus ) dalmatinus (Germar, 1824) To this genus must be added the new species of are reported as new record for the Marche (Gio- Asida , all endemics of Sardinia and strictly local- vagnoli et al., 2012). ized, described by Leo (2009): Asida (A. ) dryas (Fig. 1), A. (A. ) anachoreta and A. (A. ) solieri ssp. Diaclina Jacquelin du Val, 1861 caroli and by Leo (2012): A. (A. ) androgyna , A. (A. ) nurrae and A. (A. ) paulae . At present it is reported The presence of Diaclina fagi (Panzer, 1799) is the presence of A. dryas in the area of Capoterra reported for the Marche (Giovagnoli et al., 2012). and S Sulcis, and E and SE of Cagliari; of A. ana - choreta on Mount Linas (at Medio Campidano); of Diaperis Geoffroy, 1762 A. solieri caroli on Mount Arci at SW of Oristano, Findings from some locations of the Marche are being A. solieri solieri limited to the coast around reported, thus confirming the previous generic re - Gonnesa and Teulada, while in the islands of San port on the presence of Diaperis boleti (Linnaeus, Pietro and S. Antioco is found A. solieri fancelloi 1758) in that region (Giovagnoli et al., 2012). Leo, 1984. Additional new species are strictly local- ized as well: A. androgyna at the Southeastern end Dichillus Jacquelin du Val, 1861 of Sardinia, in the southern part of the massif of Must be added the new species described by Leo Sarrabus including Monte dei Sette Fratelli; A. nur - (2008): Dichillus (D. ) tyrrhenicus (Fig. 3) and D. rae at Argentiera on the S coast of the Stintino (D. ) tapinomae , this latter endemic to Sardinia, peninsula and A. paulae in the same peninsula and known at present only of the beach and the dunes in the islands of Piana and Asinara. of San Giovanni di Sinis, where it lives in the nests of the ant Tapinoma simrothi Krausse, 1911. D. Blaps Fabricius, 1775 tyrrhenicus is spread throughout the island. All Findings from precise locations of the Marche quotes of D. corsicus (Solier, 1838) and D. pumilus are reported, thus confirming the previous indica - sensu Auctores nec Solier, 1838 for Argentario, tion of the presence of Blaps gibba Laporte de Elba and Tuscan Islands should be referred to D. Castelnau, 1840, B. lethifera Marsham, 1802 and tyrrhenicus . Whereas reports of other Dichillus B. mucronata Latreille, 1804 in that region (Gio- from Calabria, Basilicata and Campania should vagnoli et al., 2012). instead be referred to D. corsicus (Solier, 1838). Boromorphus Wollaston, 1854 Elenophorus Dejean, 1821 Gardini (2010) describes Boromorphus italicus , the In Löbl et al. (2008) Elenophorus Dejean, 1821 first representative for Italy of the genus and Boro- is replaced with Leptoderis Billberg, 1820, without morphini tribe, present in Calabria and Basilicata. any explanations in the introduction to the Cata- logue. If the reason is, as indicated by Silfverberg (1984), only the priority of the name, we do not Corticeus Piller et Mitterpacher, 1783 agree. According to the article 23.9 of the Interna - The presence of Corticeus fasciatus (Fabricius, tional Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1790) is reported for Marche, moreover is con- 1999), Leptoderis should be considered “nomen firmed, in the same region, the occurrence of C. uni - oblitum”, as probably never used after its original Updating the CD-rom on Coleoptera Tenebrionidae of Italy and the check-list of the same family 431 Figure 1. Asida dryas . Sardinia, Cagliari: Domusdemaria, Figure 2. Dendarus peslieri . Apulia, Lecce, Meledugno, Pixina Manna, 9.VI.2003, L. Fancello leg. S. Foca-Torre dell'Orso, 25-28.VI.2007, R. Lisa leg. description, while Elenophorus , which has been (Fabricius, 1781) also for the coasts of Marche used consistently by all subsequent authors, should (Giovagnoli et al., 2012). be considered “nomen protectum”. Nalassus Mulsant, 1854 Eutagenia Reitter, 1886 Is indicated the presence of Nalassus (N. ) der - The presence of Eutagenia aegyptiaca tunisea mestoides (Illiger, 1798) also for the Marche (Gio - Normand, 1936 is reported also from Lampione vagnoli et al., 2012). islet (Lo Cascio & Pasta, 2012). Odocnemis Allard, 1876 Gonocephalum Solier, 1834 Is reported the presence of Odocnemis exaratus A record from the Marche is reported, thus con - (Germar, 1817) also for the Marche (Giovagnoli et firming the previous indication of the presence of al., 2012). Gonocephalum (G. ) granulatum nigrum (Küster, 1849) in that region (Giovagnoli et al., 2012). Opatrum Fabricius, 1775 G. Altadonna reports and documents the capture Latheticus Waterhouse, 1880 of Opatrum (Colpophorus ) validum validum Rot - It is reported the capture of Latheticus oryzae tenberg, 1871 (www.entomologiitaliani.it), on Waterhouse, 1880 in Piedmont (Evangelista, 2011). Mount Etna, E side, at Milo, thus confirming that the species is still present in Sicily, place of origin Leichenum Dejean, 1834 of some specimens of the typical series. Opatrum dahli Küster, 1849 indicated in the CD as endemic Is reported the presence of Leichenum pictum to Sardinia and Corsica, on the contrary is not (Fabricius, 1801) also for the coast of Marche (Gio - present on the latter island, where is replaced by O. vagnoli et al., 2012). malgorzatae (Leo et al., 2011). Melanimon Steven, 1829 Pentaphyllus Dejean, 1821 Is reported the presence of Melanimon tibiale Is reported the presence of Pentaphyllus tes- 432 VITTORIO ALIQUÒ & F ABIEN SOLDATI taceus (Hellwig, 1792) in Piedmont (Evangelista, sis (Fig. 4), an endemic species from Pantelleria is - 2011). land, to which should be attributed the specimens from the same island previously reported as P. an - Phaleria Latreille, 1802 thrax (Seidlitz, 1896). Actually, the photo of Phaleria provincialis Scaphidema L. Redtenbacher, 1849 ghidinii Canzoneri, 1961 in the paper by Aliquò' et al. (2007) is of Phaleria acuminata Küster, 1852. Is reported the presence of Scaphidema metal - The distribution shown for the latter species in- lica (Fabricius, 1792) for the Marche (Giovagnoli cludes, incorrectly, Liguria, Emilia Romagna, et al., 2012). Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia, regions for which Scaurus Fabricius, 1775 there are no reliable reportings. Is reported the presence of Scaurus striatus Phylan Dejean, 1821 Fabricius, 1792 and of S. tristis A.G. Olivier, 1795 also for the Marche, for populations which, how- Phylan (P. ) poggii Ferrer, 2013 is described ever, might result from accidental importation from Ischia and Southern Italy (Ferrer, 2013). (Giovagnoli et al., 2012). Pimelia Fabricius, 1775 Stenosis Herbst, 1799 Pimelia bipunctata papii Canzoneri, 1963, re - Stenosis angusticollis elongatissima Koch, 1940 ported from Liguria and Tuscany, is synonymous is to be considered a synonym of S.
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