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Memorie Entomol. 89 3Ok 1-12-2010 10:04 Pagina 229 Memorie Entomol. 89 3ok 1-12-2010 10:04 Pagina 229 MEMORIE SOC. ENTOMOL. ITAL., 89: 229-257 30 NOVEMBRE 2010 Roberto CALDARA, Carlo PESARINI, Enzo COLONNELLI & Cosimo BAVIERA V Contributo alla revisione della collezione coleotterologica Francesco Vitale: Coleoptera Curculionoidea (Prima parte) Riassunto - Sono riportati i dati relativi a una prima parte di Curculionoidea di Sicilia conservati nella collezione di Francesco Vita- le. Vengono prese in esame le specie di Brachyceridae, Curculionidae (Bagoinae, Baridinae, Ceutorhynchinae, Conoderinae, Cossoninae, Curculioninae, Cyclominae, Lixinae, Molytinae, Phytonominae), Dryophthoridae ed Erirhinidae. Sono stabilite le seguenti nuove si- nonimie: Sphenophorus parumpunctatus (Gyllenhal, 1837) = Sphenophorus eliconensis Vitale, 1906 (n. syn.); Tychius consputus Kiesenwetter, 1864 = Tychius fanalesi Ragusa, 1908 (n. syn.). E’ designato il lectotypus di Sphenophorus eliconensis Vitale, 1906, mentre Mecinus haemorrhoidalis (H. Brisout, 1862) viene considerato specie distinta e non varietà di M. variabilis (Rosenhauer 1856). Cinque specie risultano nuove per l’Italia: Bagous septemcostatus Chevrolat, 1860; Melanobaris atramentaria (Boheman, 1836); Rhi- nusa verbasci (Rosenschœld, 1838); Rhinusa algirica (H. Brisout, 1862); Tychius (Tychius) ochraceus Tournier, 1874. Otto specie risultano nuove per la Sicilia: Bagous glabrirostris (Herbst, 1795); Bagous lutulentus (Gyllenhal, 1813); Bagous robustus H. Brisout, 1863; Co- eliodes rana (Fabricius, 1787); Mesites cunipes (Boheman, 1837); Tanysphyrus lemnae (Paykull, 1792); Tychius (Tychius) funicularis C. Brisout, 1862; Tychius (Tychius) trivialis Boheman, 1843. Le seguenti specie sono confermate per la Sicilia: Bagous petro (Herbst, 1795); Hypera (Dapalinus) contaminata (Herbst, 1795); Labiaticola joffrei (Hustache, 1926); Mecinus heydenii Wencker, 1866; Me- cinus pirazzolii (Stierlin 1867). Abstract - Fifth contribution to the revision of Francesco Vitale collection: Coleoptera Curculionoidea (first part). The species of Brachyceridae, Curculionidae (Bagoinae, Baridinae, Ceutorhynchinae, Conoderinae, Cossoninae, Curculioninae, Cy- clominae, Lixinae, Molytinae, Phytonominae), Dryophthoridae and Erirhinidae present in Francesco Vitale collection are here listed. Two new synonymies are proposed: Sphenophorus parumpunctatus (Gyllenhal, 1837) = Sphenophorus eliconensis Vitale, 1906 (n. syn.); Tychius consputus Kiesenwetter, 1864 = Tychius fanalesi Ragusa, 1908 (n. syn.). The lectotype of Sphenophorus eliconensis Vitale, 1906 is designated. Mecinus haemorrhoidalis (H. Brisout, 1862) is considered as bona species and not variety of M. variabilis (Rosen- hauer 1856). Five species are reported as new for Italy: Bagous septemcostatus Chevrolat, 1860; Melanobaris atramentaria (Boheman, 1836); Rhinusa verbasci (Rosenschœld, 1838); Rhinusa algirica (H. Brisout, 1862); Tychius (Tychius) ochraceus Tournier, 1874. Eight species are reported as new for Sicily: Bagous glabrirostris (Herbst, 1795); Bagous lutulentus (Gyllenhal, 1813); Bagous robustus H. Brisout, 1863; Coeliodes rana (Fabricius, 1787); Mesites cunipes (Boheman, 1837); Tanysphyrus lemnae (Paykull, 1792); Tychius (Ty- chius) funicularis C. Brisout, 1862; Tychius (Tychius) trivialis Boheman, 1843. The following five species are confirmed as living in Sicily: Bagous petro (Herbst, 1795); Hypera (Dapalinus) contaminata (Herbst, 1795); Labiaticola joffrei (Hustache, 1926); Mecinus heydenii Wencker, 1866; Mecinus pirazzolii (Stierlin 1867). Key words: Coleoptera, Curculionoidea, Sicily, Vitale collection, new synonymies, new faunistic records. Francesco Vitale è stato il principale studioso que sufficientemente buono da consentire, salvo ra- appassionato di coleotteri della Sicilia orientale e l’u- re eccezioni, lo studio dei caratteri morfologici e nico entomologo siciliano ad occuparsi in modo quindi un’agevole determinazione del materiale. Nel- attento dello studio di una famiglia che può appari- le fasi di restauro gli esemplari, prima di essere re particolarmente ostica per l’elevato numero di collocati nelle nuove scatole, sono stati puliti me- specie quale quella dei curculionidi. Nel corso del- diante un pennello morbido, per eliminare polvere la sua vita Vitale pubblicò numerosi contributi relativi e tracce di muffe. In qualche caso è stato necessa- alla tassonomia ed ecologia di questi coleotteri (Ba- rio utilizzare acetone per intervenire su quelli con viera, 2004). Il recente restauro della sua collezione un’eccessiva presenza di grasso e muffa. Tutti gli entomologica, conservata presso il Dipartimento di esemplari sono stati mantenuti nella posizione ori- Biologia Animale ed Ecologia Marina dell’Univer- ginale visto che, salvo poche eccezioni, la sità di Messina, ha consentito di prendere in esame determinazione dell’autore è data dai cartellini ac- gli esemplari di Coleoptera Curculionoidea in essa canto ai quali sono posti gli esemplari stessi. Nel caso presenti. Lo stato di conservazione degli stessi, sep- in cui sia stato necessario effettuare l’estrazione del- pure non ottimale (sono evidenti le tracce di passati l’edeago sono stati comunque mantenuti i cartellini attacchi da parte di dermestidi e muffe), è comun- di preparazione originali. 229 Memorie Entomol. 89 3ok 1-12-2010 10:04 Pagina 230 CALDARA, PESARINI, COLONNELLI & BAVIERA Vengono qui trattate le seguenti famiglie: FAMIGLIA BRACHYCERIDAE (Scatola n° 73) Brachyceridae, Curculionidae (Bagoinae, Baridinae, BRACHYCERINI Ceutorhynchinae, Conoderinae, Cossoninae, Cur- culioninae, Lixinae, Molytinae, Phytonominae), Brachycerus albidentatus Gyllenhal, 1840 Dryophthoridae e Erirhinidae. La nomenclatura è Determinazione originale: Brachicerus [sic] albi- quella del catalogo di Abbazzi & Maggini (2009), dentatus Gyll. aggiornata in alcuni casi secondo articoli pubblicati Località: Palermo, III. 1911, [Leg.] F. Vitale; P[alazzo] successivamente (Caldara, 2010; Oberprieler, 2010; Adriano, XII. [19]10, [Leg.] F. Vitale; “Messina”, [Leg.] Osella & Bellò, 2010). Sulla base dei nostri dati, nel “F. Vitale”; Catania Etna, 23.XI.[19]39, [Leg.] F. Vitale; suddetto catalogo sono già riportate per la Sicilia al- “Sicilia”, [Leg.] “F. Vitale”; Madon[]na Via, 1.X.[19]08, cune delle specie da noi ora citate come nuove per “Messina”, [Leg.] “F. Vitale”. l’isola. Alcuni esemplari, tra i quali i Dryophthori- Totale esemplari: 8 dae presenti in collezione, devono essere necessariamente scampati al terremoto del 1908 che Note: questa specie considerata “rarissima” da Vi- distrusse gran parte della collezione Vitale, viste le tale (1899) fu in seguito oggetto di una nota sulla date di raccolta degli esemplari. Questo ha permesso biologia a causa dei danni provocati alla produzio- di ritrovare due esemplari tipici di Sphenophorus eli- ne di aglio a Messina (Vitale, 1933). Questo conensis Vitale, 1906. Manca almeno una scatola di verosimilmente perchè la frequenza della specie, at- Ceutorhynchinae sulla base dei lavori che li enu- tualmente abbastanza comune in Sicilia, è merano. Mancano le specie di Lixus Fabricius, 1801, considerevolmente aumentata nel secolo scorso. Sibinia Germar, 1817 e i tipi di Mecinus hesteticus Vitale, 1906 e Microlarinus peloritanus Vitale, 1903, Brachycerus barbarus (Linnaeus, 1758) nonché quelli di Brachycerus foveicollis var. Determinazione originale: Brachicerus [sic] unda- pygmaeus Vitale, 1902. Non sono stati trovati altresì tus v. mauritanicus Oliv.; Brachicerus [sic] callosus esemplari di Brachycerus cinereus Olivier, 1807 sen- Schönh. su Vitale (1899, 1901). Località: non riportata Per ogni specie sono riportati i seguenti dati: Totale esemplari: 2 determinazione originale, data dalla collocazione nella scatola di cartellino scritto a mano da Vitale Brachycerus callosus Gyllenhal, 1833 accanto alla serie degli esemplari, anche quando er- Determinazione originale: Brachicerus [sic] plica- rata, e dati di cattura quali: località, data e nome del tus Gyll.; Brachicerus [sic] callosus Schonh. raccoglitore. E’ segnalata inoltre l’eventuale pre- senza di cartellini di determinazione originali, Località: Lentini, VIII. [19]21, [Leg.] F. Vitale; Licata, indicando, se presente, il nome dello specialista che XII.[18]93. ha classificato il materiale. I dati più importanti ri- Totale esemplari: 3 cavati dallo studio della collezione sono stati confrontati con la bibliografia nota per la Sicilia e Brachycerus junix (Liechtenstein, 1796) in particolare con quelli pubblicati dallo stesso Vi- Determinazione originale: Brachicerus [sic] junix tale relativamente ai coleotteri curculionidi. In Liecht.; Brachicerus [sic] junix Liecht. v. sinuatus Oliv.; conformità con i precedenti contributi alla cono- Brachicerus [sic] junix Liecht. a. aegiptiacus Oliv. scenza delle specie conservate nella collezione Località: Faro S[uperiore], 7.VII. [19]28, [Leg.] F. Vita- Vitale, si è indicata la determinazione originale de- le; idem, 21.VII.1923, [Leg.] F. Vitale; idem, 2.IX.[19]26, gli esemplari rideterminati, tutte le località indicate [Leg.] F. Vitale; Camaro Forte, 2.III.[19]36, [Leg.] F. Vi- nei cartellini ponendo tra virgolette “” le parole a tale; “Messina”, [Leg.] “F. Vitale”; Curcurace, 3. XI. stampa e tra parentesi quadre [] le parti aggiunte al [19]34, [Leg.] F. Vitale. testo presente. Totale esemplari: 10 Brachycerus muricatus (Fabricius, 1792) Determinazione originale: Brachicerus [sic] algirus 230 Memorie Entomol. 89 3ok 1-12-2010 10:04 Pagina 231 V Contributo alla revisione della collezione coleotterologica Francesco Vitale
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