Achradidius insularis ( Voss, 1948 )

Colonnelli, Enzo, 2016, Contribution to the knowledge of the weevil fauna of the island of Gavdos (Greece), with description of two new species (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea)., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 15, pp. 137-148 : 142

Achradidius insularis ( Voss, 1948)

Material examined. Sarakíniko, m 25, 10.X.2014 (1 dead specimen); Fókia-Agios Geórgios, m 25, 25/ 27.IV.2015 (18 + several remains).

Distribution. Gavdos and Crete ( Voss 1948, Pelletier 2003).

Collecting circumstances. Living specimens under Sarcopoterium spinosum (L.) Spach., and dead ones under stones.

Notes. Voss (1948) described this species from a locality at high elevation on the northern slope of the Lefka Mountains of Crete, and from the island of Gavdos. According to Pelletier (2003), the specimens from Crete differ from those occurring in Gavdos in their smaller size, and there is also some uncertainty about the relationship of A. insularis with A. syriacus (Boheman, 1843) . As a matter of fact, wingless brachyderines are often difficult to discriminate one another, particularly when dealing with insular populations.