Polydrusus (Conocetus) rhodiacus ( Schilsky, 1912 )

Christoph Germann, 2018, A review of Conocetus Desbrochers des Loges, 1875, subgenus of Polydrusus Germar, 1817 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae), European Journal of Taxonomy 392, pp. 1-39 : 31-32

Polydrusus (Conocetus) rhodiacus ( Schilsky, 1912)

Figs 2E–F , 7D , 9F , 12

Material examined

Type material

One syntype specimen, which is selected here as lectotype:

CYPRUS: ♀, Chypre [printed] // Ch. Zürcher [handwritten] // rhodiacus m. [mihi] ♂ ♀ [handwritten by Friedrich Julius Schilsky on bluish paper] // [the following label of red paper was added:] Lectotype Polydrusus (Conocetus) rhodiacus ( Schilsky, 1912) labelled C. Germann 2016 (MFN).

Type locality

CYPRUS.

Other material examined

CYPRUS: 1 ♂, Dionos (Chypre), 28 May 1974, coll. Voříšek (BMNH); 1 ♂, Nicosie (SDEI).

TURKEY: 2 ♂, Adana, As m. [= Asia minor ], coll. Lokay (cRB); 1 ♂, Antalya distr., Gündogmus, 27 Sep.1980, leg. Lodos (NMBE).

Remarks

The type locality given in the original description “Auf Rhodos” [on Rhodes] is wrong and should not be used in faunistic references, as in Dalla Torre et al. (1936). Charles Zürcher himself ( Zürcher 1919: 159) corrected the origin of the type specimens from “Rhodes” to “L’ île de Chypre”. The present record from Gündogmus is the first for mainland Turkey.

Ecology

Only the given data; collected late May and in September.

Figures

Fig. 7. A–H. Penis of Polydrusus (Denticonocetus) and P. (Conocetus) spp., dorsal and lateral views. A. P. (D.) kahri Kirsch, 1865, Italy, Sicily. B. P. festae (F. Solari, 1925), Greece, Samos. C. P. stierlini (Schilsky, 1910), Greece, Macedonia.D. P. rhodiacus (Schilsky, 1912),Cyprus, Dionios. E. P. crinipes sp. nov., Greece, Corfu. F. P. angustus (Lucas, 1854), Greece, Crete. G. P. calabricus (Faust, 1890), Greece, Peloponnese. H. P. bardus Gyllenhal, 1834, Greece, Crete.

Fig. 12.Map showing records of four speciesof Polydrusus (Conocetus); additional records of P.festae (F. Solari, 1925) are taken from Solari (1925) (map copyright: Google).

Fig.2.A–B.HabitusofPolydrusus(Conocetus)grandiceps(DesbrochersdesLoges,1875).A.Lectotype male from Lebanon. B. Female from Syria.— C–D. Polydrusus transjordanussp. nov., paratypes from Jordan. C. Male. D. Female. — E–F. Polydrusus rhodiacus (Schilsky, 1912). E. Male from Nicosia, Cyprus.F. Female lectotype from Cyprus.

Fig.9.A–C.InternalsacofPolydrusus(Denticonocetus)kahriKirsch,1865.A.Italy,Sicilia.B.Croatia, Istria. C. Italy, Monte Baldo. D–P. Internal sac, dorsal and lateral views of: D. P. (Conocetus) festae (F. Solari, 1925), Greece, Samos. E. P. stierlini (Schilsky, 1910), Greece, Poligiros. F. P. rhodiacus (Schilsky, 1912), Cyprus, Dionios. G. P. crinipes sp. nov., Greece, Corfu. H. P. angustus (Lucas, 1854), Greece, Crete. I. P. calabricus (Faust, 1890), Greece, Patra. J. Ditto, Italy, Capo Leuca. K. P. bardus Gyllenhal, 1834, Greece, Crete. L. Ditto Iran, Lorestan. M. P. marcidus Kiesenwetter, 1864,Turkey,Antalya.N. P. baudii(Faust, 1889),Cyprus.O. P.transjordanussp. nov.,Jordania,Ajlun. P. P. grandiceps (Desbrochers des Loges, 1875), lectotype, Lebanon.