Polydrusus (Conocetus) baudii ( Faust, 1889 )

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 : 23

Polydrusus (Conocetus) baudii ( Faust, 1889)

Figs 4E–F , 8D , 9N , 11

Material examined

CYPRUS: 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀, Plantania Forest Station, 1370 m, 26 Apr. 1945, leg. G.A. Mavromoustakis B.M. 1946–16 (BMNH); 8 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, Pafos N, Pegeia, 34°53′43″ N, 32°22′18″ E, 369 m, on Pistacia , Pinus , Juniperus and Cistus , 17 Apr. 2010, leg. Behne (18) (SDEI); 2 ♂♂, 20 km NW of Pafos Pegaia, 28 May 1998, leg. H. Ziegler (SDEI); 2 ♂♂, Paphos, 2km N Pegaia, 7 May 2006, leg. H. Mühle (cCG); 1 ♂, Limasol E, 6–7 May [19]85, leg. I. Rydh (SDEI); 4 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Lemesos, Agios Tychon, 16 Apr. [20]13, leg. J. Messutat (cCG, cJM); 4 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Paphos Anarita, 23 Apr. [20]10, leg. J. Messutat (cJM); 1 ♂, 6 ♀♀, Paphos Drouseia, 25 Apr. [20]10, leg. J. Messutat (cJM); 3 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, Paphos Polis, 22 Apr. [20]10, leg. J. Messutat (cJM); 1 ♀, Larnaka, 3 km S of Melini, 3 May 2006, leg. Mühle (cCG); 1 ♀, Besika Bay, 1927, leg. G.C. Champion B.M (BMNH); 2 ♀♀, Skarinou, 16–18 Jun. 1993, leg. Krajcik (cRB); 1 ♀, Paphos, Kidhasi, lit du Dhiarizos, 11 May 2008, leg. G. Alziar (cJP); 1 ♀, Lapittias … [illegible], Apr. [19]53, leg. Th. Shiakides (BMNH); 1 ♀, Kritou Tera, 12 km südl. von Polis, Olivenhain, 2 May, leg. W. Apfel (NMEG); 7 ex., Troodos, Caledonia Falls, Krios River, 1 km N Pano Platres, 1600 m, 10 Aug. 2005, leg. L. Friedman (cPB); 1 ex., Troodos Mesopotamos, Krios River, picnic area, 11 Aug. 2005, leg. L. Friedman and Y. Antoniou (cPB).

Type locality

Cyprus.

Variability

Rather constant in size and vestiture, the colour of the scales varies from greenish to brownish.

Ecology

Collected from various trees (L. Behne; Pistacia , Pinus , Juniperus , Cistus ) in creek valleys and Olive groves at various altitudes in spring and summer (from April to August).

Figures

Fig. 4. A–B. Habitus of Polydrusus (Conocetus) bardus Gyllenhal, 1834. A. Male from Crete, Greece. B. Female from Rhodes, Greece. — C–D. Polydrusus marcidus Kiesenwetter, 1864. C. Male from Antalya,Turkey.D.FemalefromChalkidike,Greece.—E–F.Polydrususbaudii(Faust, 1889).E.Male from Lemesos, Cyprus. F. Female from Paphos, Cyprus.

Fig. 8. A–E. Penis of Polydrusus (Conocetus) spp., dorsal and lateral views. A. P. bardus Gyllenhal, 1834, Turkey, Hatay. B. P.bardus, Iran, Lorestan. C. P. marcidus Kiesenwetter, 1864, Turkey,Antalya. D. P. baudii (Faust, 1889), Cyprus, Lemesos.

Fig. 11. Map showing records of five species of Polydrusus (Conocetus) and of P. (incertae sedis) longus (Stierlin, 1884) (map copyright: Google).

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.