Heteromeiropsis zariquieyi (Solari)

Pierotti, Helio, Bellò, Cesare & Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., 2010, 2376, Zootaxa 2376, pp. 1-96 : 33-34

Heteromeiropsis zariquieyi (Solari)

( Figs. 5a, 41a, 42a–c, 53b, 76)

Heteromeira zariquieyi Solari, 1955: 58 ; Pierotti & Bellò, 1994: 296; Pierotti & Bellò, 1998: 107; Gurrea Sanz & Sanz Benito, 2000: 184; Alonso-Zarazaga, 2002: 24.

Heteromeiropsis zariquieyi (Solari) : Pierotti & Bellò, 2004: 589.

Diagnosis. Species of medium size (4.2–5.2 mm), characterised by elytra particularly elongate in male, with sides subparallel and apex markedly ogival, and by elytral setae erect or suberect. Ventrites as in Fig. 5a, aedeagus as in Fig. 41a, apical, median and gonoporal groups of endophallic structures as in Figs. 42a–c; spermatheca as in Fig. 53b.

Distribution. Iberian endemite: north-eastern Catalonia (type locality: Catalonia: Figueras). Apparently occurring in all of province of Gerona and probably scattered to province of Barcelona. Spanish literature records: Gerona: Figueras (type loc.), Olot, Coll de Cannes ( Solari, 1955); Figueras ( Pierotti & Bellò, 1994); Camallera ( Pierotti & Bellò, 2004).

Material examined ( Fig. 76). Holotype, labelled: 1) Figueras, Cataluña, X.1915, Zariquiey; 2) Cataluña, Figueras , musgo, X.15, Zariquiey ; 3) Heteromeira zariquieyi m., holotypus, det. F. Solari ( SOL) . Other specimens: Spain: Gerona: Figueras, 3.II.51, leg. Bech ( GON); do., 15. V.92, leg. Bellò (BEL); do., leg. Pierotti ( PIE); Camallera, 1. VI.98, 11. V.00, 3. V.01, leg. Pierotti (BEL, PIE); Hostalets d’en Bas, VI –II.23, leg. Codina (MBA). Barcelona: Pla d’Aiats, 16.VII.23, leg. Codina (MBA); San Quirze de Besora , II.34, leg. Museu (MBA) .

Biology. Collected among fallen leaves of Quercus ilex L. ( Fagaceae ) by Figueras and of Olea europaea L. ( Oleaceae ) by Camallera.