Tentyria (Tentyria) rugosa floresii Gené, 1836

Leo, Piero, 2009, Observations on some Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) from Sardinia, with description of three new Asida *, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 400-420 : 417-418

Tentyria (Tentyria) rugosa floresii Gené, 1836 spec. comb. nov.

Tentyria floresii Gené, 1836a : III

Tentyria floresii Gené, 1836b: 194

Tentyria monticola Gené, 1839: 69

Tentyria floresi Gené : Reitter 1900: 172; Porta 1934: 96

Tentyria floresi Gené var. monticola Gené : Reitter 1900: 172; Porta 1934: 96

Tentyria floresi Gené : Luigioni 1929: 705

Tentyria monticola Gené : Luigioni 1929: 706

Tentyria ramburi ssp. floresi Gené : Ardoin 1973: 265

Tentyria ramburi ssp. floresi Gené var. monticola Gené : Ardoin 1973: 265

Tentyria ramburi floresi Gené : Gardini 1995: 5; Aliquò et al. 2006

Tentyria (Tentyria) ramburi floresii Gené : Löbl et al. 2008: 208

Material examined (312 specimens). Sardinia. Nuoro prov. : Desulo , Bruncu Spina ( CPL; MSNG); id., Punta La Marmora ( CPL) ; Dorgali ( CPL; MSNG; MZUF); id., Cala Gonone ( CPL; MSNG); Fonni, Monte Spada ( CPL; MZUF); id., Punta Ninnieri ( CCM; CPL); Lula, Janna Portellitos ( CCM; CPL); id., Monte Albo ( CPL) ; Oliena ( MZUR) ; id., between Punta Corrasi and Scala ‘e Pradu ( MZUF) ; Orgosolo , Monte Fumau ( EAUS) ; id., Monte Novo San Giovanni ( MSNG) . Ogliastra prov. : Baunei ( CPL) ; id., Cala Sisine ( MZUR) ; id., Codula di Sisine ( CPL) ; id., Costa d’Esone ( CMA) ; id., Murgulavò ( CMA) ; id., Pedra Longa ( CPL) ; id., Punta Ginnircu ( CMA) ; Gairo , Marina di Gairo (CPL) ; id., Taquisara ( CCM) ; Seui , Punta Margiani Pobusa ( CAL; CDS; CMA; CPL); Tertenia, Capo Sferracavallo ( CDS; CLB; CPL); Ulassai, Bruncu Pranedda ( CCM) ; Urzulei ( CPL) ; id., Codula di Luna ( CDS; CMA; CPL); id., Genna Silana ( MSNG) . Olbia-Tempio prov. : Alà dei Sardi ( MSNG) ; Olbia ( MSNG) ; id., Isolotto Spalmatore ( MSNG) . Oristano prov. : Cabras ( CPL; MSNG); id., Isola Mal di Ventre ( CPL) ; id., San Giovanni di Sinis ( CPL) ; Oristano ( EAUS) ; San Vero Milis , is Arenas ( CPL) ; Terralba ( MSNV) . Sassari prov. : Alghero ( CPL; MSNG); id., Capo Caccia ( CPL; MSNV); id., Tramariglio ( CPL; EAUS); Portotorres, Isola Asinara ( MSNG) ; Sassari , Argentiera ( CAL; CDS); id., Lago Baratz ( CCM) ; id., Porto Ferro ( CPL) .

Remarks. Tentyria rugosa floresii is well-differentiated from the previous subspecies, characterized by elytral striae made of very robust, foveolated punctures; these punctures, most of which are very deep, are either rounded or oblong, well separated from one another or fused in groups of two or three (in this case forming short longitudinal grooves); elytral intervals clearly convex; male copulatory organ indistinguishable from that of the other subspecies. Tentyria monticola was described on specimens from central Sardinia (Monte Spada and surroundings of Baunei) based upon very slight features that are absolutely inconsistent even within a same population, and should therefore be considered simply as a synonym.

Distribution and ecology. Subspecies widespread in central-southern Sardinia ( Fig. 19); besides the above localities referring to material personally examined by myself, the taxon is cited from the following Sardinian localities in the literature: “Reg. mont.: Sard. cent.” [= mountainous region, central Sardinia] ( Luigioni 1929, as Tentyria monticola Gené ). Nuoro prov.: Monte Spada ( Gené 1839, as T. monticola ); Gennargentu, Punta La Marmora; Monte San Giovanni ( Ardoin 1973, as T. ramburi ssp. floresi var. monticola ). Ogliastra prov.: dint. Baunei ( Gené 1839, as T. monticola ); Baunei ( Ardoin 1973, as T. ramburi ssp. floresi var. monticola ); Dorgali ( Ardoin 1973, as T. ramburi ssp. floresi var. monticola ; Aliquò et al. 2006). Oristano prov.: dint. Cabras ( Gené 1836b, as T. floresii ); Cabras ( Luigioni 1929, as T. floresi ). Sassari prov.: Alghero ( Luigioni 1929, as T. floresi ); Alghero, Capo Caccia ( Ardoin 1973, as T. ramburi ssp. floresi ). I consider the record from Corsica by Löbl et al. (2008) to be erroneous.

Tentyria rugosa floresii is found mainly on xeric and rocky terrains, from sea level up to 1,800m; it is most frequent in central-eastern limestone areas of the island and is more easily observed in spring and summer.