Polydrusus (Conocetus) calabricus ( Faust, 1890 )

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 : 23-25

Polydrusus (Conocetus) calabricus ( Faust, 1890)

Figs 3E–F , 7G , 9I–J , 12

Material examined

GREECE: 2 ♂♂, Peloponesos b. Clokos Mts, 2 km NE Petsaki, 900–1000 m, 20 May 2004, J. Voříšek leg. (BMNH); 2 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀, Peloponnes, Erimanthos Alepohori, 1800–2000 m, 22 Jun. 1997, leg. Winkelmann (SDEI); 2 ex., Epirus, Umgeb. Konitsa, 9 Jul. 2006, leg. W. Ziegler (cHW); 1 ♂, Corfu N, Mt Pandokratoras, Lafki (3 km SE Acharavi), 39°46′24″ N, 19°50′41″ E, 420 m, 21 May 2012, leg. Bahr and Winkelmann (cHW); 2 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, Corfu N, Lake Andinioti (4.5 km SE Acharavi), 39°48′54″ N, 19°51′42″ E, 22 May 2012, leg. Bahr and Winkelmann (cCG, cHW); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Pelopones, coll.Apfelbeck (NMB); 2 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, Petroto, SE Patra, NW Peloponnesus, 28 May 2012, leg. P. Bialooki (cCG, cPB); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Kefallonia, Poros env., 29 May–5 Jun. 1997, leg. Ing. K. Schön (cRB); 1 ♂, Peloponnes 10 km sü Kalamata über Ano Ve.g., ca. 400 m 1 May 1990, leg. A. Elbert (SDEI); 1 ♀, Peloponnes 3 km sü Kalamata Schluchteingang [entrance of a gorge], ca 150 m, 1 May 1990, leg. A. Elbert (SDEI); 1 ♂, Epirus Nomos Thesprotia, Tal zw. Margariti und Morti, 24 May 1992, leg. A. Elbert (SDEI); 1 ♂, Kalavrita, 23 May 1990, leg. Svec (cRB); 2 ex., [Peloponnese] Ilias, Panopoulos, Eichenwald NW, 21.39 E, 37.50 N, 30 May 2006, leg. Rieger (cCG, cJM).

ITALY: 2 ex., Capo Leuca, 25 May 1948, leg. Giordani-Busulini (cJP); 1 ex., Puglie, S. Menaio, Jun. 1965, leg. Abbruzzese (cJP); 1 ex., Aquila, leg. Reitter, coll. Marshall (BMNH); 1 ♀, Puglia, Circ. Mar. Piccolo (TA), 5 Jun. 1977, leg. Montemurro (NMB); 1 ♂, Puglia, Francavilla F. (BR), 140 m, 15 May 1976, leg. F. Angelini (cJM).

Type locality

Calabria (Italy).

Variability and similar species

The diagnosis given by Faust (1890) is precise: “...sie kann sehr leicht mit angustus Luc. verwechselt werden, wenn man die breitere Stirn, die kürzeren, mehr gewölbten Augen, den breiten Rüssel und die

dünneren Beine von calabricus nicht beachtet.” […it ( P. calabricus ) can very easily be confused with angustus , if the wider frons, the shorter and more convex eyes, the wider rostrum and the more slender legs of calabricus were not considered]. See also the comments above under P. angustus , the most similar species to P. calabricus .

Ecology

Collected from May to June, from sea level to subalpine altitudes.

Figures

Fig. 3. A–B. Habitus of Polydrusus (Conocetus) crinipes sp. nov. A. Holotype, male from Corfu, Greece. B. Female from Bulgaria. — C–D. Polydrusus angustus (Lucas, 1854). C. Male from Rhodes, Greece.D. FemalefromKalymnos,Greece.— E–F.Polydrususcalabricus(Faust,1890).E.Malefrom Peloponnese, Greece.F. Female from Cephalonia, Greece.

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.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.