Otiorhynchus cf. bleusei FAUST, 1899

Germann, Christoph, Müller, Gerd, Müller, Ursula & Schön, Karel, 2015, An annotated checklist of the weevil fauna of Samos Island with new records for Greece (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea), Contributions to Natural History 27, pp. 1-26 : 10

Otiorhynchus cf. bleusei FAUST, 1899

A comparison with specimens from the Frey collection (NMB), and the recent contribution by Magnano (2005) to the subgenus Podenobistus Reitter, 1912 revealed, that O. bleusei reported from Rhode Island ( Greece) and Turkey around Izmir ( Keskin & Cevik 2007b), near Denizli and Mugla ( Lodos & al. 1978) is closest to the specimens from Samos ( Fig. 4B ). However, the extent of the species’ variability is difficult to estimate; therefore the present determination remains uncertain.

Figures

Figs 4 A–D. A Hypoglyptus sp.; B Otiorhynchus cf. bleusei FAUST, 1899; C and D normal and big sized (= polyploid?) specimens of Otiorhynchus ovalipennis (BOHEMAN, 1843). Photos: C. Germann.