Squamapion minutissimum (Rosenhauer, 1856)

Giusto, Carlo, 2021, Squamapion gardinii n. sp. from the Mediterranean Region and notes on some species belonging to the genus Squamapion Bokor, 1923 (Coleoptera, Apionidae), Zootaxa 4941 (2), pp. 217-238 : 233

Squamapion minutissimum (Rosenhauer, 1856) and Squamapion serpyllicola (Wencker, 1864)

At the beginning of my entomological studies, in a short faunistic note, I reported the first finding of Squamapion minutissimum (Rosenhauer, 1856) in the Ligurian Apennines, Italy ( Giusto 1986). Years later, I realized that the material with which I compared my specimens had been incorrectly determined and, therefore, the specimens I misidentified must be attributed to Squamapion serpyllicola (Wencker, 1864) . All specimens stored in my collection and belonging to these two species are listed in Appendix 1. The presence in Italy of S. minutissimum is in any case confirmed on the basis of five females from western Liguria while S. serpyllicola is recorded for the first time from Italy and Romania.