Chelidura pyrenaica ( Gene , 1832)

Jurado-Angulo, Pilar, Jimenez-Ruiz, Yolanda & Garcia-Paris, Mario, 2021, The Pyrenean species of Chelidura (Dermaptera, Forficulidae), Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 68 (2), pp. 235-248 : 235

Chelidura pyrenaica ( Gene, 1832)

Forficula simplex Germar, 1825: pl. 17 (nomen oblitum) syn. nov. Terra typica: "... in Pyrenaeis...".

Forficula pyrenaica Gené, 1832: 227 (nomen protectum). Terra typica: “...Pirenei...”. Lectotype designated by Fontana (1999) (male, specimen number 2363 at MRSNT). The neotype designation mentioned by Harz and Kaltenbach (1976) with specimens from "Riba Freser" (sic), is not valid ( Fontana 1999).

Forficula dilatata Burmeister, 1838: 755. Terra typica "In den Pyrenäen”

Forficula pyrenaea ? Forficula pyrenaea Herrich-Schäffer, 1840: 31. Terra typica not indicated. A synonym of either C. pyrenaica or Pseudochelidura sinuata (Germar, 1825) ( Herrich-Schäffer 1840).

Chelidura dilatata (Burmeister, 1838): Brunner von Wattenwyll 1882: 25

Chelidura pyrenaica ( Gené, 1832): de Bormans and Krauss 1900: 108. Sakai (1973: 175) wrote by mistake " Chelidura pyrenatica ".

Published records.

Andorra ( David and Van Herrewege 1973; Steinmann 1981 sub C. aptera ). - France: Ariège ( Dubrony 1878 sub C. aptera ; Finot 1890 sub C. dilatata ; Azam 1901 sub C. dilatata ; Chopard 1951; Sakai 1973): 1500 m ( Chopard 1922); Anglade [Cirque d’Anglade] ( David and Van Herrewege 1973); L’Hospitalet-près-l’Andorre ( Dusoulier 2004); Montagnes de l’Ariège ( Marquet 1877 sub C. dilatata ); Sollau [not found] ( David and Van Herrewege 1973). Haute-Garonne ( Marquet 1877 sub C. dilatata ): Vallé d’Esquieres Luchon bei 1400 m [ Bagnères-de-Luchon] ( Fieber 1853 sub F. dilatata ). Hautes-Pyrénées ( Dubrony 1878 sub C. aptera ; Brunner von Wattenwyl 1882 sub C. dilatata ; Chopard 1951 sub C. aptera ; Sakai 1973): au-dessus de 1500 m ( Chopard 1922); à une hauteur de 2000 à 2500 m ( Finot 1890 sub C. dilatata ); à partir de 1000 m ( Chopard 1922 sub C. aptera ); Bagnères-de-Bigorre ( Azam 1901 sub C. dilatata ; Chopard 1951); Bagnères-de-Bigorre, au lac Bleu ( Azam 1901 sub C. dilatata ); environs de Bagnères-de-Bigorre ( Finot 1890 sub C. dilatata ); Glacier de Neouvielle ( Burr 1912 sub C. dilatata ; Sakai 1973); Pic de Nère ( David and Van Herrewege 1973); Pic-du-Midi ( Finot 1890 sub C. dilatata ; Chopard 1951); Pic du Midi de Big 2000-2800 m ( Harz and Kaltenbach 1976 sub C. aptera ); Saint-Lary [Saint-Lary-Soulan] ( Dauphin 1987); Seincourt [not found] ( David and Van Herrewege 1973). Pyrénées-Atlantiques ( Albouy and Caussanel 1990). Pyrénées-Orientales ( Dubrony 1878 sub C. aptera ; Finot 1890 sub C. dilatata ; Azam 1901 sub C. dilatata ; Chopard 1922): au-dessus de 1500 m ( Chopard 1922); Canigó ( Finot 1890 sub C. dilatata ; Azam 1901 sub C. dilatata ; Borelli 1905 sub C. dilatata ; Burr 1912 sub C. dilatata ; Amiet 1961; Sakai 1973; David and Van Herrewege 1973); Canigou, à partir de 1000 mètres ( Xambeu 1907 sub C. dilatata ; Chopard 1951); Canigó, á partir de 1200 m d’altitude, jusqu’á 2400 ( Xambeu 1903 sub C. dilatata ); Coubezet ( Xambeu 1907 sub C. dilatata ); Font-Romeu [Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via] ( Borelli 1905 sub C. dilatata ; Sakai 1973; Vancassel and Foraste 1980; Vancassel 1984); Le Vernet [Vernet-les-Bains] ( Dubrony 1878 sub C. aptera ; Azam 1901 sub C. dilatata ); Le Vernet [Vernet-les-Bains], près Prades ( Finot 1890 sub C. dilatata ; Chopard 1951); Mont-Louis ( Amiet 1961; Steinmann 1981 sub C. aptera ); Rouquette [Pic de la Rouquette] á partir de 1200 m d’altitude, jusqu’á 2400 ( Xambeu 1903 sub C. dilatata ); Thuès, Haute vallée de la Carança ( Hamon 1956); Val d’Eyne ( Chopard 1951; Hamon 1956); Vallée supérieure du Tech ( Borelli 1905 sub C. dilatata ; Sakai 1973). Pyrénées ( département not indicated) ( Serville 1839 sub F. aptera and F. simplex ; Fieber 1853 sub F. simplex and F. dilatata ; Dubrony 1878 sub C. aptera and C. a. var. simplex ; Brunner von Wattenwyl 1882 sub C. dilatata ; de Bormans and Krauss 1900; Azam 1901 sub C. aptera ; Kirby 1904; Borelli 1905 sub C. dilatata ; Amiet 1961; David and Van Herrewege 1973; Caussanel and Albouy 1987; Albouy and Caussanel 1990): les parties élevées ( Azam 1901 sub C. dilatata ); localités élevées ( Houlbert 1900 sub C. dilatata ); southern Europe from Pyrenees and Southern France ( Sakai 1973 sub C. aptera ). - Spain (province not indicated): Espagne en montagne, entre 1000 et 2500 m d’altitude ( Albouy and Caussanel 1990 sub C. aptera ); Norte de España ( Cazurro Ruiz 1888 sub C. dilatata ). Aragón: Huesca: Coll de Basibé, 2000-2200 m ( Borelli 1926; Sakai 1973); Hospital de Benasque, Maladeta, 1775 m ( Borelli 1926; Sakai 1973); Valibierne-Tal bei Benasque, 2000-2400 m ( Borelli 1926; Sakai 1973). Catalunya : Barcelona ( Herrera-Mesa 1999): Espinalbet ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980); Montseny ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980). Girona ( Herrera-Mesa 1999): Camprodón ( Cazurro Ruiz 1888 sub C. dilatata ; Novellas 1901); Camprodón 950 m ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980); Camprodón ("a native of the upper regions of the Pyrenees, where it occurs at an elevation of 6000ft.-8000ft.") ( Burr 1904); Col de Tosas [Collada de Toses] ( David and Van Herrewege 1973); Nuria [Vall de Núria] ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980); Nuria, pinar de la Virgen, a más de 2000 metros ( Navás 1921); Puigcerdà ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980); Puigmal [Puigmal d’Er], 2909 m ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980); Riba Freser [Ribes de Freser] ( Harz and Kaltenbach 1976; Albouy and Caussanel 1990; Fontana 1999); Ripollès: Toses [Collada de Toses] ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980); Riu (BVdb 2021); Ull de Ter [Ulldeter] ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980). Lleida ( Herrera-Mesa 1999): Aransa [ Arànser] (BVdb 2021); Bellver [Bellver de Cerdanya] ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980); Bellver de Cerdanya (BVdb 2021); Bor (BVdb 2021); Caldas Bohí [Caldes de Boí] ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980); Martinet ( Boeseman 1954; Sakai 1973; Sakai 1973 sub C. aptera ); Parque Nacional de Aigues Tortes (Balcells et al. 1962); Pto. Payás [Pallars]: Virgen de Ares [Alt Àneu] ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980); Tírvia (BVdb 2021); Tornafort (BVdb 2021); Valle de Arán [Val d’Aran] ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980); Val d’Aran: Port de Viella ( Borelli 1926; Sakai 1973; Lapeira and Pascual 1980); Val d’Aran: Salardú, 1260 m ( Lapeira and Pascual 1980). Pirineos (provincia not indicated) ( Fischer 1853 sub C. dilatata ; Bolívar 1878 sub C. aptera ; Martorell Peña 1879; Cazurro Ruiz 1888 sub C. aptera and C. dilatata ; Burr 1910; Popham 1968; Sakai 1973; Harz and Kaltenbach 1976; Lapeira and Pascual 1980; Caussanel and Albouy 1987; Steinmann 1989; Fontana 1999; Herrera-Mesa 1999; Guillet and Vancassel 2001; Kirstová et al. 2020 sub Chelidura ; Fontana et al. 2021) (Fig. 1 ).

Fontana et al. (2021: fig. 13) commented on a specimen morphologically assignable to C. pyrenaica from the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Southern Spain (Picacho de Veleta; Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris). As Fontana et al. (2021) discussed, it is quite possible that the specimen could be mislabelled, as it has already happened with other specimens of Dermaptera labelled erroneously from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, otherwise a quite well explored mountain chain ( García-París 2017). The presence of Chelidura in the Sierra Nevada Mountains should be treated as doubtful until additional specimens come to light.

Figures

Figure 1. Geographic distribution of Chelidura pyrenaica. Blue dots correspond to the species records, including both recent and old (see material and methods and species accounts for the localities).