Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) reitteri Schilsky, 1894

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Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) reitteri Schilsky, 1894

(Figs. 13, 42-46)

Haplocnemus (Holcopleura) reitteri Schilsky, 1894a: 59, loc. typ. Izmir ( Turkey); Schilsky, 1894b: 234; Schilsky, 1897: 34 BB; Reitter, 1907: 209; Pic, 1937: 40; Peacock, 1987: 156 [ Aplocnemus (Holcopleura)]; Mayor, 2007: 413 .

= Haplocnemus (Holcopleura) turcicus Schilsky, 1897: 30 , 34 CC

[syn. n.], loc. typ. Burgas ( Bulgaria), Edirne (TK), Turkey; Pic,

1937: 43; Peacock, 1987: 157 [ Aplocnemus ]; Mayor, 2007: 413

[ Aplocnemus (Holcopleura) ].

Types - Two Syntypes are kept at ZMB and can be identified as follows :

1 ♂, dissected by Majer, labelled: “ Smyrna / Reitter” hw by Schilsky; “Reitteri / Schils.” hw by Schilsky ; a fur- ther red label “ Holotypus ”, possibly added by Majer .

1 ♀: “ Smyrna ” hw; “morio ” hw; “ Holcopleura / Rei- tteri / Schils.” hw by Schilsky; “ Aplocnemus / reitteri / Schilsky 1894 / K. Majer det. 1996” pr .

6 Syntypes of A. turcicus , 3 ♂♂ and 3 ♀♀, are in col- lection Schilsky, at ZMB. They are labelled :

1 ♂ (dissected by K. Majer): “Apfelbeck / Burgas [BG]” pr.; “ * turcicus / Schils.” hw by Schilsky; “Haploc- nemus / ( Holcopleura ) / turcicus / Schilsky 1897 / Lectotypus / Karel Majer design. 1996” prr., up .

1 ♂ (dissected by the writer) and 1 ♀ (dissected by K. Majer): “Adrianopel [now Edirne, TK] / Flach” hw by Schilsky; “Haplocnemus / ( Holcopleura ) / turcicus / Schilsky 1897 / Paralectotypus / Karel Majer design. 1996” prr., up .

1 ♂ (dissected by K. Majer) and 2 ♀♀: “Turcia / Merkl” hw by Schilsky; “Haplocnemus / ( Holcopleura ) / turcicus / Schilsky 1897 / Paralectotypus / Karel Majer design. 1996” prr., up .

All of them have been fitted with a further label: “ Syn- typus / not a Lectotype / A. turcicus Schilsky / Liberti, jan. 2015 ” prr .

The symbol “*” often found on Schilsky handwritten name labels means new species. Such symbol does not (in the writer’s opinion) mean a holotype status for the relevant specimen. It is believed that such “*” mark was simply pinned, by Schilsky, on the first specimen of a new species row.

Describing this species, the Author reports 5 ♀♀ from “ Turkey, Burgas and Adrianopel”; given the similarity between sexes it is easy to believe that Schilsky did not recognize the males. No doubt these are all syntypes , they all belong to the same species and there is no need to select a lectotype.

A. turcicus perfectly corresponds to A. reitteri , both for external and for aedeagical characters.

Description - Please refer to the above description un- der “Systematics”. Rather variable in size, entirely black, legs and antennae included. Antennae rather short; articles 4-6 triangular, trasverse; 7-9 slightly trasverse to ba- lanced; articles 4-6 gradually increasing in size; article 3 triangular, slightly narrower than 4. Pronotum lateral sides finely crenulated, mainly in basal half. Elytral apices se- parately rounded although, at times, an obtuse angle may be perceived. Penultimate sternite straight on rear border; last sternite median process very short. The median lobe appears rather variable depending on populations as shown, as an example, in Figs. 42 and 43.

Dimensions in mm. TL: ♂♂ 4.9-6.8; ♀♀ 5.4-6.0.

♂♂. TL = 5.50±0.78, PL = 1.08±0.22, EL = 3.78±0.52, PW = 1.70±0.22, EW = 2.16±0.24 .

♀♀. TL = 5.62±0.27, PL = 1.14±0.06, EL = 4.02±0.15, PW = 1.78±0.10, EW = 2.26±0.10 .

Distribution and comments - A Turkish species, common in central and western Asiatic Turkey, also pre- sent in the European part of the Country and, marginally, in south-east Bulgaria. In Greece only on Lesvos. Can be found by grass sweeping.

Materials studied

Bulgaria

Ahtopol (Gren, 2012, CGz); Burgas (see syntypes of A turcicus ) .

Greece

Lesvos prov.: Agios Paraskevi , Lesvos (Erhard, 1995, SMNS) ; Antissa, Lesvos ( Grimm , 1995, SMNS) ; Eressos, Lesvos ( Erhard , 1995, SMNS) ; Filia, Lesvos (Mus. Helsinki, 2007, MZF) ; Loutrà, Lesvos ( Biström , 2009, MZF) ; Mantamados, Lesvos ( Erhard , 1995, SMNS) Mitilini, Lesvos ( Grimm , 1995, SMNS) .

Turkey (European)

Canakkale prov.: Eceabat (Liberti, 2010, CLi)(F); Gelibolu (Liberti, 2010, CLi).

Turkey (Asiatic)

Bolu prov.: Abant Gölü near Bolu (Saltini, 1997, CLi).

Corum prov.: Bogazkale (Malkin, 1979, CCo)*.

Canakkale prov.: Ayvacik (Liberti, 2010, CLi); Yenice (Liberti, 2010, CLi, Angelini, 2011, CAn).

Balikesir prov.: Akbas (Liberti, 2010, CLi); Bandirma (Poot, 1989, CCo)*; Gölcük (Angelini, 2011, CAn); Gönen (Wittmer, 1970, CCo; Kanaar, 1989, CCo)*.

Bursa prov.: Kaynarca near Iznik (Wittmer, 1967, CCo)*

Izmir prov.: Bergama (Klapperich, 1967, CCo; Malkin, 1981, CCo)*; Dikili (Liberti, 2010, CLi).

Manisa prov.: Akcakertigbeli Gecidi near Demirci (Liberti, 2010, CLi).

Aydin prov.: Kocarli (Ponel, 2005, CPn).

Denizli prov.: Çivril (Angelini, 2011, CAn).

Isparta prov.: Sarki Karagaç (Angelini, 2011, CAn).