Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) marginatus Rottenberg,1871

Haplocnemus marginatus Rottenberg,1871:243,loc.typ.Catania (Sicily); Pic, 1937: 40 [synonym of A. rufomarginatus Perris, 1869]; Peacock, 1987: 156 [ Aplocnemus; synonym of A. rufomarginatus]; Liberti, 1995: 184 [good species]; Mayor, 2007: 411; Liberti & Zinetti, 2009: 49.

= Haplocnemus impressipennis Pic, 1921b: 5, loc. typ. Ficuzza (Palermo, Sicily) [synonymized by Liberti, 1995: 184].

No doubts on the identification of this species, as proposed by Liberti (1995), because it is well characterized and cannot be confused with any others in its typical locality (Sicily). Description and drawings can be found in Liberti (1995: 184, Figs. 2, 51-52).

Distribution and comments - A rare relictual, trans-Ionian species living in Sicily and in the west of Greece.

Materials studied

Greece

Kefallonia prov.: Skala°° (Whitehead, 1996, CWh). Etolia Akarnania prov.: Paleros°° (Constantin, 2005, CCo). Ahaïa prov.: Kalavrita°° (Angelini, 1999, CAn); Kalentzi°° (Angelini, 2004, CAn). Ilia prov.: Lalas (Schawaller, 2004, SMNS); Olimbia°° (Wittmer, 1971, CCo). Messinia prov.: Mavrommati (Malkin,?, CCo).

Several Sicilian localities for this species can be found in Liberti (1995) and Liberti & Zinetti (2009).