Saprinus (Saprinus) calatravensis Fuente, 1899

Penati, Fabio, 2009, An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia, with faunistic, zoogeographical, ecological and conservation remarks *, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 197-280 : 238

47. Saprinus (Saprinus) calatravensis Fuente

Literature data. “Sardinia” ( Yélamos & Lackner 2004). Cagliari prov.: Flumentorgiu, VI.1895, FS, 1 ex ( Penati & Vienna 2002). Nuoro prov.: Nurri, loc. Padenti [= Padonti-Nurri], 14.VIII.1941, ES, 6 ex ( Penati & Vienna 2002). Sassari prov.: Isola Rossa, 20.VI.1995, RPa, 1 ex (CRPa).

Chorotype. 1.08 CAM (Centralasiatic-Mediterranean).

Italian distribution. Piedmont, Venetia, Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, Marches, Latium, Campania, Abruzzi, Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia.

Ecology. Shows the same characteristics as its congeners.

Notes. Due to the scarce morphological differentiation between them, Saprinus calatravensis , S. chalcites (Illiger) and S. georgicus Marseul constitute a group of species difficult to identify without study of the aedeagus, and which have often been confused in the past. Therefore, data referring to a few isolated females of doubtful identity, deposited in some of the studied collections (for example CCMe), were not included in the present list. The exact Sardinian distribution of these three species can only be assessed after a careful and thorough revision of the specimens from the various collections and extensive field campaigns.