Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) cribricollis Mulsant & Rey, 1868

Liberti, Gianfranco, 2009, Improved Strategies for Branching on General Disjunctions, Zootaxa 2318, pp. 339-385 : 369

Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) cribricollis Mulsant & Rey, 1868

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Haplocnemus cribricollis Mulsant & Rey, 1868: 234 (Loc. typ. Corsica); Schilsky 1897b: nr. 61; Sainte-Claire Deville 1908: 219; Porta 1929: 127; Pic 1937: 33; * Liberti 1995a: 176.

= Haplocnemus erosus Mulsant & Rey, 1868: 233 ( Liberti 1995a: 176) .

= Haplocnemus elongatus Pic, 1921: 3 ( Liberti 1995a: 176) .

Material examined. Sassari prov.: * Isola Asinara, 1998 ( MCSNG); Monte Pettenadu, 2001 ( CPN); Porto Conte, 1974 ( CFR); Stagno di Pilo, 1995 ( CAN); Torre del Porticciolo, 2001 ( CPN); *Tottubella, 1964 ( MCSNG). Olbia-Tempio prov.: Cantoniera Pedredu, 1995 ( CAN); Coghinas, 1974 ( CMO); Golfo Aranci, 1995 ( CAN); Isola Caprera, 1987 ( MSNUF); * Isola Maddalena, 1987 ( MCSNG); * Isola Tavolara, 1994 ( MCSNG, MCSNM); Monte Limbara, 2004 ( CCR); Padrogiano, 1995 ( CAN); San Teodoro, 1995 ( CAN); *Tempio Pausania, y-? ( NMBA). Nuoro prov.: Bolotana, 1995 ( CAN); Bruncu Spina, 2004 ( CCR, CLI); *Cala Gonone, 1980 ( MCSNG); Cantoniera di Sant’Anna, 2008 ( CNBFVR); *Dorgali, 1983 ( CFR, CLI, NMBA); *Gadoni, 1987 ( CME); Lula, 1995 ( CAN); *Mamoiada, 1976 ( CPO); *Monte Albo, 2004 ( CCR, CME, MCSNG, NMBA); Monte d’Iscudu, 2003 ( CLI); *Nuoro, 1920 ( MCSNG); Oliena, San Giovanni, 1995 ( CAN); *Posada, 1983 ( MCSNG). Oristano prov.: Bauladu, 1995 ( CAN); Laconi, 1995 ( CAN, CME); Marceddì, 1995 ( CAN); *Monte Ferru, 1987 ( SMNS); *San Leonardo de Siete Fuentes, 1983 ( CLI). Ogliastra prov.: Seui, 1994 ( CME); *Talana, 1873 ( MCSNG). Medio Campidano prov.: Giara di Gesturi, 2001 ( CLI, CPN); *Gonnosfanadiga, 1983 ( CLI); Monte Anzeddu, 2006 ( CNBFVR); Monte Linas, 1995 ( CME); Sant'Antonio di Santadi, 2003 ( CPA); Villacidro, 2006 ( CNBFVR). Carbonia-Iglesias prov.: Domusnovas, 2006 ( CNBFVR); Isola di San Pietro, 1989 ( MCSNG); Monti Marganai, 2006 ( CNBFVR); sa Duchessa, 2006 ( CNBFVR); Villamassargia, 1998 ( CME). Cagliari prov.: Burcei, 1997 ( CME); *Cantoniera Campu Omu, 1998 ( CLI, CME), Donori, 1998 ( CME); *Elmas, 1873 ( MCSNG); Esterzili, 1994 ( CME); *Flumini, y-? ( NMBA); Monte dei Sette Fratelli, 1995 ( CAN, CME, MSNUF); Nurallao, 1994 ( CME); *Nurri, 1983 ( CLI); *Olia Speciosa, 1985 ( CLI); Pula, 1992 ( CME); *Quirra, 1985 ( CLI); *San Gregorio, 1997 ( CLI, CME); *San Vito, 1872 ( MCSNG); Siliqua, 1998 ( CME); Solèminis, 1983 ( CFO); Villasimius, 1995 ( CAN).

Chorotype. Tyrrhenian: Corsica, Sardinia, Tuscan Archipelago, Ponza, Ischia and Capri Islands, Monte Circeo (Latium, this being the only known locality on the Italian Tyrrhenian coast) ( Liberti 1995a). Affinities: rather close to another Tyrrhenian species, A. difficilis Holdhaus, 1923 , which has a more limited, northern range, in Corsica, Tuscan Archipelago, and Monte Argentario on the Tuscan coast ( Liberti 1995a).

Notes. Very common throughout Sardinia ( Schilsky 1897b; Sainte-Claire Deville 1908). It is characterized by its small size, the femora darker than the tibiae (mainly in males) and the serrate antennae. Adults can be found in spring on flowers (e.g. Cistus ).

Figures

FIGURES 12–19. Median lobe in lateral view. 12–15. Dasytes spp., scale bar: 0.5 mm. 12. Dasytes (Mesodasytes) iteratus Peyerimhoff (Sardinia, Nebida). 13. Dasytes (M.) croceipes Kiesenwetter (Sardinia, Lido del Sole). 14. Dasytes (M.) nigroaeneus Küster (Italy, Campania, Napoli province, Campagnano d’Ischia). 15. Dasytes (M.) aeneiventris Küster (Sardinia, Fonni). 16–19. Aplocnemus spp. from Sardinia, scale bar: 0.5 mm. 16. Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) cribricollis Mulsant & Rey (Burcei). 17. Aplocnemus (A.) pectinatus (Küster) (Stagno di Colostrai). 18. Aplocnemus (Diplambe) januaventi Liberti (Bruncu Spina). 19. Aplocnemus (D.) duplicatus Kiesenwetter (Seui).