Nematopogon sericinellus Zeller, 1847

Scalercio, Stefano, 2022, New records of Adelidae from forested habitats of Calabria (South Italy) with an update of the Italian ckecklist (Lepidoptera: Adeloidea), Fragmenta entomologica 54 (2), pp. 301-310 : 304-306

Nematopogon sericinellus Zeller, 1847 (Fig. 6)

Records: Calabria, Pollino-Orsomarso – Timpone Magara, Saracena, Cosenza province (39.7939°N, 16.0520°E), 1465 m, 20 May 2015, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg. , 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01219) ; Calabria, Bruscata, Saracena, Cosenza (39.8103°N, 16.0468°E), 1370 m, 20 May 2015, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg. , 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01234) ; Calabria, Serrapaolo, Saracena, Cosenza (39.8225°N, 16.0911°E), 990 m, 20 May 2015, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg. , 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01235) ; Calabria, Carraci, Lungro, Cosenzaprovince (39.7547°N, 16.0864°E), 1270 m, 15 Apr 2016, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg. , 2 specimens ( BOLD IDs: LEP-SS-01226, LEP-SS-01227) ; Calabria, Sila – Tirivolo, Taverna, Catanzaro province (39.1028°N, 16.6197°E), 1580 m, 18 May 2020, Scalercio S. & Di Marco C. leg. , 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01241) ; Calabria, Vivaio Sbanditi, Longobucco, Cosenza province (39.3891°N, 16.6019°E), 1350 m, 23 May 2014, Scalercio S. leg. , 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01236) ; Calabria, Vallone Tasso, Spezzano della Sila, Cosenza province (39.3324°N, 16.4185°E), 7 Jun 2018, Scalercio S. leg. , 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01222) ; Calabria, Spinarva, Taverna, Catanzaro province (39.0900°N, 16.6800°E), 1570 m, 30 May 2017, Scalercio S. leg. , 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP- SS-01232) ; Calabria, Montagna Grande, San Giovanni in Fiore, Cosenza province (39.276°N, 16.610°E), 1370 m, 11 May 2016, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg. , 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01233); Malagieca, Sellia, Catanzaro (38.9571°N, 16.6263°E), 193 m, 15 Apr 2021, Scalercio S. leg. , 1 specimen; Calabria, Serre – Santa Maria, Serra San Bruno, Vibo Valentia province (38.5454°N, 16.3039°E), 924 m, 6 Apr 2016, Scalercio S. & Infusino M., 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01223) .

Barcoded Calabrian specimens showed a high genetic divergence, sometimes higher than those registered with specimens collected in other Italian regions ( Table 1).

Nematopogon swammerdamella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 7) Records: Calabria, Pollino-Orsomarso – Serrapaolo, Saracena, Cosenza province (39.8225°N, 16.0911°E), 990 m, 20 May 2015, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg., 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01229) ; Calabria, Timpone Magara, Saracena, Cosenza province (39.7939°N, 16.0520°E), 1465 m, 20 May 2015, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg., 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01218) ; Calabria, Bocca di Novacco, Saracena, Cosenza province (39.8140°N, 16.0451°E), 1340 m, 20 May 2015, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg., 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP- SS-01231) ; Calabria, Sila – Cappiglione, Sellia, Catanzaro province (38.9732°N, 16.6243°E), 533 m, 15 Apr 2021, Scalercio S. leg., 1 specimen (microscope slide: CREA-0238) ; Ariabrutta, Sellia, Catanzaro (38.9887°N, 16.6218°E), 470 m, 15 Apr 2021, Scalercio S. leg., 2 specimens ; Calabria, Serre – Il Palmento, Serra San Bruno, Vibo Valentia (38.5625°N, 16.3140°E), 840 m, 26 May 2015, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg., 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01230) .

The successfully barcoded specimen showed a low similarity with the best match found in BOLD among public sequences ( Table 1), and a perfect identity with a specimen from South Italy ( Fig. 13 ). The identification of Calabrian specimens as N. swammerdamella was confirmed by the examination of genitalia ( Fig. 14 ).

Nematopogon garganellus Bryner & Huemer, 2019 (Fig. 8) Records: Calabria, Pollino-Orsomarso – Timpone Magara, Saracena , Cosenza province (39.7939°N, 16.0520°E), 1465 m, 20 May 2015, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg., 2 specimens ( BOLD IDs: LEP- SS-01194, LEP-SS-01220) ; Calabria, Catena Costiera – Bosco Gesuiti, San Fili , Cosenza province (39.3618°N, 16.1313°E), 620 m, 23 Apr 2015, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg., 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01221) ; Calabria, Passo della Crocetta, Paola , Cosenza province (39.321°N, 16.112°E), 980 m, 13 May 2015, S. Scalercio leg., 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01224) ; Calabria, Purgatorio , San Benedetto Ullano, Cosenza province(39.3939°N, 16.1024°E), 880 m, 6 May 2015, Palmento, Serra San Bruno, Vibo Valentia province (38.5625°N, 16.3140°E), 830 m, 10 May 2016, Scalercio S. & Infusino M. leg., 1 specimen ( BOLD ID: LEP- SS-01225) .

Barcoded Calabrian specimens showed a high genetic divergence, in some cases higher than those registered with specimens collected in other Italian regions ( Table 1).

Figures

Fig. 13 – Neighbor-joining tree generated by the identification engine of BOLD for the successfully barcoded Calabrian specimen of Nematopogon swammerdamella (BOLD ID: LEP-SS-01230).

Fig. 14 – Male genitalia of Nematopogon swammerdamella, Cappiglione (microscope slide: CREA-0238).