Echinodera montissacris BEHNE, 2002

Germann, Christoph, Müller, Gerd, Müller, Ursula & Schön, Karel, 2015, An annotated checklist of the weevil fauna of Samos Island with new records for Greece (Coleoptera, Curculionoidea), Contributions to Natural History 27, pp. 1-26 : 8

Echinodera montissacris BEHNE, 2002

Based on the very coarse, alveolar punctuation of the pronotum, the acute uncus on the protibiae, the long-oval, egg shaped elytra, and the shape of the aedeagus ( Figs 3 A–C ), the single male specimen of an Echinodera (Ruteria) could be assigned to E. montissacris described from Mount Athos ( Behne 2002). It was found in a leaf litter sample from the Oros Kerkis (no. 20). E. montissacris was until now solely known from the type locality, and from records from Chalkidike ( Bahr & Stüben 2007). The present find is rather isolated, but might indicate a hitherto underestimated extent of the species’ distribution.

Figures

Figs 3 A–C. Echinodera montissacris BEHNE, 2002. A pronotum with deep and coarse punctation; B habitus, dorsal view; C penis lateral and dorsal view. Photos: C. Germann.