Eupholidoptera chabrieri ( Charpentier, 1825 )

Ciplak, Battal, Heller, Klaus-Gerhard & Willemse, Fer, 2009, 2156, Zootaxa 2156, pp. 1-75 : 36-37

Eupholidoptera chabrieri ( Charpentier, 1825)

( Figures 20, 65, 111, 157, 201, 231, 234, 238, Appendix)

Locusta chabrieri Charpentier, 1825: 119 .

Decticus chabrieri ( Charpentier, 1825) ; Burmeister 1838: 712, fide Brunner von Wattenwyl 1882.

Pterolepis chabrieri ( Charpentier, 1825) ; Serville 1838: 493.

Olynthoscelis chabrieri ( Charpentier, 1825) ; Fischer von Waldheim, 1846: 442.

Thamnotrizon chabrieri ( Charpentier, 1825) ; Fischer, 1853: 263.

Pholidoptera chabrieri ( Charpentier, 1825) ; Ramme, 1927: 130.

Eupholidoptera chabrieri ( Charpentier, 1825) ; Ramme, 1951: 198

Type information: Syntypes (2M, 2F), “Gallia meridionalis, in agro Tergestino” ( Charpentier 1825); all in ZMB (“ Mus Berolin” Charpentier 1825).

Remarks on type specimens and type locality: Until 1927 E. chabrieri was thought to be a clearly defined species with its terra typica in southern Europe (southern France and/or northern Italy). In this year, however, Ramme discovered that the types did not belong to the similar looking species found in these areas. In a very careful study he examined all syntypes and decided - correctly at that time – that the majority of the types (for details see Ramme 1927) represented an east Mediterranean species, E. smyrnensis ( Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1882) , and synonymized the latter with the much earlier described E. chabrieri . This opinion was accepted and the name E. chabrieri was applied in this sense. In a second paper on this topic, Ramme (1951) surprisingly got the impression that the types were lost, although in his paper from 1927 he had traced meticulously the history of the type series. Ramme came to his new conclusion mainly because he received a recently collected specimen from the town Chabrieres (southern France). He assumed that Charpentier when describing E. chabrieri had specimens from this place and named his new species after this locality. Firstly, however, there is no doubt that the types in Berlin are the animals Charpentier based his description on, and secondly, Charpentier would certainly not have latinised Chabrieres into ‘chabrieri’. The word ‘chabrieri’ indicates clearly a male person with the name Chabrier, not uncommon in French. Unfortunately the opinion of Ramme was again accepted. Since that time (1951) E. chabrieri is thought to be a species with the type locality in southern France, although the types still exist documenting that it is not the species occurring there. In the interest of nomenclatural stability and following article 75.6 of the Zoological Code ( ICZN 1999), we maintain the prevailing usage sensu Ramme (1951). We will make a request to the Commission to set aside the existing name-bearing type and to designate a neotype.

Material examined (per countries and depositories). FRANCE: Mainland: 5M, 3F, S. France, Alpes Maritimes, Mt. Coarmette, 3–5000 ft, 8.1930 (B.P. Uvarov); 1M, S. France, Alpes Maritimes, Sarree Valley, 660 m, 10.9.1946; 6M (2 nymphs), 2F (1 nymph), S. France, Alpes Maritimes, Tende, 2550 ft, 15– 17.9.1952 (K. V. Clarke); 3M, S. France, Alpes Maritimes, N. Sospel, 750 m, 5.8.1958; 1M, 1F, Houtes-Marne, Colombes, Les Deux Eglises, 12.8.1958; 2M, 1F, Mt. Ventoux lower slopes, 9.1971 (J.A. Meadows); 1M, 1F, S. France, Alpes Maritimes, St. Martin du Var and Levens, 20.8.1975 (N.D. Jago); 1M, 1F, S. France, Mt. Ventoux, (M. Samways); 18M, 21F, S. France, Vauclose, Ventoux Mt. near Pavillion Rolland, 800–1100 m, 11–12& 19.8.1977 (D. R.N. & M. Ragge); ( NHM) 1M, 3F, Provence, Col de Brouis near Sospel, 880m, 16.9.1951; 1M, 1F, Plan du Peiron, 11.9.1950; 2M, Col de l’Able pres de Luceram, 1146m, 18.9.1951 (C. & F. Willemse) ( CW); Corsica: 3M, 1F, Vivario, 650 m, 21.7.1961 (D.H. & D.J. Harvey) ( NHM). SWITZERLAND: 5M, 2F, Tessin, Lugano, 16.9.1929; 1M, 1F, 18.9.1929 (F. Zeuner) ( NHM, 1M ZMB); ITALY: Mainland: 1M, Romagna, Abetone to Modena, 1 km S of the Serpiano, 18.9.1971 (L.M. & B. R. Pitkin); 1F, Toscana 7 km S. of Siena, 18.9.1971 (L.M. & B. R. Pitkin) ( NHM); 1M, 1F, 10.1918 Italien (Coll. Magliano); 1M, 2F, Gardasee, Portese-Salo, 22.8.1921 (Ramme-Spaney S.G.); 1M, 1F, Sassuolo b. Madena, 9.1930 (W. Ramme); 1F, Sassuolo-Emilia, 4.10.1937 (C. Minozzi); 1F, Neapel-Salarmo, oberh. Nosera, 6.8.1924 (W. Ramme); 1M, Eugancen Castelnuovo, 9.1930 (W. Ramme) ( ZMB); 1M, 1F, Mt.Puzillo, Grupo Velino, 1800m, 10.8.1964 (La Greca); 1M, 1F near Como, N.Italy; locality Fuentes, near Colico 250–290m, 12.9.1963, (A. Nadig); 1M, Friuli-Venetia Giulia, 700 m, N of Borgo Grotta Gigante, 280 m, UTM VL040630, 31.8. 1995; 1F, Prosecco-Opicina, Monte Grisea, 280 m, UTM VL 029606; 1F, 500 m E of station Prosecco, 300 m, UTM VI038633, 31.8. 1995; 1M, Monte Grisea, 290 m, UTM VL027611, 11.8. 1995; 1M, 1F, 1 km SW of San Rocco, 2.5km W of Muggia, 80 m, UTM VL013510, 18.9. 1995; 1M, 400 m NW of Duino, 30 m, UTM UL910703, 26.7.; 1M, eastside Monte Carlo, 320 m, UTM VL120522, 21.9. 1995; 1M, 2F, Monte San Leonardo, 300 m N of Samatorza, 300m, UTM VL004684, 21.7. 1995; 1M, E of Mocco, 240 m, UTM VL 115529, 4.6. 1995; 1M, 500 m N of Sistiana, 120 m, UTM UL943707, 27.9.1995; 2F, between Sistiana & Duino, 53m, UTM VL925699, 16.7. 1995; 1M, Slivia, 140 m, UTM UL9669, 8.8.1995; 1M, 300m N of Samatorza, 300 m, UTM VL004684, 21.7.1995; 1M, 500 m, NE of Rupingrande, 370 m, 11.10. 1995; 1M Torrente Rosandra, 300 m S of Bagnoli, 60m, UTM VL109517, 7.6. 1995; 1F, Torrente Rosandra, SE of Monte Rocco, 300 m E of Mattonala Triestina, 30m, UTM VL100509, 17.9.1995; 1F, 800 m N of San Pelagio, UTM UL978698, 8.8.1995; 1F, 1 km NE of San Lorenzo, 410 m, UTM VL128528, 30.7.1995; 1F, 200 m E of Noghera near Rio Ospo, 20 m, UTM VL075494, 4.8.1995; 1F, S. Michele, SW of Muggia Vecchia, 180 m, 19.7.1995; 1F, 500 m NW of Bagnoli, 80 m, 17.9.1995; 1F, 700 m S of Gabrovizzia, 230m, UTM VL010639, 7.9.1995; 1F, 400 m, NW of Duino, 30 m, UTM UL910703, 26.7.1995; 1F, NW of Opicina, parking, 200 m, UTM VL042609, 3.8.1995; 1F, 400 m S of Basovizza, 390 m, UTM VL115547, 24.7.1995 (all R. Kleukers); 1M, Gargano, 24.8.1988 (M. & G.Osella); 1M,: Gargano, Cagnano, 24.8.1988 (M.G. Osella); 1M, 1F, Sperlonga (Terrcina Latini), 29.6.1959 (La Greca) ( CW). 1M, 1F, Foresta Umbra (Gargano), 24.7.1957 (labelled as paratypes Eupholidoptera garganica n. sp. La Greca det.) ( MSNM); Sardinia: 7M, 5F, Aritzo, 1100–1200 m, 17.9.1964 (K.M. Guichard) ( NHM); Sicily: 1F, Messina am Colle S. Rizzo, 2400 m [sic], 27.7.1924 (W. Ramme & Richter) ( NHM); 1M, Messina, Colle S. Rizzo, 450 m, 28.8.1960 (La Greca); 1M, Messina, Mandanici, 700m, 12.9.1960 (La Greca) ( CW).

Materials from Balkan countries see Çıplak et al. 2007.

Other published localities and distribution data: France ( Voisin 2003), Switzerland ( Nadig 1985b; Thorens & Nadig 1997), Italy ( Ruffo & Stoch 2005).

Sound records: Bonnet (1995), Ode & Fontana (2002), Ragge & Reynolds (1998b), Schmidt in DORSA/ SYSTAX (including a record from Kerkira, determined as E. epirotica ), Dragan Chobanov (unpublished).

Distribution: From southern France (including Corsica) and southern Switzerland to Italy (including Sardinia and Sicily) and the Balkans ( Figure 239).