Mordellistena (s. str.) tarsata Mulsant, 1856

Selnekovic, David & Ruzzier, Enrico, 2019, New distributional records for sixteen Mordellidae species from the Western Palearctic (Insecta, Coleoptera, Mordellidae), ZooKeys 894, pp. 151-170 : 151

Mordellistena (s. str.) tarsata Mulsant, 1856

Mordellistena (s. str.) tarsata Mulsant, 1856: 381 [type locality: Lyon env., France].

New records.

CYPRUS • 2 ♂♂; Skoulli village env.; 34°58'17"N, 32°27'02"E; 24 Apr. 2018; D. Selnekovič leg.; in ruderal vegetation along the road; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC. NORTH MACEDONIA • 1 ♀; Nichpur village env.; 41°43'15"N, 20°40'06"E; 930 m a.s.l.; 19 Aug. 2018; D. Selnekovič leg.; river valley; on the flowers of Daucus carota ; D. Selnekovič det.; DSPC.

Distribution.

Albania ( Ermisch 1956), Algeria ( Csiki 1915), Austria ( Ermisch 1956), Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Ermisch 1956), Bulgaria ( Ermisch 1956), Croatia ( Schilsky 1895; Ermisch 1956), Cyprus (new country record), Czech Republic ( Ermisch 1956), France ( Mulsant 1856), Georgia ( Ermisch 1956), Germany ( Csiki 1915; Ermisch 1956), Greece ( Ermisch 1969b), Hungary ( Ermisch 1956) Italy ( Emery 1876; Baudi di Selve 1878; Ruzzier 2013), Kazakhstan ( Odnosum 1992a), Kyrgyzstan ( Odnosum 2003), North Macedonia (new country record), Mongolia ( Odnosum 1992b), Romania ( Ermisch 1956; as Hungary: Mehadia), Russia ( Odnosum 1992b), Slovakia ( Horák 1989), Spain ( Ermisch 1956; Plaza 1983), Switzerland ( Ermisch 1963b), Turkey ( Ermisch 1956), Turkmenistan ( Odnosum 2003), Ukraine ( Odnosum 1993, 2010), former Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro; Horák 2008; without further information).

Remarks.

Mordellistena tarsata has a wide distributional range across the Palearctic realm. It inhabits dry grasslands and ruderal vegetation ( Fig. 3 ) where adults feed on flowers of various herbaceous plants, e.g., Daucus carota , Rubus fruticosus , Achillea millefolium , Filipendula ulmaria ( Ermisch 1963b), Heracleum spondylium ( Ermisch 1963b), Thapsia villosa ( Plaza 1983), Ruta montana ( Plaza 1983). Although M. tarsata is widely distributed, it is not a common species, and usually, only a few individuals are found in a particular locality. The immature stages and their host plants remain unknown.

Figures

Figure 3. Ruderal vegetation near Skoulli village in Cyprus, 34 ° 58 ' 05 " N, 32 ° 26 ' 46 " E. Mordellistena olympica Ermisch, 1965 and M. tarsata Mulsant, 1856 recorded from this locality are new to Cyprus.