Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) quercicola Mulsant & Rey, 1868

Liberti, Gianfranco, 2019, The Aplocnemus Stephens, 1830, of Greece (Coleoptera, Cleroidea, Dasytidae). A contribution to their knowledge, Natural History Sciences 6 (1), pp. 3-26 : 22

Aplocnemus (Aplocnemus) quercicola Mulsant & Rey, 1868

Haplocnemus quercicola Mulsant & Rey, 1868: 243 , loc. typ. Beaujolais and Lyon area ( France); Pic, 1937: 40; Constantin, 2007: 160 [ Aplocnemus ]; Mayor, 2007: 412; Liberti & Zinetti, 2009: 51, Figs. 6,7; Constantin & Liberti, 2011: 54, 114, 135, Fig. 102, pl. 18 Fig. 72.

= Haplocnemus brevissimus Pic, 1908: 50 , note [syn. n.], loc. typ. Zakynthos and Olympia (Peloponnese); Pic, 1937: 32; Mayor, 2007: 410 [ Aplocnemus ].

= Haplocnemus brevissimus v. holtzi Pic, 1908: 50 , note [synonymized by Mayor, 2007; a chromatic variety with darkened femora], loc. typ. Kambos, Messinia.

The types of A. (A.) quercicola have been described by Liberti & Zinetti (2009: 51) and are in collection Rey, at the Centre de Conservation et d’Etude des Collections, Musée des Confluences, Lyon. Drawings and further collection localities (French and Italian) can be found in Constantin (2007), Liberti & Zinetti (2009: 51, Figs. 6, 7) and Constantin & Liberti (2011).

3 Syntypes, ♀ ♀, of Haplocnemus brevissimus Pic, 1908 , have been found in collection Pic, at MNHNP. They are labeled :

“ Morée” pr.; “type” hwA; “sp.?” hw, grey; “43” hw; “SYNTYPE” prr.;

“Olympia” hwA; “43” hw; “anomalie antennaire” hwA;

“ Zante” hwA; “type” hwA; “brevissimus Pic ” hwA; “TYPE” prr.

The 3 specimens bear a further label “ Syntype / Aplocnemus / brevissimus / Pic 1908 / MNHN Paris, coll. Pic” prr., added by R. Constantin. Although small differences between french and greek populations samples can be detected, it seems wise to avoid establishing subspecies because of the limited number of specimens seen. On the other hand, given that Lyon and Athens are nearly 1700 Km apart, finding small differences between local populations should be expected .

The Holotype, ♀, of Haplocnemus brevissimus var. holtzi Pic, 1908 , is in collection Pic, at MNHNP. It is labeled: “ Morea merid. / Kambos, Taygetos / VI.1901 Holtz” pr.; “rufipes var. / unique?” hwA; “voir aussi / chalconatus” hwA; “type” hwA; “ TYPE ” prr.; “ v. Holtzi Pic ” hwA; “ v. Holtzi Pic ” hw on grey paper. The synonymy proposed by Mayor (2007) is here confirmed and justified.

Distribution and comments - A rare, relictual species present at least in Southern France, peninsular Italy, Greece and Crete (Liberti & Zinetti, 2009: 51).

Materials studied

Greece

Larissa prov. : Ossa°° (Sama, 1987, CLi).

Messinia prov.: Agios Nikolaos near Kardamili°° (Constantin, 2005, CCo).

Hania prov.: Vrises°° (Gillerfors, 1993, ZMLU).