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Dodomeira caoduroi Baviera 2017
No full textDodomeira caoduroi species group (2) (Figures 41f, 41g) Diagnosis. A Dodomeira group of relatively large sized species (length: 3.70–4.55 mm.) with slender (length/ width ratio: 1.66–1.78), sub-parallel elytra and body shape sub-cylindrical. Rostrum with epistome at raised plate. Mesorostrum with clavate and golden setae. Antenna with length scape/length funicle ratio 0.72–0.74. Pronotum transverse or quite sub-square (length 0.75–0.95 mm, width 0.90–1.10) with length/width ratio 0.83–0.95. Elytra clothed by imbricate brownish-silvery scales, clavate or widened on elytra and elytral declivity; recumbent (15°– 30°) or raised (30°–45°) on sides. Distribution. The species of this group are present in Nebrodi Mountains and Bonifato Mount (Fig. 140). Main soil type. Vertic-Cambisol (European Soil Data Centre; Panagos et al. 2012). Reproduction. To date, all species are parthenogenetic or probably parthenogenetic.Published as part of Baviera, Cosimo, 2017, A taxonomic monograph of the genus Dodomeira Bellò & Baviera, a new genus of Peritelini from Sicily (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), pp. 1-138 in Zootaxa 4334 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4334.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/100986
Dodomeira pfisteri Baviera 2017
No full textDodomeira pfisteri species group (13) (Figures 43c, 43d, 43e, 43f, 43g, 43h, 44a, 44b, 44c, 44d, 44e, 44f, 44g) Diagnosis. A Dodomeira group of small or medium-sized species (length: 2.90–4.25 mm.) with elytra parallel or sub-parallel (length/width ratio: 1.66–1.80) and body shape cylindrical or sub-cylindrical. Epistome absent. Mesorostrum with widened or clavate, golden-silvery setae. Antenna with length scape/length funicle ratio 0.67– 0.83. Pronotum (length 0.70–0.90 mm, width 0.70–1.00 mm) with length/width ratio 0.88–1.00. Elytra clothed by imbricate brown silvery scales and silvery-golden setae clavate or spatulate on elytra or elytral declivity; flattened (0–15°), recumbent (15°–30°), raised (30°–45°) on sides. Distribution. The species of this group lives in the Tyrrhenian central-western Sicily and are uncommon on Sicani Mountains (Fig. 141). Main soil types. Chromic-Luvisol (6 sp.), Vertic-Cambisol (7 sp.) (European Soil Data Centre; Panagos et al. 2012). Reproduction. To date twelve species are parthenogenetic or probably parthenogenetic.Published as part of Baviera, Cosimo, 2017, A taxonomic monograph of the genus Dodomeira Bellò & Baviera, a new genus of Peritelini from Sicily (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), pp. 1-138 in Zootaxa 4334 (1) on pages 80-81, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4334.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/100986
Dodomeira maritimaensis Baviera 2017
No full textDodomeira maritimaensis species group (1) (Figure 42h) Diagnosis. A Dodomeira group of medium-large sized species (length: 3.90–4.35 mm.) with slender body (length/ width ratio: 1.70–1.75), elongate and cylindrical elytra. Rostrum with epistome inconspicuous. Mesorostrum with thin and golden setae. Antenna with length scape/length funicle ratio 0.70–0.69. Pronotum transverse (length 0.80– 0.95 mm, width 0.90–1.00) with length/width ratio 0.89–0.95. Elytra clothed by imbricate earth brown scales here and there paler, with setae thin, slightly widened apex, erect (75°–90°). Distribution. The only species belonging to this group is known from western Sicily in Marettimo Island (Egadi Islands). Main soil type. Chromic-Luvisol (European Soil Data Centre; Panagos et al. 2012). Reproduction. To date, species are parthenogenetic or probably parthenogenetic.Published as part of Baviera, Cosimo, 2017, A taxonomic monograph of the genus Dodomeira Bellò & Baviera, a new genus of Peritelini from Sicily (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), pp. 1-138 in Zootaxa 4334 (1) on page 73, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4334.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/100986
Danacea hierena Baviera & Liberti, 2010, n. sp.
No full textDanacea hierena n. sp. (Figs: 1; 2 A–E) Type locality. Marettimo island, Trapani province, Sicily. Types. Holotype 3, MCGI, labelled “IT – TP: Marettimo, M. Falcone v. E, 400m, 37 ° 58.4 N 12 ° 03.5E, 15.V. 2008, leg. Liberti”. 7 paratypes (6 3, 1 Ƥ: GLCI): “IT - TP: Favignana, M. S. Caterina, 150 m, 37 ° 55.6 N 12 ° 18.9 E, 12.V. 2008, leg. Liberti”. 11 paratypes (3 3: MCGI; 4 3, 4 ƤƤ: GLCI): “IT - TP: Favignana, M. S. Caterina 250 m, 37 ° 55.7 N 12 ° 18.8 E, 12.V. 2008, leg. Liberti”. 63 paratypes (3 ƤƤ: MCGI; 6 3, 3 ƤƤ: MCMI; 42 3, 9 ƤƤ: GLCI): “IT - TP: Favignana, M. S. Caterina, 310 m, 37 ° 55.7 N 12 ° 18.7 E, 12.V. 2008, leg. Liberti”. 2 paratypes (2 3: GLCI): “IT - TP: Favignana, Cala del Passo, 37 ° 55.2 N 12 ° 18.3 E, 13.V. 2008, leg. Liberti”. 2 paratypes (1 3: CBCI; 1 3: GLCI): “Sicilia, TP, Egadi, Isola di Levanzo, 23.IV. 2007, leg. C. Baviera”. 8 paratypes (4 3, 4 ƤƤ: CBCI): “Sicilia, Trapani, Isole Egadi, Isola di Marettimo, 16-18.IV. 2006, leg. C. Baviera”. 98 paratypes (6 3, 3 ƤƤ: MZMI; 64 3, 17 ƤƤ: CBCI; 5 3, 3 ƤƤ: GLCI): “Sicilia, TP, Egadi, Isola Marettimo, 18-23.IV. 2007, leg. C. Baviera”. 48 paratypes (3 3: MCGI; 37 3, 8 ƤƤ: GLCI): “IT - TP, Marettimo, (presso il paese), 200m, 15.V. 2008, leg. Liberti” [one further Ƥ: MCGI, with this same labelling, has been designed as the allotype (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1999: 72 A)]. 24 paratypes (15 3, 9 ƤƤ: GLCI) same label data as the holotype. Description. Male. Head (eyes included) as wide as, or slightly wider than, pronotum; forehead wide: distance between eyes more than three times the eyes width. Head length/width ratio approximately 1, looking at the insect head placed horizontally. Antennae rather short, slightly and gradually widened from base to apex; articles 3, 4, 5 narrow (but 5 variable); 6, 7, 8 shorter than 4, 5; 9, 10 approximately globular. Pronotum slightly wider than long (transverse), its maximum width in the middle, moderately narrowed forwards and backwards; anterior margin wider than posterior one; pronotum surface deeply puncturated but smooth and bright between the punctures. Elytra parallel-sided; feebly bordered; jointly rounded at apex; apices slightly divergent; apical angle well defined, rectangular. Body covered with short, pale greenish to whitish, scale like setae (as in the other Danacea) which, in this species, are rather sparse; pronotal setae on disc nearly all parallel and directed forwards, on the anterior margin more or less converging towards a point in the middle. Elytra surface often “decorated” with one or two symmetrical spots, and/or a posterior transversal band, apparently bare (actually covered with hardly visible, sparse, pale brown setae). Integuments dark green, bright with metallic glare: dorsal surface resulting colour (hairs plus integuments) grey-green; labium and mandibles yellow; legs entirely yellow; antennae yellow with just the tip of 11 th article darkened; palpi yellow with apical half of last article darkened. Median lobe as in Figures 2 A, 2 B, 2 C. Internal sac very long, its basal part (namely the part visible inside the median lobe apical half) fitted with two weakly sclerified lamellae (Figures 2 C, 2 D); its median part (which extends outside the median lobe base) showing a tiny granulation; apical orifice not clearly detectable. Spicular fork (Figure 2 E) branches rather thin. Female. Similar to male but eyes more flattened; elytra clearly widened in apical half and “decorated” more frequently than in males. Dimensions in mm: Males Females Differential diagnosis. Danacea hierena n. sp. belongs to the first group Danacea (Danacea) (Schilsky 1897, Liberti 1989) which includes the species where the discal scale-like setae on pronotum are all parallel and directed forward. It is very similar to Danacea trinacriae Liberti, 1979 and Danacea zingara Liberti & Baviera, 2004. These two species, widespread and sometimes common or very common in the Trapani province, are absent from the Egadi Archipelago: their ranges do not overlap with that of D. hierena. The main differences are summarized in the table below (the colour characters of palpi and antennae often being rather variable). D. hierena n. sp. D. trinacriae Liberti D. zingara Liberti & Baviera Median lobe As in Figs 2 A, 2 B, 2 C. Median As in Liberti & Baviera (2004: As in Liberti & Baviera (2004: lobe apical part longer, bent Fig 8). Median lobe apical part Figs 1 –3). Median lobe apical ventrally. shorter, weakly bent dorsally. part shorter, bent dorsally. Internal sac As in Figs 2 C, 2 D. Lamellae As in Liberti & Baviera (2004: As in Liberti & Baviera (2004: weakly sclerified, wide, rather Fig 8). Lamellae sclerified, Figs 1 –3). Lamellae sclerified, short. thin, rather short. wide, rather long, nearly tubular. The quotations of D. trinacriae for Marettimo and Levanzo Islands, reported in Liberti & Baviera (2004), must be referred to D. hierena n. sp. Etymology. The name derives from Hiera, an ancient name of Marettimo. Ecology. The adults of this species have been collected in April and May on several kinds of flowers, where they feed on pollen: on Favignana mostly on umbelliferous flowers (Magydaris sp.); on Marettimo on the abundant blossoming Euphorbia bushes.Published as part of Baviera, Cosimo & Liberti, Gianfranco, 2010, Dasytidae of the Egadi Archipelago (Coleoptera, Cleroidea) with description of Danacea hierena n. sp., pp. 49-57 in Zootaxa 2351 on pages 50-52, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19346
Solariola fraterna : Baviera 2015
No full textSolariola fraterna Baviera, 2015 (Figs 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 17e, 45b, 63, 63 ’, 106, 149, 192) Solariola gestroi var. “b”: A. Solari & F. Solari, 1923 (revision): 52. Solariola gestroi var. “b”: Luigioni, 1929 (catalogue): 871; Porta, 1932 (catalogue): 57; Lona, 1937 (catalogue): 233; Osella, 1976: 194 (fauna); Osella, 1979 (fauna): 312; Abbazzi et al., 1989 (fauna): 321; Abbazzi & Osella, 1992 (catalogue): 302; Abbazzi et al., 1995 (catalogue): 22; Colonnelli, 2003 (checklist): 46; Osella et al., 2005 (checklist); Abbazzi & Maggini, 2009 (catalogue): 58; Magnano & Alonso Zarazaga, 2013 (catalogue): 346. Solariola fraterna: Baviera, 2015: 401 –428 (revision). Solariola fraterna: Morrone & Hlaváč, 2017 (checklist): 50; Pierotti, 2017a (catalogue): 344. Type locality. Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Aspromonte Mountains, Gerace (Fig. 243). Diagnosis. A small size Solariola (TL: 2.8 5– 3.05 mm; BL: 2.30–2.45 mm) belonging to the gestroi group with more robust body shape. Within the species group, it is recognisable by brown–reddish cuticle, oval-elongate elytra with well-defined punctures and flat interstriae with elongate, raised setae. Rostrum short (RL: 0.40 mm, RW: 0.30mm, RL/RW: 1.33). Mesorostrum carinae sub-parallel to sides. Forehead convex (FW/MW: 2.00–2.00). Submentum and laterally mesorostrum with short, whitish-yellowish pappolepida. Antennae long and thin (SL: 0.55– 0.60 mm, FL: 0.80–0.85 mm, SL/FL: 0.69–0.71). Pronotum as long as wide (PL: 0.60–0.68 mm, PW: 0.60–0.68 mm, PL/PW: 1.00–1.00) without echinopappolepida at base. Oval-elongate elytra, dorsally vaulted (EL: 1.63–1.75 mm, EW: 0.87–0.95 mm, EL/EW: 1.84–1.87). Material examined. Holotype male with following labels: [genitalia in DHMF] [transparent label] / Gerace, Calab [ria] [leg.] Paganetti [w, p] / Typus var. b Solari, Bull.[ettino] Soc.[ietà] E.[ntomologica] It.[aliana] 1923 [w, p, hw] / (on the back) Gestroi ssp. hirtula Solari, Bull. [ettino] Soc.[ietà] E.[ntomologica] It.[aliana] 1923 [w, hw, p] / Solariola fraterna Baviera, 2013 HOLOTYPUS [r, p] / Solariola fraterna Baviera, 2015 Holotype, det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p] / esemplare fotografato by Francesco Sacco [y, p] (MSNM). Paratypes. Two females with following labels: Gerace, Calab. [ria] [leg.] Paganetti [w, p] / Solariola fraterna Baviera, 2013 PARATYPUS. [r, p] (MSNM, CBE). Additional material examined. Fifty-three males and females with the following data: Gerace, Calab[ria], Paganetti; S. Eufemia, Calab[ria], Paganetti; Calabria, Aspromonte, 1905, Paganetti; Aspromonte, S.ta Eufemia, Fiumara di Crasta, castagneto, 630m, 3.V.1993, leg. Angelini & Sabella; Aspromonte (RC), Gerace, castagneto, 650m, 11. X.1993, leg. Angelini & Sabella; Aspromonte, Zomino, Gerace, sughereta, 5.XI.93, leg. Sabella; Calabria (RC) Aspromonte, Gerace, 4.VI.1994, leg. F. Angelini; Calabria, Aspromonte (RC), Cirella, 6.VI.1994, Angelini; Calabria, Aspromonte (RC), Gerace, castagn[eto], 750m, 8.XI.1997, leg. Angelini; Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Aspromonte, Zomaro, 1000m, v, Fagus, 20.VI.2012, Leg. Baviera C. / 38°18.624’N 16°07.480’E; I, Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Antonimina, 555m, vaglio Pistacia + arbusti vari in terreno arenario, 11.3.2014 / N38°16.542’ E016°08.475’, 11.3.2014, Bellò & Chemello, Baviera legg; I, Calabria, RC, Pazzano, 410m, vaglio Olea + Quercus / 38°27.737’N 16°27.180’E, 24.I.2016, Bellò & Chemello leg; I, Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Antonimina, 200m, vaglio Olea, Pistacia & Quercus, 11. 3. 2014 / N38°15.609’ E016°10.189’, 11.3.2014, Bellò & Chemello, Baviera legg. (CBA, CBE, ECO, GOS, LDI, MCZR, MSNM, MSNG, MTE, MZUF, RMO, SDEI, TMLF). Holotype redescription. Male. See Figs 17, 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 17e. Oval-elongate body (T L: 3.05 mm, BL: 2.45 mm). Red-brownish cuticle. Rostrum short (RL: 0.40 mm, RW: 0.30 mm, RL/RW: 1.33), conical to sides with pterygium expanded. Epistome absent. Mesorostrum carinae just divergent to sides. Submentum with short, whitish-yellowish pappolepida, also partially visible around mesorostrum. Interocular pit not visible. Forehead convex (FW/MW: 2.00). Vestigial eyes flat and just visible. Antennae thin and elongate (SL: 0.60 mm, FL: 0.85 mm, SL/FL: 0.71); AS ratio: 6.5.3.3.3.4.4.12. Scape clubbed, slightly more robust than funicle, curved at proximal third and progressively thickening towards apex. Funicle long and thin; all segments with elongate and thin setae. Club three-segmented, fusiform, in length twice the width, densely covered by thin setae. Pronotum as long as wide (PL: 0.68 mm, PW: 0.68 mm, PL/PW: 1.00), wider in the middle and without echinopappolepida at base. Scutellum visible. Elytra oval-elongate to sides, dorsally vaulted (EL: 1.75 mm, EW: 0.95 mm, EL/EW: 1.84), wider at middle with convex suture. Humeri obliquely rounded. Striae with 12–13well defined punctures, catenulate, almost deep. Interstriae little convex with thin and elongate setae raised. Elytral declivity <60 degrees. Legs elongate and robust with femora clubbed. Protibia with eight acute spines on inner edge and an evident mucro on inner apical angle. Protibia sinuous on inner edge and slightly curved in side view. Metatibia and mesotibia straight in side view. All tibia with noticeable apical comb. Tarsal segment 1 short, conical; segment 2 short and transverse; segment 3 very bilobed; all segments with thin golden setae. Onychium curved, robust and short with one short claw. Male genitalia. See Figs: dorsal shape aedeagus Fig. 63; apex of penis Fig. 63 ’; IX sternite Fig. 106. Female genitalia. See Figs: spermatheca Fig. 149; VIII sternite Fig. 192. Sexual dimorphism. Males can usually be recognized by their smaller size, slender appearance, more rounded humeri, legs stronger with a more noticeable apical mucro, and ventrites 1 and 2 slightly hollowed. Paratypes variability. Paratypes, sexual dimorphism excluded, are similar to the holotype but differs in size. Distribution. See Figs. 222, 222a. Italian endemic. Known from Reggio Calabria, surroundings of Gerace type locality at 200–1000 meters of elevation. Ecology and Phenology. Adults were collected from November to June by sifting leaf litter (Castanea, Olea or Quercus) also in sandy soil with Mediterranean scrub. Main soil type. Vertic Cambisol (European Soil Data Centre; Panagos et al. 2012). Reproduction. Amphigonic. Associated species. Sympatric with Pseudomeira erinacea Bellò & Baviera, 2011.Published as part of Bello', Cesare, Osella, Giuseppe & Baviera, Cosimo, 2019, A taxonomic monograph of the genus Solariola Flach, 1908 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), pp. 1-261 in Zootaxa 4676 (1) on pages 104-108, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4676.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/346894
Solariola angelinii Bello' & Osella & Baviera 2019, sp.n.
No full textSolariola angelinii Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n. (Figs 18, 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d, 18e, 45c, 64, 64 ’, 107, 150, 193) http://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 665E2DD9-6858-4D8B-9FAB-146BD45D9B26 Type locality. Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Aspromonte Mountains, Antonimina, 850m (Fig. 244). Diagnosis. A small size Solariola (TL: 2.5 0–2.85 mm; BL: 2.05–2.35 mm) belonging to the gestroi group with more robust body shape. Within the species group, it is recognisable by black–brownish cuticle, elytra sub-oval to sides and vaulted on disc, vestigial eyes clearly convex and well visible. Rostrum quite short (RL: 0.40–0.45 mm, RW: 0.30–0.35 mm, RL/RW: 1.29–1.33). Mesorostrum carinae divergent to sides. Forehead convex (FW/MW: 2.00–2.00). Submentum with short, whitish-yellowish pappolepida. Antennae with short scape and funicle long and thin (SL: 0.50– 0.50 mm, FL: 0.75– 0.75 mm, SL/FL: 0.67–0.67). Pronotum just longer than wide (PL: 0.58–0.67 mm, PW: 0.57–0.65 mm, PL/PW: 1.02–1.03) without echinopappolepida at base. Oval-elongate elytra, dorsally vaulted (EL: 1.50–1.75 mm, EW: 0.80–0.95 mm, EL/EW: 1.84–1.88). Type series. Holotype male with following labels: (genitalia in DHMF) [transparent label] / ♂ [w, p] / I[taly], Cal [abria], RC, Aspromonte, Antonimina, 27. IV. 2012, leg. Baviera [w, p] / Collezione Cesare Bellò, Castelfranco Veneto [g, p] / Solariola angelinii Holotype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p] / esemplare fotografato by Francesco Sacco [y, p] (CBE). Paratypes. Twenty specimens (8 males and 12 females) with following labels: I, Calabria, RC, Antonimina, 850m, vaglio Quercus, 38°16.961’N 16°07.516’E, 27. IV. 2012, Baviera leg. [w, p] / Collezione Cesare Bellò, Castelfranco Veneto [g, p] / Solariola angelinii paratype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p] (CBA, CBE), 4 exx; I, Calabria, RC, Antonimina, 800m, vaglio Quercus, 38°16.961’N 16°07.516’E, 22.V.2013, Baviera leg. [w, p] / Collezione Cesare Bellò, Castelfranco Veneto [g, p] / Solariola angelinii paratype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p] (CBA, CBE, MTE), 7 exx; I, Calabria, RC, da Zomaro ad Antonimina, 840m, vaglio Fagus, 11. 3. 2014, Bellò & Chemello, Baviera legg. [w, p] / N38°17.240’ E016°07.392’ [w, p] / Collezione Cesare Bellò, Castelfranco Veneto [g, p] / Solariola angelinii paratype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p] (CBA, CBE), 6 exx; Aspromonte (RC), Antonimina, leg. Baviera [w, p] / RCAN 1.1 [w, p] / Collezione Cesare Bellò, Castelfranco Veneto [g, p] / Solariola angelinii paratype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p] (CBA), 1 ex. Additional material examined. One female with following labels: Calabria, Aspromonte (RC), Cirella, 6. VI. 1994, Angelini [w, p] / Solariola gestroi hirtula Solari det L. Diotti, 2012 [w, p] / Collezione Cesare Bellò [g, p] / Solariola angelinii det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [w, p]. Holotype description. Male. See Figs 18, 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d, 18e. Oval-elongate body (T L: 2.50 mm, BL: 2.05 mm). Black–brownish cuticle. Rostrum short (RL: 0.40 mm, RW: 0.30 mm, RL/RW: 1.33), conical to sides with pterygium very expanded. Epistome absent. Mesorostrum carinae just divergent to sides. Submentum with short, whitish-yellowish pappolepida, also partially visible around mesorostrum. Interocular pit visible. Forehead convex (FW/MW: 2.00). Vestigial eyes clearly convex and well visible. Antennae with short scape and funicle long and thin (SL: 0.50 mm, FL: 0.75 mm, SL/FL: 0.67); AS ratio: 6.5.4.3.3.3.4.12. Scape clubbed, slightly more robust than funicle, curved at proximal third and progressively thickening towards apex. Funicle segments with elongate and thin setae. Club three-segmented, fusiform, in length twice the width, densely covered by thin setae. Pronotum just longer than wide (PL: 0.58 mm, PW: 0.57 mm, PL/PW: 1.02), wider in the middle and without echinopappolepida at base. Scutellum concealed. Elytra oval-elongate to sides, dorsally vaulted (EL: 1.50 mm, EW: 0.80 mm, EL/EW: 1.88), wider at middle with convex suture. Humeri obliquely rounded. Striae with 13–14 well defined punctures, catenulate, almost deep. Interstriae convex, with thin and elongate setae semi-erect. Elytral declivity>60 degrees. Legs short and robust with femora clubbed. Protibia with eight acute spines on inner edge and an evident mucro on inner apical angle. Protibia slightly sinuous on inner edge and slightly curved in side view. Metatibia and mesotibia straight in side view. All tibia with noticeable apical comb. Tarsal segment 1 short, conical; segment 2 short and transverse; segment 3 very bilobed; all segments with thin golden setae. Onychium curved, robust and short with one short claw. Male genitalia. See Figs: dorsal shape aedeagus Fig. 64; apex of penis Fig. 64 ’; IX sternite Fig. 107. Female genitalia. See Figs: spermatheca Fig. 150; VIII sternite Fig. 193. Sexual dimorphism. Males can usually be recognized by their smaller size, slender appearance, more rounded humeri, legs stronger with a more noticeable apical mucro, and ventrites 1 and 2 slightly hollowed. Paratypes variability. Paratypes, sexual dimorphism excluded, are similar to the holotype but differs in size. Distribution. See Figs. 222, 222a. Italian endemic. Known from Reggio Calabria, surroundings of Antonimina type locality at 250–850 meters of elevation. Etymology. This species is named after our friend and colleague Angelini (Ferdinando), specialist in soil beetles, in appreciation and gratitude for his cooperation in our study on Peritelini. Ecology and Phenology. Adults are from March to May, collected by sifting leaf litter either of Fagus or of Quercus. Main soil type. Orthic Luvisol (European Soil Data Centre; Panagos et al. 2012). Reproduction. Amphigonic. Associated species. Sympatric with Pseudomeira erinacea Bellò & Baviera, 2011.Published as part of Bello', Cesare, Osella, Giuseppe & Baviera, Cosimo, 2019, A taxonomic monograph of the genus Solariola Flach, 1908 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), pp. 1-261 in Zootaxa 4676 (1) on pages 109-113, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4676.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/346894
Solariola mariaeclarae Bello' & Osella & Baviera 2019, sp.n.
No full textSolariola mariaeclarae Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n. (Figs 9, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9 ’, 9’a, 9’b, 9’c, 9’d, 9’e, 9bis, 9bisa, 9bisb, 9bisc, 9bisd, 9bise, 9’bis, 9’bisa, 9’bisb, 9’bisc, 9’bisd, 9’bise, 44i, 55, 55’, 98, 141, 184) http://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 7AE310ED-26C9-4C95-9DC2-4882F05E74E6 Type locality. Sicily, Catania, Calatabiano, Foce Alcantara (Fig. 235). Diagnosis. A large size Solariola (TL: 3.10–3.60 mm; BL: 2.60–3.20 mm) belonging to the doderoi group with slender body shape. Within the species group, it is easily recognisable by brownish cuticle, the mesorostrum covered by whitish-yellowish pappolepida and the elongate elytra with elytral punctures very small. Rostrum quite elongate (RL: 0.50–0.65 mm, RW: 0.35–0.45 mm, RL/RW: 1.33–1.44). Mesorostrum carinae divergent to sides. Forehead convex (FW/MW: ratio 2.30–2.55). Mesorostrum and submentum covered by whitish, compact and elongate pappolepida. Antennae elongate and thin (SL: 0.55–0.70 mm, FL: 0.85–1.00 mm, SL/FL: 0.65–0.72). Pronotum transverse or slightly elongate (PL: 0.70–0.85 mm, PW: 0.65–0.85 mm, PL/PW: 0.95–1.08) with many echinopappolepida at base. Elytra sub-parallel to sides, dorsally vaulted (EL: 1.77–2.25 mm, EW: 0.91–1.10 mm, EL/EW: 1.95–2.24. Type series. Holotype male with following labels: [genitalia in DHMF] [transparent label] / ♂ [w, p] / Sicilia, Catania, Calatabiano, S. Marco, Foce Alcantara, vaglio Populus, 01. III. 2013, leg. Baviera C[osimo] [w, p]. / N37°48.368’ E15°15.335’ [w, p] / Solariola alcantarae, Holo [r, hw] / collezione Cesare Bellò / esemplare fotografato by Francesco Sacco [y, p] / Solariola mariaeclarae Holotype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p] (MCIZ). Paratypes. 70 specimens (34 males and 36 females) with following labels: Sicilia: Catania, Calatabiano, S. Marco, Foce Alcantara (Alcantara S 1), 29. VI. 2010, leg. Baviera C. / N37°48.368’ E15°15.335’ (CBA); ibidem, 19. V. 2010, Baviera leg. (CBA, CBE); ibidem, 11. III. 2011, Baviera leg. (CBA); I, Sicilia, Catania, Calatabiano, San Marco, Foce Alcantara, vaglio Populus, 01. III. 2013 / N37°48.348’ E15°15.335’ Baviera leg. (CBA, CBE, LDO); ibidem, 18. XII. 2013, leg. Baviera (CBA, CBE, GOS, LDO, MZUF). All with label: Solariola mariaeclarae paratype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p]. Additional material examined. 20 males and 31 females with following labels: Sicilia: Messina, Graniti, Postoleone, vaglio Quercus, 340m, 19. XII. 2013, leg. Baviera C. / N37°52.770’ E15°12.210’ (CBA, CBE); ibidem, 11. 03. 2015 (CBA, CBE). 1 female: Sicilia, Catania, Castiglione di Sicilia, 600 s.l.m., CTCG1.1, 19. IV. 2010, Leg. Baviera C. (CBA). Additional material examined are fifty-two specimens. Holotype description. Male. See Figs 9, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e. Body shape slender and subcylindrical (TL: 3.20 mm and BL: 2.70 mm). Brownish cuticle. Rostrum quite elongate (RL: 0.55 mm, RW: 0.40 mm, RL/RW: 1.37), conical to sides with expanded pterygium. Epistome absent. Mesorostrum carinae divergent to sides. Submentum covered by whitish-yellowish pappolepida, also around mesorostrum. Interocular pit visible. Forehead convex (FW/MW: ratio 2.30). Vestigial eyes flat and just visible. Antennae thin and elongate (SL: 0.60 mm, FL: 0.90 mm, SL/FL: 0.67); AS ratio: 8.7.4.3.3.3.3.15. Scape clubbed, slightly more robust than funicle, curved at proximal third and progressively thickening towards apex. Funicle long and quite thin; all antennal segments with short and thin setae. Club three-segmented, elongate-oval, in length twice the width, densely covered by thin setae. Pronotum slightly elongate (PL: 0.70 mm, PW: 0.65 mm, PL/PW: 1.08), wider at middle and with many echinopappolepida at base. Scutellum visible. Elytra elongate, sub-parallel to sides, dorsally vaulted (EL: 1.90 mm, EW: 0.95 mm, EL/EW: 2.00), wider in the middle with just convex suture. Humeri rounded. Striae with 15–16 punctures, catenulate, shallow. Interstriae flat with short and recumbent setae. Elytral declivity>60 degrees. Legs quite slim and elongate with femora clubbed. Protibia with five–six spines on inner edge and an evident mucro on inner apical angle. Protibia sinuous on inner edge and slightly curved in side view. Metatibia and mesotibia straight in side view. All tibia with noticeable apical comb. Tarsal segment 1 short, conical; segment 2 short and transverse; segment 3 very bilobed; all segments with thin golden setae. Onychium curved, robust and short with one short claw. Male genitalia. See Figs: dorsal shape aedeagus Fig. 55; apex of penis Fig. 55 ’; IX sternite Fig. 98. Female genitalia. See Figs: spermatheca Fig. 141; VIII sternite Fig. 184. Sexual dimorphism. Males can usually be recognized by their smaller size, slender appearance, more rounded humeri, legs stronger with a more noticeable apical mucro, and ventrites 1 and 2 slightly hollowed. Paratypes and others specimens variability. Paratypes, sexual dimorphism excluded, are similar to the holotype but differ in size. Specimens not paratypes, differ from those typical for the pronotum as long as wide. Distribution. See Figs. 221, 221a. Sicilian endemic. Known from Catania, Calatabiano, Alcantara River mouth, and Postoleone locality, inside the catchament area of the Alcantara River, at 300–400 meters of elevation. Etymology. This species is named after Maria Chiara, the young daughter of one of us (Baviera). Ecology and Phenology. We collected S. mariaeclarae by Winkler or Berlese extractors from soil obtained sifting the leaf litter on sandy soil sifting Populus sp. (Foce Alcantara) or clay soil (Postoleone) sifting Quercus sp., in winter. Main soil type. Fluvic-Eutric Cambisol (European Soil Data Centre; Panagos et al. 2012). Reproduction. Amphigonic. Associated species. Sympatric with Pseudomeira obscura (A. & F. Solari, 1907) and Pseudomeira vitalei (Desbrochers, 1892) at the Alcantara River’s mouth and Pseudomeira erinacea Bellò & Baviera, 2010 in Postoleone.Published as part of Bello', Cesare, Osella, Giuseppe & Baviera, Cosimo, 2019, A taxonomic monograph of the genus Solariola Flach, 1908 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), pp. 1-261 in Zootaxa 4676 (1) on pages 58-71, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4676.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/346894
Solariola comata Bello' & Osella & Baviera 2019, sp.n.
No full textSolariola comata Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n. (Figs 34, 34a, 34b, 34c, 34d, 34e, 46e, 80, 80 ’, 123, 166, 209) http://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 960705B6-602F-4C96-8EA3-9FFB18C1023D Type locality. Sicily, Messina, Peloritani Mountains, Rometta, Gimello, San Leone, 480m (Fig. 260). Diagnosis. A small to medium size Solariola (TL: 2.9 0–3.15 mm; BL: 2.30–2.60 mm) belonging to the paganettii group with slender body shape. Within the species group, it is recognisable by dark– red-brownish cuticle, elytra with very close and deep punctures, and rostrum with lots of pappolepida. Rostrum more robust (RL: 0.45–0.50 mm, RW: 0.30–0.35 mm, RL/RW: 1.43–1.50). Mesorostrum carinae slightly divergent to sides. Forehead convex (FW/MW: 2.00–2.00). Submentum and laterally mesorostrum with lots, elongate, whitish-yellowish pappolepida. Antennae long and thin (SL: 0.50–0.55 mm, FL: 0.75–0.80 mm, SL/FL: 0.67–0.69). Pronotum longer than wide (PL: 0.65–0.70 mm, PW: 0.60–0.65 mm, PL/PW: 1.08–1.08) without echinopappolepida at base. Elongate, subparallel elytra, dorsally vaulted (EL: 1.65–1.85 mm, EW: 0.82–0.90 mm, EL/EW: 2.01–2.05) with thin and elongate setae raised. Type series. Holotype male with following labels: [genitalia in DHMF] [transparent label] / ♂ [w, p] / Sicilia: Messina, Peloritani, Rometta, Gimello San Leone, sub Quercus, 480m, 20. V. 2008, leg. Baviera C. [osimo] [w, p] / collezione Cesare Bellò, Castefranco Veneto [g, p] / Solariola comata Holotype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p] / esemplare fotografato by Francesco Sacco [y, p] (MCIZ). Paratypes. Five specimens with following labels: Messina, Peloritani, Rometta, Gimello San Leone, sub Quercus, 480m, 20. V. 2008, leg. Baviera C.[osimo] [w, p] / collezione Cesare Bellò, Castefranco Veneto [g, p], 1 female (CBE); Italy, Sicily, Messina, Peloritani, Rometta, Chiesa di San Leone, vaglio Quercus, Castanea, Hedera Chiesa San Leone, 516m, 38°08.881’N 15°25.802’E 20.XI.2018, Bellò & Baviera leg. [w, p] / collezione Cesare Bellò, Castefranco Veneto [g, p], 1 male and 1 female (CBA, CBE); Italy, Sicily, Messina, Peloritani, Rometta, da San Leone a Gimello, vaglio Quercus, Castanea, Hedera strada San Leone—Gimello, 600m, 38°09.246’N 15°25.923’E, 20.XI.2018, Bellò & Baviera leg. [w, p] / collezione Cesare Bellò, Castefranco Veneto [g, p], 1 male (CBE). All with label: Solariola comata paratype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p]. Other specimen examined: 6 (2 males and 4 females) with the following labels: Sicilia, M.ti Peloritani, presso Pellegrino (ME), muschio e foglie Quercia, 26. III. 1972, F. Bernini [w, hw] / Solariola / Solariola comata det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [w, p] / Museo Civico Genova [w, p], 1 male (MSNG); Sicilia: Messina, Rometta, Gimello, vaglio Olea, 400m, 25. XI. 2011, leg. Baviera C.[osimo] [w, p], 1 female (CBA); Italy, Sicily, Messina, Peloritani, Rometta, da San Leone a Gimello, vaglio Quercus, Castanea, Hedera strada San Leone—Gimello, 600m, 38°09.246’N 15°25.923’E, 20.XI.2018, Bellò & Baviera leg. [w, p], 1 male and 3 female (CBA, CBE). All with label: Solariola comata det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [w, p]. Holotype description. Male. See Figs 34, 34a, 34b, 34c, 34d, 34e. Elongate body (T L: 2.90 mm, BL: 2.30 mm). Dark–brownish cuticle. Rostrum short and more robust (RL: 0.45 mm, RW: 0.30 mm, RL/RW: 1.50), conical to sides with pterygium expanded. Epistome absent. Mesorostrum carinae divergent to sides. Submentum with lots of elongate and whitishyellowish pappolepida, also visible around mesorostrum. Interocular pit not visible. Forehead convex (FW/MW: 2.00). Vestigial eyes convex, visible. Antennae thin and elongate (SL: 0.50 mm, FL: 0.75 mm, SL/FL: 0.67); AS ratio: 6.6.4.3.3.3.3.12. Scape clubbed, slightly more robust than funicle, curved at proximal third and progressively thickening towards apex. Funicle long and thin; all segments with elongate and thin setae. Club three-segmented, oval–elongate, in length twice the width, densely covered by thin setae. Pronotum longer than wide (PL: 0.65 mm, PW: 0.60 mm, PL/PW: 1.08), wider in distal half and without echinopappolepida at base. Scutellum visible. Elytra elongate, sub-parallel to sides, dorsally vaulted (EL: 1.65 mm, EW: 0.82 mm, EL/EW: 2.01), wider at middle with convex suture. Humeri rounded. Striae with 15 punctures, catenulate, very close and deep. Interstriae a little convex with thin and elongate setae raised. Elytral declivity> 60 degrees. Legs short and robust with clubbed femora. Protibia with eight acute spines on inner edge and an evident mucro on inner apical angle. Protibia sinuous on inner edge and curved in side view. Metatibia and mesotibia straight in side view. All tibia with noticeable apical comb. Tarsal segment 1 short, conical; segment 2 short and transverse; segment 3 very bilobed; all segments with thin golden setae. Onychium curved, robust and short with one short claw. Male genitalia. See Figs: dorsal shape aedeagus Fig. 80; apex of penis Fig. 80 ’; IX sternite Fig. 123. Female genitalia. See Figs: spermatheca Fig. 166; VIII sternite Fig. 209. Sexual dimorphism. Males can usually be recognized by their smaller size, slender appearance, more rounded humeri, legs stronger with a more noticeable apical mucro, and ventrites 1 and 2 slightly hollowed. Paratypes variability. Paratypes, sexual dimorphism excluded, are similar to the holotype but differs in size. Distribution. See Figs. 223, 223a. Sicilian endemic. Known from Peloritani Mounts, mainly around the “San Leone” church (Rometta) at 400–500 meters of elevation. Etymology. Named following the suggestion of our lost friend Carlo Pesarini (1946-2017) from the Latin word comatus (provided with many hairs) for its numerous rostral setae. Ecology and Phenology. Have been sifted adults of S. comata from the soil of an old Quercus and Castanea forest growing on a moist limestonesoil. Main soil type. Dystrict Cambisol (European Soil Data Centre; Panagos et al. 2012). Reproduction. Amphigonic. Associated species. Sympatric with Pseudomeira erinacea Bellò & Baviera (2011).Published as part of Bello', Cesare, Osella, Giuseppe & Baviera, Cosimo, 2019, A taxonomic monograph of the genus Solariola Flach, 1908 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), pp. 1-261 in Zootaxa 4676 (1) on pages 183-188, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4676.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/346894
Solariola pentaphyllica Bello' & Osella & Baviera 2019, sp.n.
No full textSolariola pentaphyllica Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n. (Figs 41, 41a, 41b, 41c, 41d, 41e, 46l, 86, 86 ’, 129, 172, 215) http://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 2F128E6A-5EAE-47EF-AC28-0D6D7EC49816 Type locality. Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Aspromonte Mountains, Cinquefrondi, 550m (Fig. 267). Diagnosis. A small to medium size Solariola (TL: 2.6 0–3.50 mm; BL: 2.10–3.00 mm) belonging to the paganettii group with slender body shape. Within the species group, it is recognisable by sub-parallel elytra with short and raised setae, pronotum as long as wide, rostrum very robust and short (RL: 0.40–0.50 mm, RW: 0.30–0.40 mm, RL/RW: 1.25–1.33). Mesorostrum carinae slightly divergent to sides. Forehead convex (FW/MW: 2.00–2.00). Submentum with short, whitish-yellowish pappolepida. Antennae with short scape and elongate funicle (SL: 0.55–0.65 mm, FL: 0.65–0.90 mm, SL/FL: 0.72–0.84). Pronotum as long as wide (PL: 0.60–0.85 mm, PW: 0.60–0.85 mm, PL/ PW: 1.00–1.00) without echinopappolepida at base. Elongate, sub-parallel elytra, dorsally vaulted (EL: 1.55–2.20 mm, EW: 0.77–1.10 mm, EL/EW: 2.00–2.01) with thin, short, raised setae. Type series. Holotype male with following labels: [genitalia in DHMF] [transparent label] / ♂ [w, p] / Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Cinquefrondi, vaglio Olea + Castanea, 550m, 14. I. 2013, Baviera Cosimo leg. [w, p] / Collezione Cesare Bellò, Castelfranco Veneto [g, p] / Solariola pentaphyllica Holotype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p] / esemplare fotografato by Francesco Sacco [y, p] (CBE). Paratypes eleven specimens with following labels: Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Cinquefrondi, vaglio Olea + Castanea, 550m, 27. III. 2012, leg. Baviera C. [w, p] / N38°25.379’ E16°07.678’ [w, p], 1 male and 1 female (CBE); Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Cinquefrondi, vaglio Olea + Castanea, 550m, 27. III. 2012, leg. Baviera C. [w, p] / N38°25.379’ E16°07.678’ [w, p], 2 males and 1 female (CBA); Cal., RC, Cinquefrondi, vaglio Olea, 600m, 27. III. ‘12, leg. Baviera C. [w, p], 1 male (CBE); Cal., RC, Cinquefrondi, vaglio Olea, 600m, 27. III. ‘12, leg. Baviera C. [w, p], 1 male and 1 female (CBA); I, Calabria, RC, Cinquefrondi, vaglio Olea + Castanea, 550m, 14. I. 2013 [w, p], 1 male (CBE); I, Calabria, RC, Cinquefrondi, vaglio Olea + Castanea, 550m, 14. I. 2013, 38°25.379’N 16°07.678’E, Baviera leg. [w, p], 1 male (CBE); Cinquefrondi, vaglio Olea + Castanea, 550m, 14. I. 2013, 38°25.379’N 16°07.678’E, Baviera leg. [w, p], 1 female (CBA). All with label: Solariola pentaphyllica paratype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p]. Holotype description. Male. See Figs 41, 41a, 41b, 41c, 41d, 41e. Elongate body (T L: 2.80 mm, BL: 2.40 mm). Red-brownish cuticle. Rostrum short and robust (RL: 0.45 mm, RW: 0.35 mm, RL/RW: 1.29), conical to sides with pterygium expanded. Epistome absent. Mesorostrum carinae divergent to sides. Submentum with few, short and yellowish pappolepida, not visible around mesorostrum. Interocular pit visible. Forehead convex (FW/MW: 2.00). Vestigial eyes, small, slightly convex, and visible. Antennae thin with short scape and elongate funicle (SL: 0.60 mm, FL: 0.80 mm, SL/FL: 0.75); AS ratio: 6.6.4.3.3.3.3.11. Scape clubbed, more robust than funicle, curved at proximal third and progressively thickening towards apex. Funicle elongate and thin; all segments with elongate and thin setae. Club three-segmented, ovalshaped, in length twice the width, densely covered by thin setae. Pronotum as long as wide (PL: 0.65 mm, PW: 0.65 mm, PL/PW: 1.00), wider at middle and without echinopappolepida at base. Scutellum visible. Elytra elongate, sub-parallel to sides, dorsally vaulted (EL: 1.75 mm, EW: 0.87 mm, EL/EW: 2.01), wider at middle with convex suture. Humeri rounded. Striae with 12 punctures, badly catenulate, spaced, not small, deep. Interstriae convex with thin, short, raised setae. Elytral declivity <60 degrees. Legs short and robust with clubbed femora. Protibia with seven acute spines on inner edge and an evident mucro on inner apical angle. Protibia sinuous on inner edge and slightly curved in side view. Metatibia and mesotibia straight in side view. All tibia with noticeable apical comb. Tarsal segment 1 short, conical; segment 2 short and transverse; segment 3 very bilobed; all segments with thin golden setae. Onychium curved, robust and short with one short claw. Male genitalia. See Figs: dorsal shape aedeagus Fig. 87; apex of penis Fig. 87 ’; IX sternite Fig. 130. Female genitalia. See Figs: spermatheca Fig. 173; VIII sternite Fig. 216. Sexual dimorphism. Males can usually be recognized by their smaller size, slender appearance, more rounded humeri, legs stronger with a more noticeable apical mucro, and ventrites 1 and 2 slightly hollowed. Paratypes variability. Paratypes, sexual dimorphism excluded, are similar to the holotype but differs in size. Distribution. See Figs. 223, 223a. Italian endemic. Known from Aspromonte Mountains near Cinquefrondi locality at 500–600 meters of elevation. Etymology. Named from the Greek word “Pentáphyllon”, hypothetic ancient name of “Cinquefrondi”. Ecology and Phenology. Collected S. pentaphyllica by Winkler extractors from soil obtained sifting the leaf litter of Olea and Castanea with Hedera, in winter. Main soil type. Orthic Luvisol (European Soil Data Centre; Panagos et al. 2012). Reproduction. Amphigonic. Associated species. Sympatric with Pseudomeira paganettii (A. & F. Solari, 1907) and Pseudomeira erinacea Bellò & Baviera, 2011.Published as part of Bello', Cesare, Osella, Giuseppe & Baviera, Cosimo, 2019, A taxonomic monograph of the genus Solariola Flach, 1908 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), pp. 1-261 in Zootaxa 4676 (1) on pages 219-223, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4676.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/346894
Solariola paulimagrinii Bello' & Osella & Baviera 2019, sp.n.
No full textSolariola paulimagrinii Bellò, Osella & Baviera sp.n. (Figs 11, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e, 44k, 143, 186) http://zoobank.org/ urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9E2AD16E-65CA-4B7A-8FE9-9A60AD8BCAA8 Type locality. Sicily, Catania, Erei Mountains, Caltagirone, San Cono, 450m. (Fig. 237). Diagnosis. A large size Solariola (TL: 3.00–4.00 mm; BL: 2.55–3.40 mm) belonging to the doderoi group with quite slender body shape. Within the species group, it is easily recognisable by brownish cuticle and for the less slender body shape. Rostrum quite elongate (RL: 0.50–0.55 mm, RW: 0.35–0.40 mm, RL/RW: 1.38–1.43). Mesorostrum carinae divergent to sides. Forehead convex (FW/MW: ratio 2.20–2.42). Mesorostrum and submentum covered by yellowish, compact and elongate pappolepida. Antennae elongate and thin (SL: 0.65–0.75 mm, FL: 0.85–1.00 mm, SL/FL: 0.75–0.76). Pronotum slightly elongate (PL: 0.75–0.90 mm, PW: 0.70–0.85 mm, PL/PW: 1.06–1.07) with many echinopappolepida at base. Elytra sub-parallel to sides, dorsally vaulted (EL: 1.91–2.40 mm, EW: 1.05–1.30 mm, EL/EW: 1.82–1.85). Type series. Holotype female with following labels: [genitalia in DHMF] [transparent label] / ♀ [w, p] / Italy, Sicily, CT[Catania], San Cono, 450m, N37°15.679’ E14°22.832’, vaglio arbusti vari, 21. IV. 2015, Baviera leg. [w, p] / collezione Cesare Bellò [g, p] / esemplare fotografato by Francesco Sacco [y, p] / Solariola paulimagrinii Holotype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p] (MCIZ). Paratypes. All females. 1 female: Sicilia: Enna, Piazza Armerina, vaglio Quercus, ENPA1.1, 19. III. 2010, Leg. Baviera C. (CBE); 2 females: Sicilia: Enna, Piazza Armerina, vaglio Quercus, 19. III. 2010, Leg. Baviera C. (CBA, CBE); 2 females: San Cono, 02. III. ‘13 (CBA); 1 female: Sicilia: Catania, Caltagirone, San Cono, 450m, 04. IV. 2014, Leg. Baviera C. / N37°15.679’ E14°22.832’ (CBA, CBE); 1 female: Italy, Sicilia, Catania, Caltagirone, San Cono, vaglio, 21. IV. 2015, leg. Baviera C. (CBE); 2 females: Italy, Sicily, CT, San Cono, 450m, N37°15.679’ E14°22.832’, vaglio arbusti vari, 21. IV. 2015, Baviera leg. (CBA, CBE); 1 female: Sicilia: Enna, Piazza Armerina, 690m, 21. 3. 2015, leg. P. Magrini (PMA); 1 female: I, Sicily, CT, Erei, San Cono, 450m, vaglio Quercus & Smilax, 37°15.680’N 14°22.834’E 17.XI.2018 Bellò & Baviera leg. (CBE). All with label: Solariola paulimagrinii paratype det. Bellò, Osella & Baviera, 2018 [r, p]. Holotype description. Female. See Figs 11, 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, 11e. Body shape more robust but with subcylindrical elytra (TL: 3.00 mm and BL: 2.55 mm). Red-brownish cuticle. Rostrum long (RL: 0.50 mm, RW: 0.35 mm, RL/RW: 1.43), conical to sides with expanded pterygium. Epistome absent. Mesorostrum carinae divergent to sides. Submentum covered by yellowish pappolepida, also around mesorostrum. Interocular pit not visible. Forehead convex (FW/MW: ratio 2.20). Vestigial eyes flat and just visible. Antennae thin and elongate (SL: 0.65 mm, FL: 0.85 mm, SL/FL: 0.76); AS ratio: 7.7.4.3.3.3. 3.3.11. Scape clubbed, slightly more robust than funicle, curved at proximal third and progressively thickening towards apex. Funicle long and quite thin; all antennal segments with short and thin setae. Club three-segmented, compact-oval, in length twice the width, densely covered by thin setae. Pronotum slightly elongate (PL: 0.75 mm, PW: 0.70 mm, PL/PW: 1.07), wider at the basal part and with many echinopappolepida at base. Scutellum visible. Elytra elongate, sub–cylindrical to sides, dorsally little vaulted (EL: 1.91 mm, EW: 1.05 mm, EL/EW: 1.82), wider in the middle with convex suture. Humeri rounded. Striae with 12–13 punctures, catenulate, quite wide and deep. Interstriae convex with short and raised setae. Elytral declivity>60 degrees. Legs quite slim and elongate with femora clubbed. Protibia with nine spines on inner edge and an evident mucro on inner apical angle. Protibia sinuous on inner edge and slightly curved in side view. Metatibia and mesotibia straight in side view. All tibia with noticeable apical comb. Tarsal segment 1 short, conical; segment 2 short and transverse; segment 3 very bilobed; all segments with thin golden setae. Onychium curved, robust and short with one short claw. Male genitalia. Unknown. Female genitalia. See Figs: spermatheca Fig. 143; VIII sternite Fig. 186. Sexual dimorphism. Male unknown. Paratypes variability. Paratypes are similar to the holotype but differ in size. Distribution. See Figs. 221, 221a. Sicilian endemic. Known from Erei Mountains near San Cono locality at 450–650 meters of elevation. Etymology. This species is named after our friend and colleague Paolo Magrini coleoptera epigean-endogeanhypogean (sensu Giachino & Vailati, 2010) specialist, in appreciation and gratitude of his cooperation in our study on Peritelini. Ecology and Phenology. Collected S. paulimagrinii by Winkler or Berlese extractors from soil obtained sifting the leaf litter on clay soil of Quercus ilex and Chamaeropsis humilis, in spring or winter. Main soil type. Calcaro Eutric Cambisol (European Soil Data Centre; Panagos et al. 2012). Reproduction. This species is known from eleven females andcould be parthenogenetic. Associated species. Sympatric with Heteromeira pacei Bellò & Pierotti, 1992.Published as part of Bello', Cesare, Osella, Giuseppe & Baviera, Cosimo, 2019, A taxonomic monograph of the genus Solariola Flach, 1908 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae), pp. 1-261 in Zootaxa 4676 (1) on pages 76-80, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4676.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/346894
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