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Pseudomeira alonsoi Pierotti & Bello
No full textPseudomeira alonsoi Pierotti & Bellò (Figs. 24a–b, 52a, 73) Pseudomeira alonsoi Pierotti & Bellò, 1994: 290; Pierotti & Bellò, 1998: 106; Gurrea Sanz & Sanz Benito, 2000: 258; Alonso-Zarazaga, 2002: 24. Diagnosis. Species of medium to small size (3.5–5.8 mm), very similar to P. gougeletii but easily distinguished from it, apart from the characters in the key also by the rostrum being longer than wide, the less robust funicle, the more elongate and convex eyes and the different outline of the pre-apical part of the aedeagus. Apex of aedeagus as in Fig. 24a, endophallic structures as in Fig. 24b; spermatheca as in Fig. 52a. Specimens from the province of Sevilla have a shorter rostrum with subparallel sides and a more robust funicle. Distribution. Iberian endemite: southern Spain (Andalusia) (type locality: Córdoba: Valenzuela). Spanish literature records. Córdoba: Valenzuela (type loc.). Material examined (Fig. 73). Holotype male, labelled: 1) Cordoba, Valenzuela, 16.5.92, leg. Pierotti; 2) Pseudomeira alonsoi Pierotti & Bellò, holotypus (PIE). Other specimens: Spain: Córdoba: Valenzuela, 16. V.92, leg. Bellò (BEL); do., leg. Pierotti (PIE); Barajuela (MMA). Jaén: carr. Valenzuela-Porcuna, río Salado, 6. V.82, leg. Alonso-Zarazaga (ALZ). Sevilla: Lebrija (BEL, PIE). Biology. Adults have been collected under Malva silvestris L. (Malvaceae).Published as part of Pierotti, Helio, Bellò, Cesare & Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., 2010, 2376, pp. 1-96 in Zootaxa 2376 on page 2
Meira tedeschii Pierotti, 2014, n. sp.
No full textMeira tedeschii n. sp. Holotype male: “Elba (LI), Capoliveri, Innamorata, 150 m, 26.XI. 2013, leg. Pierotti” (PIE; to be deposited at 'Giacomo Doria' Natural History Museum in Genoa). Paratypes: same data as the holotype except “leg. Diotti” (DIO, 1 ex.), “leg. Forbicioni” (FOR, 6 exx.), “leg. Monzini” (MON, 3 exx.), “leg. Pierotti” (MMI, 1.ex; OSE, 1 ex.; PIE, 16 exx.); “leg. Tedeschi” (CAL, 1 ex.; TED, 5 exx.); “Elba (LI), Capoliveri, Ripe Alte, 27.XI. 2013, leg. Forbicioni” (FOR, 4 exx.), “leg. Pierotti” (PIE, 1 ex); “ Isola d’Elba (LI), Capoliveri, Innamorata, 150 m, 25.11.2012, leg. Tedeschi (TED, 1 ex.); “Elba (LI), Capoliveri, monte Calamita, c/o pozza antincendio, 340 m, 7.X. 2013, leg. Bellò” (BEL, 4 exx.); Capoliveri (LI), M. Calamita, Pontimento, 45 ° 43 ' 56 " N 10 ° 22 ' 54 " E, 8.I. 2014, leg. Forbicioni (FOR, 2 ex); Capoliveri (LI), M. Calamita, Calone, 45 ° 43 ' 24 " N 10 ° 24 ' 47 " E, 8.I. 2014, leg. Forbicioni (FOR, 1 ex). Description. Body medium sized (length 2.3 -3.0 mm), elongate. Dorsal vestiture consisting of small scales, rather or hardly imbricated, pale umber, mostly unicoloured, sometimes in small paler groups along odd interstriae, with or without shiny reflections, and of somewhat short setae, recumbent or subrecumbent on dorsum and elytral sides. Rostrum transverse, pterygia moderately developed, clypeus slightly curved, not or just grooved; frons transverse, somewhat depressed or foveolate. Eyes oval, convex. Antennae quite robust, with scape slightly wider at base than at apex; funicle less robust than scape, with first article longer than subsequent two articles taken together, second article shorter than subsequent two articles taken together, articles 3–6 transverse, similar in length; seventh article a little narrower; club thick, drop-shaped, with first article widely flared. Pronotum more (females) or less (males) transverse, with sides angulately rounded, at base as wide as at apex, on dorsum with double punctuation, with broad punctures somewhat close each other. Elytra elongate, with parallel or very weakly rounded sides, punctures of striae rather close, interstriae almost flat. Legs fairly slender; protibiae almost straight, curved inwards at apex. Penis in lateral view curved towards apex (fig. 1), in dorsal view with a scutiform profile at apex (fig. 2); internal sac without additional spicules. Spiculum ventrale with elongate manubrium. Spermatheca with cornu and ramus quite well developed (fig. 3). Coxites of ovipositor strongly narrowed, but not tapered, in preapical region; here strongly sclerotized, fairly sinuous, and converging at apex (fig. 4). Derivation of species name. This species is named in honour of my dear friend and colleague Michele Tedeschi, who was the first to collect it. Distribution. Island of Elba. Ecological notes. The specimens of the type series were collected at 150 meters above sea level, mainly under Lavandula stoechas L. Taxonomic notes. The new species (fig. 5) is distinguishable from M. diottii by the absence of additional spicules in the internal sac of the penis, from M. baudii, M. etrusca, M. sabina Pierotti, 2012 and M. umbra Pierotti, 2013 by the more slender shape, the elytra with parallel or very weakly rounded sides and with almost flat interstriae, the elytral setae recumbent or subrecumbent also on the shoulders, and especially by the coxites of the ovipositor narrower and sclerotised in the preapical region. Moreover, M. tedeschii differs from M. sabina and M. etrusca by the funicle less thick, and from the latter also by the elytral setae shorter. The already highlighted intraspecific variability of many characters, and in particular that of the apical part of the penis (Pierotti, 2011), leads one to hypothesize that the Italian species—with the exception perhaps of M. baudii, M. diottii, and M. oenotria— are entities still under differentiation from a unique ancestor.Published as part of Pierotti, Helio, 2014, New or interesting Peritelini of the west-palaearctic fauna. XXV. A novel Italian species of the genus Meira Jacquelin Du Val (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae), pp. 293-296 in Zootaxa 3873 (3) on pages 293-295, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3873.3.8, http://zenodo.org/record/22991
Pseudomeira eremita Pierotti & Bellò & Alonso-Zarazaga 2010, sp. n.
No full textPseudomeira eremita sp. n. (Figs. 26a–b, 52c, 73) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 2CCA9ECA-5E0C-434A-960C-646F4C3C33CF Diagnosis. Species of medium size (4.3–5.0 mm), characterised by a subquadrate rostrum, robust funicle, rather small but very convex eyes distinctly projecting beyond the genae, elongate elytra widest across humeral calli, protibiae curved inwards near apex and ochreous coloration. Description. Body outline elongate, widest across humeral calli. Dorsal vestiture composed of rounded to slightly oblong scales, brown with weak bronze shimmer, and of moderately long setae, not much broadened before apex, evidently reclinate on elytral declivity. Rostrum strongly transverse, sides almost straight, not or weakly convergent apicad; epistome not or hardly notched, epistomal keel present, pterygia weakly prominent. Frons very wide. Eyes rounded, subconical, prominent, rather small, diameter shorter than distance between front margin of eye and hind margin of pterygium or than width of epistome. Antennae with scape not very robust, curved, usually incrassate from base to apex; funicle rather elongate, desmomere 2 no more than 2.5 times as long as wide, desmomeres 6 and 7 moniliform or transverse; club elongate, first segment widely cup-shaped. Pronotum transverse, sides rounded. Elytra elongate, widest across humeral calli, weakly rounded at sides, striae with evident punctures in spite of vestiture, each puncture with a moderately robust, elongate microseta, interstriae weakly convex. Tibiae elongate, protibiae on outer margin widely rounded before apex, slightly curved inwards. Aedeagus in dorsal view subtruncate in preapical region, angles widely rounded, very shortly papillate at apex (Fig. 26a); endophallic structures as in Fig. 26b. Spermatheca as in Fig. 52c. Etymology. A Latin noun in apposition, referring to the isolation of the environment where it has been found. Distribution. Balearic endemite: island of Mallorca (Fig. 73). Material examined. Holotype male: Mallorca, Sa Moleta, Nus sa Corbata, 27.IV.2004, leg. Pierotti (MMA); paratypes: Baleares: do., 27.IV.2004, leg. Pierotti (10 BEL, 1 OSE, 9 PIE), Soller, Sierra de Torrellas, 20.4.93, leg. Pierotti (1 BEL, 1 PIE); do., 26.5.95, leg. Pierotti (1 BEL, 1 PIE); do., 29.4.2000, leg. Bellò (1 BEL); do., leg. Pierotti (1 PIE); Mallorca, Bal. Soller, leg. Frnkl. Müller (2 FOR); Soller, Camino a Moncaire, C-710, Km. 41, 27.IV.2004, leg. Pierotti (1 BEL, 2 PIE); E. Mallorca, 1,5 Km. S. Lluc S. ra de Tramuntana, Puig Galileu, N 30°48’54’’ E 02°51’28’’, 1062 m., 21.8.2004 leg. Stüben (2 STU), E. Mallorca, 7 Km. NE Lluc. S. ra de Tramuntana, Tomir Mt. (Umg. Binifaldo) N 39°50’14’’ E 02°55’06’’, 910 m., 25.8.2004, leg. Stüben (1 STU). Biology. Collected among fallen leaves of Quercus ilex L. subsp. ilex (Fagaceae), Pistacia lentiscus L. (Anacardiaceae), Smilax aspera L. var. balearica Willk. (Smilacaceae) and Teucrium subspinosum Pourret (Lamiaceae).Published as part of Pierotti, Helio, Bellò, Cesare & Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., 2010, 2376, pp. 1-96 in Zootaxa 2376 on page 2
FIGURE 17 in New or interesting Peritelini of the West-Mediterranean fauna. XXIV. Two new Simmeiropsis Pierotti & Bellò, 2013 from Portugal (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae)
No full textFIGURE 17. Habitat of Simmeiropsis algharbensis sp. n. near Alte, Algarve, Portugal.Published as part of Pierotti, Helio, Germann, Christoph & Braunert, Carlo, 2013, New or interesting Peritelini of the West-Mediterranean fauna. XXIV. Two new Simmeiropsis Pierotti & Bellò, 2013 from Portugal (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Entiminae), pp. 273-280 in Zootaxa 3734 (2) on page 279, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3734.2.10, http://zenodo.org/record/21910
Pseudomeira baetica Pierotti & Bellò & Alonso-Zarazaga 2010, sp. n.
No full textPseudomeira baetica sp. n. (Figs. 1 -Bd, 25a–b, 52b, 73) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 444EEC91-2D6B-477D-A312-D7CC3EE1E23D Peritelus kiesenwetteri Seidlitz sensu Roudier, 1958a: 53. Diagnosis. Species of medium size (5.4–6.2 mm), distinguished from P. kiesenwetterii, apart from the characters in the key also by the different endophallic structures. Description. Body outline robust, slightly elongate. Dorsal vestiture composed of ochreous scales with weak golden shimmer, imbricate on dorsum, and of short broad setae, appressed on dorsum, elongate on desmomeres, denser and paler on desmomeres 1–4. Rostrum subquadrate, sides almost straight, not or hardly convergent from temples to pterygia, epistome deeply and widely notched, epistomal keel present, pterygia evenly projecting from side margins of rostrum; metarostrum with a short median keel, prorostrum with a deep longitudinal fovea. Frons narrow, with a median fovea usually joined to the prorostral fovea. Eyes small, rounded, flattened. Antennae with scape and funicle robust, desmomere 1 not longer than 2, this shorter than 3+4; club short and robust, first segment widely cup-shaped. Pronotum transverse, not wider at base than at apex, sides sinuate, disc with shallow punctures. Elytra ovoid, elongate, rounded at sides, impressed at base, convex on dorsum, humeral calli more or less obsolete, striae with evident punctures in spite of vestiture, interstriae very finely punctulate, almost flat. Tibiae robust, protibiae rounded on outer margin before apex, metatibiae with a series of small teeth on inner margin. Aedeagus in dorsal view with pre-apical region shortly cordiform (Fig. 25a); endophallic structures as in Fig. 25b. Spermatheca as in Fig. 52b. Etymology. A Latin adjective referring to the old name Baetis of the river Guadalquivir, near whose sources the species was found, and which applies to the surrounding region as well. Distribution. Iberian endemite: southern Spain (Andalusia) (Fig. 73). Material examined. Holotype male: Jaén, Sierra de Cazorla, Vadillo de Castril, 15.2.2002, leg. Pierotti (MMA); paratypes: Jaén: do., 15.5.2002, leg. Bellò (1 MMA, 31 BEL, 1 OSE); do., leg. Pierotti (1 OSE, 30 PIE); Vadillo de Castril, S. Cazorla (Jaén), Mateu-Cobos coll. (1 MMI, 2 ROU); E Andalucia S. de las Villas 14. Km. SW Tranco, 1390 m., N 38°04’32’’ W 02°54’51’’, 20 aprile 2003, leg. Stüben (1 STU). Biology. We have collected this species only on Buxus sempervirens L. (Buxaceae). Notes. This taxon is clearly more orophilous than P. kiesenwetterii and indicated to differ from the latter at species level, as outlined by Pierotti & Bellò (2000).Published as part of Pierotti, Helio, Bellò, Cesare & Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., 2010, 2376, pp. 1-96 in Zootaxa 2376 on pages 27-2
Meira diottii Pierotti & Fink 2013, n. sp.
No full text<i>Meira diottii</i> n. sp. <p> <b>Type specimens</b>: <b>Holotype</b> ♂: Colle di Capraùna (CN), sent. Madonna della Guardia, m 1490, 27.IX.2010, leg. Pierotti (cHP). <b>Paratypes</b>: 23 ex., ibidem, 27.IX.2010, leg. Pierotti (cGO 1 ex., cMHNG 1 ex., cHP 21 ex.); 6 ex., ibidem, 5.XI.09, leg Diotti (cLD); 5 ex., ibidem, 5.XI.09, leg. Monzini (cLD 4 ex., cHP 1 ex.); 35 ex., ibidem, 27.X.010, leg. Diotti (cLD 30 ex., cHP 5 ex.); 6 ex, ibidem, m 1500, 27.X. 10, leg. Monzini (cLD); 3 exx., Pend. M. Dubasso m 1300 (Alto Cuneo), 20.IX.1994, leg. Gardini & Giusto (cHP). Other specimens examined: Verezzi (SV), M. Caprazoppa, 20.5.90, leg. Pierotti (cHP), leg. Bellò (cCB); ibidem, 11.XI.1973, leg. Bartoli (cHP); ibidem, m 220, 14.XI.1998, leg. Giusto & Farinella (cHP); Borgio Verezzi (SV), 2.I.1994, leg. Bosi (cHP); Toirano dint. (Savona), 28.IV.1994, leg. Giusto (cHP); Bèvera (IM), località Verese, 29.X.05, leg. Diotti (cLD, cHP).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis</b>. <i>Meira</i> species, habitus short oval, with pterygia hardly prominent, antennae very robust, pronotum hardly transverse, elytra with setae slightly elongate raised or semi-erect.</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> Species of intermediate size as compared with other <i>Meira</i> (2.6-3.4 mm), and overall shape short and ovate (Plate 1, fig. 1). Dorsal vestiture of unicolored dark scales with no metallic shine, rather or hardly imbricate, and rather elongate setae, appressed or reclined on the pronotum (Plate 1, fig. 2), raised or semi-erect on elytra (Plate 1, fig. 3).</p> <p>Rostrum transverse; epistomal keel not present; pterygia hardly prominent; clypeus rather gibbous, sometimes curved at right angle on a longitudinal axis and gradually elevated on the frons.</p> <p>Frons highly transverse, at times with a short longitudinal groove in the middle. Eyes oval, sub-convex. Antennae robust, with funicle articles 3-7 highly transverse, particularly so in females; club slightly wider than funicle, with first article widely cup-shaped.</p> <p>Pronotum transverse, sometimes hardly so, not or only slightly wider at base than at anterior margin, rounded on its sides, with maximum width just beyond half length, disc with densely spaced deep simple punctures.</p> <p>Elytra short, usually hardly rounded on sides, with striae with close spacing of punctures and interstriae narrow, flat to only slightly convex.</p> <p>Legs robust; protibiae almost straight, strongly widened at apex on the external margin; metatibiae with open apical corbels.</p> <p>Penis in lateral view strongly curved towards apex (Plate 2, fig. 4, fig. 8a), in dorsal view gradually narrowing towards apex, then subtriangular or scutiform (Plate 2, fig. 5, fig. 8a), with many sensilla on sides and apex (Plate 2, figs. 8a, 8b); internal sac carrying, together with the genital armature typical of the genus (Plate 2, fig. 6), a pair of additional armatures (Plate 2, fig. 7).</p> <p>Spiculum ventrale sinuous at apex with manubrium elongated. Coxites of the ovipositor narrow but not elongated in the pre-apical region, sometimes converging at apex at the internal margin (Plate 3, fig. 9). Spermatheca with cornus and ramus well developed (Plate 3, fig. 10).</p> <p> <b>Derivation of specific name</b>. Dedicated to our friend and colleague Luciano Diotti.</p> <p> <b>Remarks</b>. The species was collected sieving soil with <i>Lavandula angustifolia</i> Miller, at about 1500m altitude, in bush along the eastward path from the pass and leading to Madonna della Guardia.</p> <p> Electron scanning microscopy (Quanta 200, FEI) revealed the presence of sensilla on the penis (Plate 2, figs. 8a, 8b), earlier observed in various species of Carabidae, Chrysomelidae, Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, but, to the best of our knowledge, only recently documented for the first time in a weevil (<i>Cleistolophus</i>, sp. Entiminae) by Düngelhoef and Schmitt (2010). The authors suggest that the sensilla might provide the male with information on the position and shape of the female opening during copulation.</p> <p> <b>Comparative notes.</b> <i>Meira diottii</i> differs from <i>Meira stierlini</i> Sainte-Claire Deville, 1906, by its short elytra, its less gibbous clypeus, its unicolored scales and highly elongate form, and from <i>Meira baudii</i> Stierlin 1892 (topotypical specimens from Rome) by its very robust antennae, and from every other <i>Meira</i>, by the supplementary genital armature of the internal sac.</p> <p> This new species shows affinities particularly with a set of specimens from Tuscany considered at this time to be belonging to <i>Meira baudii</i> Stierlin, and with the topotypic specimens of that species (around Rome) and those of <i>Meira stierlini</i> Sainte-Claire Deville (Nice region, La Turbie).</p> <p>The specimens from the Ligurian coast exhibit elytral scales with lighter and irregular spotting, shorter and less raised setae, and supplementary armature of the internal sac of the penis rather different from the topotypical specimens.</p>Published as part of <i>Pierotti, Helio & Fink, Thomas, 2013, New and interesting Peritelini of the Western Mediterranean fauna. XX. A novel Meira (Jacquelin du Val, 1852) species from the Ligurian Alps, pp. 595-598 in Zootaxa 3716 (4)</i> on pages 595-598, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3716.4.8, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/10099593">http://zenodo.org/record/10099593</a>
Pseudoperitelus Pierotti & Bellò & Alonso-Zarazaga 2010
No full textKey to the species of Pseudoperitelus 1 First desmomere ca. twice as long as wide; elytra more or less rounded, setae narrow (Styria, Northern Italy, France,? Catalonia) ........................................................................................................................................................ P. senex - First desmomere ca. 2.5× as long as wide; elytra oval, with more robust setae (south-eastern Spain, Columbrete Grossa, Mallorca).......................................................................................................................................................... 2 2 Pronotum not or very weakly transverse; desmomere 5 transverse; mean size 3.4–4.6 mm (Columbrete Grossa I.).... ........................................................................................................................................................................ P. espanoli - Pronotum markedly transverse; desmomere 5 longer than, or as long as wide; mean size 3.6–5.5 mm (Southern Spain, Mallorca)........................................................................................................................................................... 3 3 Eyes not or hardly prominent beyond genae; elytra elongate, their sides subrectilinear (? Andalusia,? Alicante)...... ................................................................................................................................................................. P. globulicollis - Eyes clearly prominent beyond genae (Fig. 1c); elytra short, their sides rounded (Mallorca) ......................... P. lopeziPublished as part of Pierotti, Helio, Bellò, Cesare & Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., 2010, 2376, pp. 1-96 in Zootaxa 2376 on page 4
Euplister frater Pierotti & Bellò & Alonso-Zarazaga 2010, sp. n.
No full textEuplister frater sp. n. (Figs. 35a–b, 55b, 75) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: DDDD3E72-0726-4E4C-BC82-3BD050D93408 Diagnosis. Species of small to medium size (3.1–5.3 mm), characterised by distinct pterygia, elongate elytra, on dorsum with scales strongly imbricate, usually elongate, silvery and coppery, often arranged in bands or spots, and with setae densely grouped in desquamulate areoles on even interstriae, particularly robust on metatibiae before apex. Description. Body outline short and robust. Dorsal vestiture of elongate scales, except on elytral declivity, not or hardly imbricate on head and strongly so on elytra, silvery, coppery and ochreous, forming two darker bands on sides of pronotal disc and irregular, undefined spots on elytra, and of elongate setae, scarcely broadened apicad, appressed on elytral dorsum, more elongate and suberect on elytral declivity, densely grouped in desquamulate areoles on even interstriae, on outer margin of metatibiae before apex particularly robust and condensed to form a swelling. Head with sides subrectilinear, uniformly convergent from genae to base of pterygia. Rostrum distinctly transverse, sides strongly converging apicad, epistomal keel not or hardly prominent, pterygia distinct, metarostrum elongate, median keel present, prorostrum short, with median fovea, not or hardly narrower than metarostrum. Frons ca. twice as wide as metarostrum, with median fovea. Eyes normal, not or hardly shorter in dorsal view as distance between front margin of eye and hind margin of pterygium, subconvex, not or hardly prominent beyond genae. Antennae with scape weakly incrassate from base to middle and funicle moderately robust, desmomere 1 slightly longer than 2, this subequal to 4+5, 3 slightly longer than wide or moniliform, 4 and 5 moniliform, 6 and 7 usually transverse; club robust with first segment widely cup-shaped. Pronotum transverse, wider at base than at apex, rounded at sides, disc with dense and deep punctures, usually with vestigial median keel. Elytra subovoid, maximum width behind humeral calli (male) or across these (female); strial punctures close, deep, usually not completely covered by scales; interstriae almost flat, finely although distinctly punctured. Legs robust, tibiae widened at apex, metatibiae on inner margin with a series of more (male) or less (female) developed denticles. Aedeagus in dorsal view with tricuspidate outline in the pre-apical region (Fig. 35a); endophallic structures as in Fig. 35b. Spermatheca as in Fig. 55b. Etymology. From the Latin frater (brother) to reflect its affinity to Euplister hybridus; a noun in apposition. Distribution. Iberian endemite: Andalusia (Fig. 75). Material examined. Holotype male: Yunquera (Malaga), P.to de las Abejas, 3.V.1995, leg. Pierotti (MMA). Paratypes: Málaga: do., 3. V.1995, leg. Pierotti (25 BEL, 2 OSE, 27 PIE); do., m. 750, N36º44.353 " W04º55.418 ", 8.4.2003, leg. Bellò (13 BEL); do., leg. Pierotti (15 PIE); Spagna, Malaga, da Yunquera a Puerto de las Abejas, m. 600–800, 23.5.1990, legg. Audisio e Biondi (4 OSE). Biology. Collected on Ulex sp. (Fabaceae) and Thymus sp. (Lamiaceae).Published as part of Pierotti, Helio, Bellò, Cesare & Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., 2010, 2376, pp. 1-96 in Zootaxa 2376 on pages 39-4
Culture sismiche locali. Garfagnana e Lunigiana, direzione scientifica di Piero Pierotti, realizzazione di Denise Ulivieri. Ravello, CUEBC-APO Conseil de l'Europe
No full textEuplister megalophthalmus Pierotti & Bellò & Alonso-Zarazaga 2010, sp. n.
No full textEuplister megalophthalmus sp. n. (Figs. 36a–b, 55c, 75) urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 925F6092-E721-4A29-903F-146B488D3CEA Peritelus susanae Seidlitz sensu Roudier, 1962: 31; Gurrea Sanz & Sanz Benito, 2000: 239. Diagnosis. Species of small size (3.6–4.6 mm), characterised by indistinct pterygia, narrow antennal funicle, very large eyes, and subglobose elytra, with scales not or hardly imbricate and setae grouped in desquamulate areoles on elytra. Description. Body outline globose. Dorsal vestiture of elongate scales on head and pronotum, tear-shaped and not or hardly imbricate on elytra, almost uniformly brown or grey or with a discal band on pronotum and elongate paler or silvery spots on even interstriae, always with metallic shimmer, and of appressed setae of similar width as scales; vestiture on sides of head and pronotum of paler scales and finer setae. Head transverse, sides more (female) or less (male) converging apicad. Rostrum transverse, pterygia obsolete or obsolescent; metarostrum elongate, with median keel. Frons hardly wider than metarostrum, with vestigial median fovea. Eyes large, convex, not prominent beyond genae. Antennae more (male) or less (female) robust, scape not incrassate from base to ca. two thirds of length, funicle moderately robust, desmomere 1 a little longer than 2, this a little shorter than 3+4, 3 a little longer than wide, 4–7 usually moniliform, rarely transverse; club more or less elongate, first segment widely cup-shaped. Pronotum distinctly transverse, wider at base than at apex, rounded at sides, punctures not particularly dense, superficial. Elytra subglobose, strial punctures close, not completely covered by scales, interstriae almost flat. Legs not particularly robust, tibiae strongly widened at apex, metatibiae on inner margin with a series of more (male) or less (female) developed denticles. Aedeagus in dorsal view broadly cordiform in pre-apical region (Fig. 36a); endophallic structures as in Fig. 36b. Spermatheca as in Fig. 55c. Etymology. The specific epithet is an adjective of Greek origin referring to the large eyes. Distribution. Iberian endemite: north-eastern Spain: Catalonia (Fig. 75). Material examined. Holotype male: Monistrol, 04, leg. Strobl (GON); paratypes: Barcelona: Monistrol, 04, leg. Strobl (1 GON, 1 FLE, 2 SOL); Barcelona, Prat, 4.61, Mones leg. (2 MBA); Olérdola, 26. V.60, Lagar leg. (1 MBA); Barcelona, 30.V.1929, Dr. W. Eichler (1 FLE); Besós, 28.III, leg. Zariquiey (2 SOL); Prat, 4.63, leg. González (1 MBA). Lérida: Lerida, Catalogne, Espagne, IV.55 (2 HOF); do., IV.55, Pardo (1 HOF); do., Pardo Alcaide (2 HOF); Sonadell, Lérida, 2. VI.63 leg., J. Ribes (4 MBA); El Soleras, Lérida, 6.IV.66, leg. J. Ribes (2 MBA). Tarragona: C-246 près La Bisbal del Penedés, 29.IV.1995, sur cirse, J.M. Ehret rec. (1 BEL, 1 PIE); Tarragona, Valls, Esp. (1 HUS); Valls, Tarragona, leg. Español (3 MBA); Hisp., prov. Tarragona, Torredembarra, 8.4.84, Gfeller leg. (2 BEL, 1 PIE); Tarragona, Altafulla, N 41º08.692 " E 01º20.989 ", 3.4.2004, leg. Bellò (30 BEL, 1 OSE, 9 PIE); do., leg. Pierotti (1 MPA, 1 OSE, 20 PIE); do., 6.VI.2005 leg. Bellò (1 BEL); do., leg. Pierotti (1 PIE); Tarragona, Creixell de Mar, N 41º09.736 " E 01º25.605 ", 3.4.2004, leg. Bellò (5 BEL); do., leg. Pierotti (3 PIE). Biology. One adult collected on Cirsium sp. (Asteraceae).Published as part of Pierotti, Helio, Bellò, Cesare & Alonso-Zarazaga, Miguel A., 2010, 2376, pp. 1-96 in Zootaxa 2376 on pages 40-4
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