The Pygopleurus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea: Glaphyridae) of mainland Greece: taxonomy, faunistics and ecological notes Author Bollino, Maurizio Author Uliana, Marco Author Sabatinelli, Guido text Zootaxa 2019 2019-09-24 4674 2 151 202 journal article 25414 10.11646/zootaxa.4674.2.1 a3c9f2fa-30d7-48b9-9a2e-3f81cc0a3e3e 1175-5326 3458836 B6626FE9-6490-4BC9-BACB-A4437AACDF25 Pygopleurus hirsutus ( Brullé, 1832 ) ( Figs. 10–17 , 133–134 ) Amphicoma hirsuta Brullé, 1832: 182 , Pl. XXXIX, fig. 10–11. = Amphicoma ( Pygopleurus ) apicalis hirsuta f. albopilosa Petrovitz, 1972: 22 [infrasubspecific, unavailable]. Type series. Lectotype ♀ designed by Baraud (1989: 356) in MNHN . Type locality. [ Greece , Peloponnese ], Messenia, “au pied du Manglava, entre Koubeh et Gargaliano ” [at the foot of Manglava, between Koubeh and Gargaliano ( Gargaliano corresponds to the current Gargalianoi)] . Material examined. 129 ♂♂ , 122 ♀♀ , detailed in supplementary material. Type specimens examined. Lectotype of Amphicoma hirsuta Brullé : White (man.) Amphicoma / hirsuta Brullé / Exped. de Moree Ш-182 / Graecia // Red (man.): Amphicoma / hirsuta / Brullé / LECTOTYPE ♀ / J. Baraud 1988 // White (man.): Pygopleurus / hirsutus ♀ / (Brullé) / J. Baraud dét. 1988. Verified distribution. Greece . Central Greece . Phtiothis : Lamia, W of Bralos. Attica . Legrena ( 45 km SE Athens ) . Peloponnese . Corinthia : Nemea ( 0.5 km E of Galatas ), Limiko. Laconia : 2 km SW of Polovitsa ; 5 km S of Anavriti; env. Kardamili, Trachila; Moni Golas; Mystras; Gythion; 4 km NW Githion. Arcadia: Agios Petros, M. Parnon. Western Greece . Elis: 1.5 km E of Keramidia. FIGURES 10–16. Pygopleurus hirsutus ( Brullé, 1832 ) , habitus and genitalia. 10, male (Laconia, Trachila); 11, male (Corinthia, Galatas); 12, female (Laconia, Trachila); 13, female (Corinthia, Galatas); 14, left paramere in lateral and dorsal view (Corinthia, Galatas); 15, everted endophallus in left lateral view (Laconia, Polovitsa); 16, left genital sclerites of female (Corinthia, Galatas). FIGURE 17. Pygopleurus hirsutus ( Brullé, 1832 ) , geographical, altitudinal, and temporal distribution of records. Red curves showing the expected distribution if the species was uniformly present at all heights and all times (see Material and methods). Diagnosis . Elytra unicolored, with long, raised setation completely light-colored and quite uniformly scattered across the whole surface, apex with a small transversal truncation and tiny sutural tooth. Paramera and everted endophallus diagnostic ( Figs. 14–15 ). Distribution ( Fig. 17 ). This species seems scattered in Central Greece and Peloponnese . Its presence in Messenia is only known from the type locality. Pygopleurus hirsutus was reported for Turkey by Rozner & Rozner (2009b) . The examination by Marco Uliana (MU) of part of these specimens, preserved in DZCB, revealed that they should be referred to P. mithridates ( Petrovitz, 1962 ) . Pygopleurus hirsutus is therefore not known from the fauna of Turkey . Eco-ethological notes ( Fig. 17 ). Pygopleurus hirsutus is one of the most early flying species of the genus, appearing as early as 20 th March (Lakonia, env. Kardamili, Trachila, 100 m ) and flying until the end of April ( 30 th April , Lakonia, Anavriti, 1100 m ). This early phenology is in accordance with its presence mostly at low altitudes (sea level at Attica , Legrena), although it can reach 1100 m (Lakonia, Anavriti). Observations are however biased by the scarcity of records (12) scattered over a wide range. The species appears rare, although this is probably related to its early activity. The very long series (nearly 200 specimens ) housed at MHNG and collected by Rudolf Petrovitz near Gythion, indicates that the species can produce abundant and locally dense swarms, as it is the case with other Glaphyridae . Based on our observations, the species was usually encountered as single specimens in Papaver , on Asteracee (yellow Tubuliflorae of genera Hyoseris , Crepis , Picris , within others), and on Cistus creticus .