An updated catalogue of the Histeridae (Coleoptera) of Sardinia, with faunistic, zoogeographical, ecological and conservation remarks *
Author
Penati, Fabio
text
Zootaxa
2009
2009-12-22
2318
197
280
journal article
1175-5326
47.
Saprinus
(
Saprinus
)
calatravensis
Fuente
Literature data.
“Sardinia” (
Yélamos & Lackner 2004
). Cagliari prov.: Flumentorgiu,
VI.1895
, FS, 1 ex (
Penati & Vienna 2002
). Nuoro prov.: Nurri, loc. Padenti [= Padonti-Nurri],
14.VIII.1941
, ES, 6 ex (
Penati & Vienna 2002
). Sassari prov.:
Isola
Rossa,
20.VI.1995
, RPa, 1 ex (CRPa).
Chorotype.
1.08 CAM (Centralasiatic-Mediterranean).
Italian distribution.
Piedmont, Venetia, Liguria, Tuscany, Umbria, Marches, Latium, Campania
, Abruzzi,
Apulia, Basilicata, Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia
.
Ecology.
Shows the same characteristics as its congeners.
Notes.
Due to the scarce morphological differentiation between them,
Saprinus calatravensis
,
S
.
chalcites
(Illiger)
and
S
.
georgicus
Marseul
constitute a group of species difficult to identify without study of the aedeagus, and which have often been confused in the past. Therefore, data referring to a few isolated females of doubtful identity, deposited in some of the studied collections (for example CCMe), were not included in the present list. The exact Sardinian distribution of these three species can only be assessed after a careful and thorough revision of the specimens from the various collections and extensive field campaigns.