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<paragraph id="590B53EB872C317948F404E4C397360A" pageId="14" pageNumber="83">Taxon classification Animalia Coleoptera Bostrichidae</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName id="2493B6724B91C55EEE99471FFECBD12E" ID-CoL="5VKHG" authority="Fabricius, 1775" authorityName="Fabricius" authorityYear="1775" class="Insecta" family="Bostrichidae" genus="Apate" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Apate monachus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="14" pageNumber="83" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="monachus">Apate monachus Fabricius, 1775</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="BB7A5B26F7394EF244DB838870DC627E" pageId="14" pageNumber="83">Material examined.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="0232316A742E7010F75AD2304214B3B1" pageId="14" pageNumber="83">
Malta:
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, 18.VII.2013, DM, on living branchs of
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,1 ♂ (CMM); Manikata, VII.2012, DM, in healthy branch (3-5 cm in diameter) of
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tunneled by this beetle, 1 ♀ death (CMM).
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, Kortin, 24.VII.2004, HB, U.V. light trap, 1 ♀ (CNI); 28.VII.2004, HB, U.V. light trap, 2 ♀♀ (CMM); 29.VII.2004, HB, U.V. light trap, 1 ♂ (CMM); 15.VIII.2004, HB, U.V. light trap, 1 ♂ (CMM); 28.VI.2005, HB, U.V. light trap, 1 ♀ (CMM); 3.VII.2005, HB, U.V. light trap, 1 ♂ (CNI); 5.VII.2005, HB, UV lights, 1 ♀ (CNI); 16.VII.2005, HB, U.V. light trap, 2 ♀♀ (CMM; CNI); 18.VI.2006, HB, UV lights, 1 ♂ 1 ♀ (CMM); 20.VI.2006, HB, UV lights, 1 ♀ (CNI); 2.VII.2006, HB, UV lights, 1 ♀ (CMM); 19.VI.2009, HB, UV lights, 1 ♂ (CMM); 5.VII.2009, HB, UV lights, 3 ♂♂ 1 ♀ (CMM; CNI); 11.VIII.2009, HB, UV lights, 2 ♂♂ (CMM); 13.VIII.2009, HB, UV lights, 1 ♂ (CNI); 22.VIII.2009, HB, UV lights, 1 ♂ (CMM);
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, Santa Maria Estate, 24.VII.2004, HB, 1 ♀ (CMM).
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<paragraph id="6F3FDF79213FA6BBD7A4806E7BB42BD8" pageId="14" pageNumber="83">Other material examined.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="0E2C3D8E65DF556FABBE6E39E6E79312" pageId="14" pageNumber="83">
Italy: Calabria region, [Cosenza prov.,] Sibari, VII.1924, G. Leoni leg., 1 ex (MCZRL) (cf.
<bibRefCitation id="69CC2E38BD60F21968582BD5819C8965" author="Luigioni, P" journalOrPublisher="Memorie della Pontificia Accademia delle Scienze, I Nuovi Lincei" pageId="31" pageNumber="100" title="I Coleotteri d'Italia. Catalogo sinonimico-topografico-bibliografico." volume="13" year="1929">Luigioni 1929</bibRefCitation>
: 642). Sardinia region, Cagliari prov., Geremeas, 18.VIII.2001, LF, 1 ♀ (CNI); ditto, ditto, [Island of
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,]
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, Torre Canai, 25.VIII.[19]79, Ferrara leg., 1 ♂ (MZUR); ditto, Oristano prov., Arborea, S. Anna, 10.VI.2004, LF, 6 ♂♂ 1 ♀ (CNI); ditto, Nuoro prov., Orosei, VI.1956, E. De Maggi leg., 1 ex (MCZRD); ditto, [Nuoro prov., Siniscola,] Capo Comino, 31.VIII.1973, L.G. Donadini leg., 1 ♀ (MCSV); ditto, [Sassari prov.,] Stintino, Punta Negra, 15.VII.1998, G. Mambrini leg., 1 ♂ (CCI). France: Corsica, Bastia, Pineto, 3.VIII.[19]80, A. Sette leg., 1 ♀ (MCSV).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="D0946DAC004BBBFD739C851D07921713" pageId="14" pageNumber="83">Chorotype.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="159AC756D7BE58B22F243AF2FCD70019" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="84" pageId="14" pageNumber="83">
Afrotropical-Mediterranean (northward upto Corsica and northern Spain). This species is established in the Neotropical region (Greater Antilles, Brazil,
<pageBreakToken id="BC7F4D20B1B9515FA346C8CBED7167EA" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" start="start">etc</pageBreakToken>
.), and was intercepted in southern France, in central European countries and USA (cf.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="F08A5EAA708C763864523D31AC2AB37D" pageId="15" pageNumber="84">Ecology.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5A4205ED38B33E887604B3D9A56598C1" pageId="15" pageNumber="84">
The genus
<taxonomicName id="449385986F89F59A3956D99D64E938A7" class="Insecta" family="Bostrichidae" genus="Apate" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Apate" order="Coleoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Apate</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicName id="A08BA49E1E0A4CEF49D71083F726F14C" class="Insecta" family="Bostrichidae" genus="Apate" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Apate monachus" order="Coleoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="monachus">Apate monachus</taxonomicName>
is a polyphagous beetle, with over 80 host-plants used for larval development (cf.
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<taxonomicName id="8EB79606FC4446E78E6F1F7472E67AB2" class="Insecta" family="Bostrichidae" genus="Apate" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" infraspecific-rank="var." kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Apate monachus var. rufiventris" order="Coleoptera" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="variety" species="monachus" variety="rufiventris">Apate monachus var. rufiventris</taxonomicName>
P.H. Lucas, 1843,
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<taxonomicName id="8C212EC610F3CF162E407213F186F3A3" genus="Apathe" lsidName="Apathe" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" rank="genus">Apathe</taxonomicName>
[sic!]
<taxonomicName id="3F22901BB5033164CB9F405F97292E7C" lsidName="monachus" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" rank="species" species="monachus">monachus</taxonomicName>
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) of which, the following occur also in Malta (E. Lanfranco, pers. comm., 2014):
<taxonomicName id="74B179A9AE2034A347A4E17614C5F7F4" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Acacia" order="Fabales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Acacia</taxonomicName>
spp.,
<taxonomicName id="EB120BB947B2885CD593179D98F2A834" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Simaroubaceae" genus="Ailanthus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Ailanthus glandulosa" order="Sapindales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="glandulosa">Ailanthus glandulosa</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="88973BF77B0F45CCFD08161AE86C71FB" genus="Amigdalis" lsidName="Amigdalis comunis" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" rank="species" species="comunis">Amigdalis comunis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="841C084C213E3C098FD4F3182080D5E1" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Ericaceae" genus="Arbutus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Arbutus unedo" order="Ericales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="unedo">Arbutus unedo</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="E9AC3860FFFFA2B00E9C5CE330A381A4" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Armeniaca" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Armeniaca vulgaris" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="vulgaris">Armeniaca vulgaris</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="ACEE01DE2CDC1626A3D0CD7A7FDE9AD8" genus="Ceratonia" lsidName="Ceratonia siliqua" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" rank="species" species="siliqua">Ceratonia siliqua</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="92266F2E43F6FE375638A881B804529C" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rutaceae" genus="Citrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Citrus bigaradia" order="Sapindales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="bigaradia">Citrus bigaradia</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="08C0A3DD95A279A24B8DB9680E4028D0" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rutaceae" genus="Citrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Citrus limon" order="Sapindales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="limon">Citrus limon</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="5E7B3DB721E0FDA4622B30CABFF7EDB1" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rutaceae" genus="Citrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Citrus limonia" order="Sapindales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="limonia">Citrus limonia</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="F219519E789D186AA8DC7FF7BAF8D0F3" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rutaceae" genus="Citrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Citrus nobilis" order="Sapindales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nobilis">Citrus nobilis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4CB0C30BD5D005837BADB1BBA80F0D48" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rutaceae" genus="Citrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Citrus sinensis" order="Sapindales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="sinensis">Citrus sinensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4889F54A106A033A4CE01F56CED5FF63" class="Pinopsida" family="Cupressaceae" genus="Cupressus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Cupressus" order="Pinales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Cupressus</taxonomicName>
sp.,
<taxonomicName id="5B9A909E1445D1E05ED6E0B1158CEC9A" class="Arachnida" family="Salticidae" genus="Erica" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Erica" order="Araneae" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">Erica</taxonomicName>
sp.,
<taxonomicName id="2BB82AA8FE3C23366679FBF57BC641FD" class="Aves" family="Fringillidae" genus="Erythrina" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Erythrina" order="Passeriformes" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Erythrina</taxonomicName>
sp.,
<taxonomicName id="E36D7BCFD5D9366B0487967D428253D0" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Eucalyptus" order="Myrtales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Eucalyptus</taxonomicName>
spp.,
<taxonomicName id="DF4B8C0DA930E498B1C201FAAC6E6A69" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Grevillea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Grevillea" order="Proteales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Grevillea</taxonomicName>
sp.,
<taxonomicName id="AAB445CF4C48473ECAF7108D808CFDEB" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Malus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Malus communis" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="communis">Malus communis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="C4F0950A86DFBACFC2C8D0B88594A240" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Malus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Malus domestica" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="domestica">Malus domestica</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="C2EFB0D95576A2FF03FAFCA9E552167C" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Meliaceae" genus="Melia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Melia azedarach" order="Sapindales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="azedarach">Melia azedarach</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="431D72F4EDA3C93700987D3211A7DF07" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Myrtus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Myrtus comunis" order="Myrtales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="comunis">Myrtus comunis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="0B47F7B7FC561145984EA603D09F914C" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Oleaceae" genus="Olea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Olea europaea" order="Lamiales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="europaea">Olea europaea</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B7F9222BA900735F7D4FBCF5001006D8" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Oleaceae" genus="Olea" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" infraspecific-rank="var." kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Olea europaea var. oleaster" order="Lamiales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="variety" species="europaea" variety="oleaster">Olea europaea var. oleaster</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="ECCD35882B6095333694B9FA103F8A00" family="Notoplanidae" genus="Persica" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Persica vulgaris" order="Polycladida" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Platyhelminthes" rank="species" species="vulgaris">Persica vulgaris</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="14810B454ED9E83D683E497767B1C6AC" class="Liliopsida" family="Arecaceae" genus="Phoenix" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Phoenix dactylifera" order="Arecales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="dactylifera">Phoenix dactylifera</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="F2D875DDEB0638175FBB0BBCF3B3005A" class="Pinopsida" family="Pinaceae" genus="Pinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pinus pinea" order="Pinales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="pinea">Pinus pinea</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B952A89EDF3755BDB800EE3954761949" class="Bivalvia" family="Sphaeriidae" genus="Pisidium" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Pisidium guajava" order="Sphaeriida" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Mollusca" rank="species" species="guajava">Pisidium guajava</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="EC97A2A17FBEB448036AB3AFB2893A34" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Anacardiaceae" genus="Pistacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pistacia lentiscus" order="Sapindales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="lentiscus">Pistacia lentiscus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="9EFFA991A7431495F1DD982F26A03D1F" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Pyrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pyrus amigdaliformis" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="amigdaliformis">Pyrus amigdaliformis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="28B30E1E0AF7E1EB92EB41566AB37391" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Pyrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pyrus dulcis" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="dulcis">Pyrus dulcis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="C4637932A8976E88FB1F19B38B6DD74B" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Pyrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pyrus communis" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="communis">Pyrus communis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B78C40CE65407F31D347766B90F1F46B" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Pyrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" infraspecific-rank="var." kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pyrus communis var. piraster" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="variety" species="communis" variety="piraster">Pyrus communis var. piraster</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="1C65DD6ACB4D7DDCA8186C8F2C498E90" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Prunus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Prunus amygdalus" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="amygdalus">Prunus amygdalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="C2F2CF6A6CE4F985C34AB7F5781D2B28" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Pyrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pyrus armeniaca" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="armeniaca">Pyrus armeniaca</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="65F601C6DD776FAA72E620B12B8A2F12" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Pyrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pyrus domestica" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="domestica">Pyrus domestica</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="61397F209712C58042E779126475473D" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Pyrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pyrus persica" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="persica">Pyrus persica</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="F99812CC11C4D336B2D83C1EA972BC98" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Rosaceae" genus="Pyrus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Pyrus spinosa" order="Rosales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="spinosa">Pyrus spinosa</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="0C82F0642CA4BD300253ABE372BF31E9" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Lythraceae" genus="Punica" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Punica granatum" order="Myrtales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="granatum">Punica granatum</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="B601460DE2ADAF32B2A5FCFC25878E18" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Quercus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Quercus ilex" order="Fagales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="ilex">Quercus ilex</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="1459B86BE26AE880C4746E4AF886E1EB" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Anacardiaceae" genus="Schinus" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Schinus" order="Sapindales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Schinus</taxonomicName>
sp.,
<taxonomicName id="4EC0A2F494269683DD36D54FEFCD1ACE" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Tamaricaceae" genus="Tamarix" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Tamarix" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Tamarix</taxonomicName>
sp., and
<taxonomicName id="14747E2DB0EE0B7037672143E134D6C1" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Vitaceae" genus="Vitis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="Vitis" order="Vitales" pageId="15" pageNumber="84" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Vitis</taxonomicName>
spp. Adults are nocturnal and as observed also in Malta, they are frequently collected at light (cf.
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(Grouvelle, 1900) and
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Lesne, 1913 (
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,
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) are associated with adults of
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, usually living under the abdomen and between the legs of these beetles (
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,
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: 501).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="65579159ADD2139620374C0676341458" pageId="15" pageNumber="84">Notes.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="5C80AE4D19D0ACDB2E7D7E3DD6CC57B1" lastPageId="16" lastPageNumber="85" pageId="15" pageNumber="84">
First record for Malta and it is not known from neighbouring Sicilian Islands (Tab. 1). Most of the Maltese specimens were collected at
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, Kortin using U.V. lights, with sex ratio of 1:1. This habitat can be best described as garigue but with pockets of low lying
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siliqua
</taxonomicName>
and
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. At Manikata, several healthy branches (3-5 cm in diameter) of
<taxonomicName id="47C3F75D9805E2F18101CC8D84962D5B" genus="Ceratonia" lsidName="Ceratonia siliqua" pageId="16" pageNumber="85" rank="species" species="siliqua">Ceratonia siliqua</taxonomicName>
were found tunneled by this beetle; the wood was drilled in the late summer, and the above mentioned specimen was found death in one of these holes. This area was recently converted into an agritouristic area and the owners were very concerned when they found the healthy branches of
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damaged by this beetle. According to the above records, the earliest capturs of this species from Malta was 2004. This beetle is very conspicuous (10-19 mm of lenght:
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) and it may be hypothesised that it is a recently established species in Malta. Having said this however, it is also worth mentioning that very few people in Malta were interested in collecting and studying these beetles in recent years.
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is also recorded from Tunisia (
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<paragraph id="0B1A689042038B8CE9AA5AF542A06B31" pageId="16" pageNumber="85">
The aedeagus of this species was figured by
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: 57, fig. 32c).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="C3E37A47B659A8B4C5005752101961F9" pageId="16" pageNumber="85">
The nomenclatorial problems for
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Fabricius, 1775 were discussed by
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Borowski and
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